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What Does Being a Buddhist Mean to You?
Close on the heels of a thought-provoking column in the upcoming Summer 2009 issue that will feature Tricycle readers' responses to this question with regard to the economic meltdown, we've chosen a new topic: Sex!
Sexual misconduct, as the subject of one of the Five Precepts, is a recurring theme in Buddhist debate. But what about sex more broadly conceived? Is sexual pleasure a good thing? What about the jealousy it can foster? Is sex on TV appalling or liberating?
Head on over to the Tricycle Community to post your response, and you may see your words of wisdom (and picture!) in the Fall issue.
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