http://sujatin.vox.com/library/posts/tags/dharma/page/1/ it is by faith and devotion that one can find a true refuge even in the midst of one's own foolishness and vulnerability ~ dharmavidya en Vox Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:35:11 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss dharma http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/in-buddhism-learning-and-practice-must-go-hand-in-hand.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sujatin) http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/in-buddhism-learning-and-practice-must-go-hand-in-hand.html?_c=feed-rss http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/in-buddhism-learning-and-practice-must-go-hand-in-hand.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:35:11 +0100 In Buddhism, both learning and practice are extremely important, and they must go hand in hand. Without knowledge, just to rely on faith, faith, and more faith is good but not sufficient. So the intellectual part must definitely be present. 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In... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/avoid-the-extremes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251c2daaf21900fa96884bc10002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> inspiration quotations books buddhism dharma buddhist http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/dharmavidya-and-prasada-on-dvd-and-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sujatin) http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/dharmavidya-and-prasada-on-dvd-and-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss http://sujatin.vox.com/library/post/dharmavidya-and-prasada-on-dvd-and-youtube.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:04:24 +0100 Last year Dharmavidya, the head of my Order, and Prasada, his wife, spoke at St James' church, Piccadilly as part of St James' Alternative series of talks. There's now a DVD available and you can view 2 clips from the talk on You Tube. 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