Questions tagged [relationship]
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How To Keep Loving Without Reward?
Changes can easily come about in all of us, even those we love and trust.
When this happens, how do we keep loving them without expecting anything?
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How does one practice Buddhism when experience is limited by the 6 senses?
If one is limited by the senses and the formation of the sense, how does one practice Buddhism which espouses interrelatedness and interconnectedness?
For example, if i simply taste the grape i have in mouth, how do i realize that the grape is the…
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How do you have a relationship
Buddhism has made me realise that everything is impermanent and undergoing the process of destruction including intimate relationships however if I know this then why is it still so painful when it happens? And what is the point of trying to build a…
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How does the practice of Buddhism look at preconceived ideas, assumptions or notions?
Often in conversation or interaction, one may have preconceived ideas, assumptions or notions.
For example, since humans are creatures of habit and over time, one may have recognized a pattern of behaviour with a particular group of people or…
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How to deal with loved ones who don't support you?
I am very close to someone in my family. I have supported her through rough times and offered my advice. However, she does not support me for the one thing I want in life. I am working hard to achieve my goal (career related), but she is completely…
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if the self is an illusion - all my relationships are illusion too?
If the self is an illusion - of little importance - where does that leave my relationships?
All the people I know, have a relationship with this 'fake self' of mine -- so the relationships are groundless? an illusion also?
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Is there any discussion about true nature of relationships in Buddhism?
We are social animals and while living in a society we make relationships with other humans. Relationships like mother,father,son,aunt,etc. are determined by default ie, we don't have choice. While some relationship have to be chosen by us eg wife,…
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