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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 15:41:20 GMT -5
No, I am not Michael nor have I ever been, that I can recall.
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Post by dreamerrach on Apr 27, 2011 15:45:45 GMT -5
lol That I can recall.
I don't think I am familiar with this "reality" but now I know China is not a part of it
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 15:46:52 GMT -5
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 15:51:55 GMT -5
The middle way: don't get attached to any of the perceived extremes. But if you get attached to the average and keep checking on it, it's time to pinch yourself! I agree porto, it is a very fine line.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2011 15:59:09 GMT -5
I love how people takes what buddha says, rehash it to thier own words and sell it for profit. How very noble of them. They are as ignorant as their following. You guys are simply playing pretend, no-offense, but seriously need a reality check. hey cyber, i heart reality checks! keep 'em coming. not sure who you are referring to when you say "people" "their" and "them" above, regarding selling for profit, but if it's thanissaro bikkhu, you should look again. he's one of the few who has stuck to the dana system -- he makes all his pubs as accessible as possible for free and asks for people to throw him a dime or more if they can or feel moved to. In other words, he gifts his stuff. as far as him being ignorant or his following, i don't know. i lack that superpower, among others. mdp
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 16:05:14 GMT -5
It was a generalization that may not apply to the person you posted.
I will look into it.
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 16:09:20 GMT -5
From what I skimmed of it, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, has a pretty firm grasp on it.
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Post by enigma on Apr 27, 2011 16:09:25 GMT -5
If, in fact, the middle way has anything directly to do with self or no self, which is new to me, it would say 'neither self nor no-self'. (In the same way that is says 'neither indulgence nor ascetism', or 'things don't cause happiness but neither do they cause suffering') It would not say 'both self and no self'. That fact that this very basic teaching from which all your "beliefs" are derived from are new to you, says worlds to me. I dunno what that means, but since you've earned so many karma points so quickly, I figure you must be right. Hehe.
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 27, 2011 16:11:30 GMT -5
lol
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Post by dreamerrach on Apr 27, 2011 16:13:18 GMT -5
Does my loss of karma points mean I have been reduced in "enlightenment"?
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Post by ivory on Apr 28, 2011 2:14:13 GMT -5
That fact that this very basic teaching from which all your "beliefs" are derived from are new to you, says worlds to me. I dunno what that means, but since you've earned so many karma points so quickly, I figure you must be right. Hehe. I've never seen one progress through the ranks so quickly, I think he's earned the title "Guru Cyberbluntz"
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Post by cyberbluntz on Apr 28, 2011 12:35:45 GMT -5
I dunno what that means, but since you've earned so many karma points so quickly, I figure you must be right. Hehe. I've never seen one progress through the ranks so quickly, I think he's earned the title "Guru Cyberbluntz" There is no teacher or student, we are one and the same.
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