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To all or none,
I have been listening to my mansland favorite song. Brothers in Arms.In one part of the lyrics,He says,There is only one world,yet we all live in different ones.
What is Your world made of?
loong
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Koala
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To all or none,
Great day today.Breakfast at my fav.restaurant.Drove to the nearest bigger city,that is dying because in part by wallmart. There is a 2nd hand book and cd store. Found acd containing 3 Tibetan songs,sung by monks ,A Cajun album and one on silence and relaxation. The 3 books are From Thich Nhat Hanh---Anger Dalai-Lama-The power of Compassion Samantabhadra -the only one in english.
To finish it off,had dinner at a very good chinese restaurant. Then to finish my afternoon,waxed and polished my car,talk about Cardio. Nice shower and a good nap.
loong son of the Universe
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Koala
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To all or none,
I rarely speak of the past.
There was this Man-Angel,aSensei in Ai-Kido.Who was killed by A race car while shooting a sport promo. I have on my wall 3 pictures of him Smiling the smile of an enlightened being.Each time ,I look at the pictures,I smile too.
Is he in Nirvana,or has he come back as a Bodhisattva?I wonder!
loong
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Koala
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To all or none, The subject today is TRANQUILITY. Sent by Banthe
Friends:Tranquillity is the way to Superhuman Delight!
Tranquillity comes due to insight. As he is sitting, whether by night or by day, then he experiences neither fatigue, heaviness, rigidity, slowness, nor sickness in his body, nor in his mind, but rather his body and mind are tranquil, very light, adaptable, pliable, quite sharp and ultra-clear! With his body and mind aided by such tranquillity, he experiences a superhuman delight, about which it is said:A Bhikkhu with his mind all quiet... Retired to a remote & empty place. There right insight in the Dhamma, Awards him a superhuman delight! It is because he really comprehends The rise and fall of all phenomena That he relishes in this high happiness: A silent joy not of this world! A bliss transcending the human! And he knows it to be the deathless... Dhammapada 373-74
loong the messenger
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To all or none,
From the book "anger" by Thich Nhat Hanh,I have come to a conclusion that people,who live their lives with anger ,hate,resentment,live their life descecrating Universal love,and the Karma that accompany these sentiments will have to be cleansed, and lived.
loong the learner.
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To all or none,
Text By Banthe.
Friends:Doubt is overcome by asking those Who Know!The brahmin MÄgandiya once asked the Buddha some subtle questions:
Question: How does quarrels and disputes arise? Answer: From what is liked and beloved arise quarrels and disputes.Question: How does these likes, longings and hopes emerge? Answer: Likes, longings and hopes all have desire as their origin.Question: How does this desire come into being? Answer: Desire arises depending on pleasure and pain.
Question: How does pleasure and pain then appear? Answer: Pleasure and pain arises depending on contact.
Question: How does this event of contact happen? Answer: Contact arises dependent upon name and form.
Question: How does such sensed contact completely cease? Answer: When form has disappeared, contacts cannot make contact....
Question: In which mental state does all forms of form disappear? Answer: In neither-perception-nor-non-perception does all form disappear!Question: Is this state the supreme mental purity? Answer: The state of quenching without remaining clinging is the supreme! The recluse does neither dispute that, nor does he ever prolong any becoming... Sutta-NipÄta 862-877 Edited excerpt.
loong the messenger
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To all or none,
This morning met with a psychologist for my Post traumatic trauma regarding my stabbing. Felt ackward,me always helping others,having someone to help me.
loong
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Koala
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To all or none,
Discovered a Master named:Thubten Dhondrub.
His voice is like a ray of sunshine.a quiet pool of water with lotuses floating.
He seems to written few books ,however What I will try to do is find on you tube the most videos possible ,to share with you.
loong the learner.
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Koala
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To all or none,
This morning having breakfast at one of my 2 fav. restaurants,I saw something quite unusual.Awoman in her sixties,with her curlers on covered by a net.Have not seen this my childhood.She seemed very well at ease.Good for her.Doing so it made me think of my deceased mother,wearing curlers all week for Sunday mass.
Thank you Madame,
Loong
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