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Wisdom about Buddhism.

What people have learned about Buddhism the hard way, and what the classics said about it first.

Discussions

Questions and conversations about Buddhism, from people living it.

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Speak from experience. Say what you lived and what you learned. Advice without a story is easy to ignore.
Be kind to the person. Disagree with an idea as much as you like. Never with someone’s worth.
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2 public-domain lines, each checked against its source text

Let each man direct himself first to what is proper; then let him teach others.

The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive.