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As for enlightenment, that's just for people who can't face reality.

Brad Warner

Much of the hatred and fear of sexuality found in religions stems from the idea that sex is a thing of the body and that the body must be denied so that the spirit may be elevated. In Buddhism there is no notion that the body is made of inferior matter while the spirit flies free within.

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If you want to believe in reincarnation, you have to believe that this life, what you're living through right now, is the afterlife. You're missing out on the afterlife you looked forward to in your last existence by worrying about your next life. This is what happens after you die. Take a look.

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Everything you have, whether it's money or stuff, is an obligation. It is as much your duty to care for and nurture any object you own as it would be if that object were your child. All possessions come with responsibilities. More possessions equals greater responsibility.

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Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don't match how they really are.

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Just know that your expectations are only thoughts in your head, and keep on doing what you do.

Brad Warner

Brad Warner

Brad Warner

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Born: March 5, 1964 (age 61)

Bio: Brad Warner is an American Sōtō Zen monk, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.

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