Voltaire and the Buddha
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Re:Voltaire and the Buddha
by pmoriarty on Thursday March 16, 2017 @02:51AM
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That website is full of absolutely fascinating articles. I want to post them all to HN, and maybe I will. Thanks!
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Re:Voltaire and the Buddha
by mrtri on Friday March 17, 2017 @11:59AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY0Ib3aPG6Y
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Re:Voltaire and the Buddha
by sova on Friday March 17, 2017 @12:26PM
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A lot of people maintain that, but it's a really hard view to hold sensibly since a lot of the language used to describe non-ordinary things diverges quite a bit. That said, the spirit of love is present in both, and that can be more than enough.
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Re:Voltaire and the Buddha
by sova on Thursday March 16, 2017 @10:01PM
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Fascinating. As a person who connects with both I am deeply honored to read about this
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