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Originally posted by Oerdin
He who forgets where he came from forgets who he is.
He who forgets where he came from forgets who he is.
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Re: I'm leaving forever.
This is patently false.Originally posted by Blake
Monks don't really use computers
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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I'd probably leave too if it involved the intimate worship of this minx:Originally posted by Heraclitus
The prior Blake has warned us, he says he will not return. Brothers we must repent and embrace Origin before it is too late!
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Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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April's Fools or not, Blake, I have to say your transformation from the ultimate SMAC nerd into a devoted Buddhist is quite... impressive and surprising!
In case this is serious, good luck
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I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking ManComment
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Not true SMAC is superior to Buddhism.
Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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QFTOriginally posted by Solver
April's Fools or not, Blake, I have to say your transformation from the ultimate SMAC nerd into a devoted Buddhist is quite... impressive and surprising!
In case this is serious, good luck
Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"Comment
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Oh damn it! See this is why I hate religion. I hope you are happy, but even more I hope you drop all that stupid Buddhist hooey. Sorry to here you go.
Oh and if Monks don't use computers what good are they?I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Both involve transcendence of self as an ultimate goal. Both are just as impractical when applied to real life. How can you eliminate desire when that necessarily involves desiring to not desire? No wonder you need several lifetimes to figure it out!Comment
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Contradiction is not a problem in eastern religion and philosophy.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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That makes them any better how? If anything it makes them a bit worse.Originally posted by Kidicious
Contradiction is not a problem in eastern religion and philosophy.Modern man calls walking more quickly in the same direction down the same road “change.”
The world, in the last three hundred years, has not changed except in that sense.
The simple suggestion of a true change scandalizes and terrifies modern man. -Nicolás Gómez DávilaComment
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Originally posted by Heraclitus
Not true SMAC is superior to Buddhism.
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I actually clicked on Ajahn Brahm's speech "desire" Blake linked to in some thread. This contradiction is assesed by Ajahn in the first sentence.Originally posted by Dracon II
Both involve transcendence of self as an ultimate goal. Both are just as impractical when applied to real life. How can you eliminate desire when that necessarily involves desiring to not desire? No wonder you need several lifetimes to figure it out!
The speech is still communist propaganda and doesn't makes sense, of course.Comment
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I didn't say it made him better. I think accepting contradiction in philosophy and religion is just as unacceptable as not accepting it.Originally posted by Heraclitus
That makes them any better how? If anything it makes them a bit worse.I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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I wouldn't quite agree.Originally posted by Kidicious
Contradiction is not a problem in eastern religion and philosophy.Comment
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