more unsupported "insights" from your fortune cookie mind.
You know zilch about me - what do you even know about the Path? yet you are 'double down sure' I am not on it.
You are Big Wind
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You know zilch about me - what do you even know about the Path? yet you are 'double down sure' I am not on it.
You are Big Wind
ExpressLane
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Try a paint store.
Dutch Uncle
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Obviously I know a lot more about you than "zilch". The fact you resort to name-calling and insults not only tells everyone, including me, a lot about your personality and maturity, but also you are not much of a student of "the Path".
Like you, I've also studied comparative religions and, like you focused on Buddhism, mainly Zen in my case. Not the dogmatic Zen of Japan, even though I lived there for a year, but the philosophy of Zen.
One thing I know is that it doesn't pay to get all worked up over discussions on an anonymous message board. There are a lot of important things in life and this isn't one of them. This is entertainment, nothing more.
Here's the key interest for me: some people are entertained by hating others and/or spreading their misery, others, like myself, due to medical reasons, spend a lot of time with a laptop and a television set. There are lots of reasons why a person would spend time on a political forum, but if it isn't a positive experience they're either doing it wrong or should do something more positive. YMMV
good for you on Zen. I've not been able to anywhere near master it. I am not ll up on it but from what I know it is a total dedication of what I call "honorable life" ( again im sure im no where near oing it justice)
I got more into Tibetan Buddhism emphasizing emptiness and cessasion of Saṃsāra , bodhicitta, bodhisattva .
to be perfectly honest I was always intriqued by prayer wheels and prayer flags - unique to Tibetan Buddhism
again there is a thread you are more then welcome to post in, if you care to share your experiences
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yes this is all in fun in that the world pays little attention to what is said here -but for us here
it is more then just jokes and bullshitting and throw away posts.
I do most of my own research.
I don't rely on US news, not partisan noise or any of the crap that passes for discourse in the press.
I've self taught about many aspect of world event.. I use some of the posters here ( like BILL and expert on the peoples of the world) to sound off my ideas, and gained more insights because of it.
If you come here to trash talk and entertain -that's fine -just don't expect me ( or others)
to take what you have to say with gravitas
have fun. welcome aboard
Avoid the ethanol alcohol..
I really don't need anything so I will panic in a few weeks or so if need be....
Do you have to pay for delivery??
Good your job does not require you to travel out.......
Many believe warmer climate will help fight the virus, but it's already warm & muggy there, is that helping the locals you believe??
Stay safe!!!
I have friends that were in Az for it, not happy campers... Although from the picts I saw they don't look to depressed, a bunch of women drinking wine & staying out late etc..
thank you Bill. and the very same best wishes to you and yours. yes. to everything you mentioned
we're in the mid to upper 80's till the end of March at least
Get help out w/ your cart so you will be less likely to get jacked for your tp on the way to the car.......
You know I haven't noticed anyone hording beer??? Wtf is this country coming to anyways.
Mason Melchizedek
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Posted here...and in several other placesCan't ink to what's been removed/banned...lol....
(Bottom line...it's right there, for anyone to see if they want to look it up
You keep claiming it was posted,but not one person has seen it,or reposted it!
Probably because it was never posted,and doesn't exist!
Prove me wrong by posting it.
Mason Melchizedek
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Dutch Uncle
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I doubt anyone masters zen.
Some are just better at it than others. I have my good moments and less good ones. I was raised a Christian but became an agnostic and then a full blown atheist by age 15. Even had a family intervention with my parents, church elders and me. Everyone was very nice but I was firm. About a year later I had a near death experience. No, I didn't see Jesus or God, but it changed my views. It was also the reason I studied Behavioral Psychology in college along with a lot of experiments and studies in altered states of consciousness to replicate the experience. I never did replicate the experience, but I did find myself on a spiritual path. Eastern philosophies attracted me the most, but most are too dogmatic for me. Zen was different, especially as taught by Alan Watts.
As you know, several do come here to trash talk. I pity those poor tortured souls. No one can help them but themselves. They choose the path they are upon and they can change it anytime they like.
Thanks for the welcome.
Mason Melchizedek
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She's lying to you Dutch!
It was never posted because it doesn't exist!
If it did she could post it for you,at any time.
Mason Melchizedek
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I guess you'd have to know my name first
(It's been there for quite a few years....same page as my parents credentials...
We should bet on this
I know your name,it's never been posted,can't find what doesn't exist.
Post it prove me wrong!
Mason Melchizedek
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...and the fine line between genius and insanity.
The best example of that fine line between Genius and insanity was Gen.William Tecumseh Sherman
Mason Melchizedek
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the funny thing is as we age ( mid 60's here) that cold emptiness of Enlightenment is not very comforting compared to the transmigration of the soul to salvation. ( Christianity)I doubt anyone masters zen.
I was raised a Christian but became an agnostic and then a full blown atheist by age 15. Even had a family intervention with my parents, church elders and me. Everyone was very nice but I was firm. About a year later I had a near death experience. No, I didn't see Jesus or God, but it changed my views. It was also the reason I studied Behavioral Psychology in college along with a lot of experiments and studies in altered states of consciousness to replicate the experience. I never did replicate the experience, but I did find myself on a spiritual path. Eastern philosophies attracted me the most, but most are too dogmatic for me. Zen was different, especially as taught by Alan Watts.
As you know, several do come here to trash talk. I pity those poor tortured souls. No one can help them but themselves. They choose the path they are upon and they can change it anytime they like.
Thanks for the welcome.
My mind belongs to Buddha but my heart belongs to Jesus ( I was raised catholic) -a dichotomy i struggle to equalize for all my years of awareness. I'm sure I will never achieve certainty either way, but I'm content with that tension
Dutch Uncle
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Interesting example. Brutal and a good general, despite some mistakes, he wasn't crazy but he seemed to like playing up to that attribution.
Dutch Uncle
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My wife is a strong Christian and it gives her lots of comfort. I'm more like Bill Hicks and enjoying "the ride" as much as possible in a full manner. The American aphorism "it is what it is" is a good example of Zen. My favorite Zen Tale and a quote along the same line of thinking:
http://emptygatezen.com/teaching/2017/4/7/story-of-the-old-farmer
"An old zen master was asked the Secret of Zen. He said, 'When hungry, eat, when tired, sleep'"
An American movie quote is from "Auntie Mame": Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
Age is a wonderful thing. It's no wonder the sages, elders and Indian chiefs were of old age. They had the wisdom of life experiences and learned from their mistakes. They were content without the overwhelming need for sex or material aspirations and greed which has been the downfall of many men. "Youth is wasted on the young."
Someone asked Bernard Shaw what, in his opinion, is the most beautiful thing in this world.
“Youth,” he replied, “is the most beautiful thing in this world—and what a pity that it has to be wasted on children!”
I have no fear of death, I've lived a full life. The most important thing to do in older age is continued vitality ("motion is the lotion") and continued learning (Kaizen in Japanese). Keep the mind and body sharp as long as possible.
Does one fear sleep? What is the fear of going to sleep with eternal rest? No pain, no problems.
And think of the pain we endured throughout life. Is that something you want to do over again? Sure , if you had to do it over again you'd mitigate the pain with the wisdom you have now but no one has that luxury.
Life is good. As George Washington said as he was dying, " 'Tis well. 'Tis well."
Read these quotes about death and be comforted.
https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/beautiful-death.html