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Parallax Academy # 5: Alexander Bard, Zevi Slavin, and Andrew Sweeny

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The Two Truths of Buddhism

Buddhism is a religion of the skillful means. Whatever laws you use, whatever codes and laws you have are provisional right they're not the ultimate truth. And I would say that I think it was a ballroom tough that says you're not permitted to be sorrowful you're supposed to be joyful. This is really the spirit of tantric Buddhist communities which have all sorts of rules and rituals. But somebody like me who's living in the West, I don't wearing jangly earrings or white robe or long hair like people in Nepal would be.

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