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Get more active and lose some weight. Try to go to temple at least once a week. Meditate EVERY day.
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The way I see it... Hinduism is the merry go round. Buddhism is jumping off the merry go round.
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I'm still waiting for the perfect alter table to find me. I'm currently using a cardboard box covered with a sheet. Perfect for now. @theeccentric on my alter I have also placed a bell (singing bowl) and a small light. BTW it looks like we use t…
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I found this prose the other day and have read it many times since. I think it's a fitting message for not just the holidays but everyday. Desiderata by Max Ehrmann Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in…
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Textured Vegetable Protein or TVP is an excellent and versatile substitute for meat and contains all the protein that meat has. I love to use it in the same manner as ground beef. It makes awesome tacos! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textured_veget…
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The only one reliving this is you. Everyone else has already forgotten it. Just as we do when we meditate, acknowledge it and move on. In time you may even laugh about it.
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You can find additional information in this older post regarding bone malas. http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/3393/bone-mala-ethical
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Sunny, low to mid 80s here. A nice rainy day would be a treat. I'm on Maui.
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Haven't seen it yet but mean to. It's actually a follow up to the film Baraka.
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On the forest floor above a green canopy here I make my bed.
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I recently began making magic wands from pieces of driftwood and twigs I find on the beach. It's very soothing whittling away at a bit of wood. I'm also thinking of buying a metal detector, hopefully I find some pirate gold.
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I believe someone here posted once that the Buddha shouldn't be treated as a decoration. This rang true to me. I keep my buddha statue in a small alter area.
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Have any of you 'Mericans tried a good old English faggot? I think they're lovely. I gave them up years ago.
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I spent much of my youth in Canada and my Grandmother was English. I was thankfully surrounded by (what I consider) proper English. I remember in grade school being red penned for spelling color colour and neighbor neighbour. I still try to find …
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@federica after the barley is roasted does it need to be refridgerated? And how long does it keep?
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I was a bartender at a very seedy establishment years ago. That was quite the adventure.
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I was talking to a buddy about a week ago that I hadn't seen in a couple of years. He mentioned that he had lost 250lbs. I looked at him quizically as he's always been skinny since the time I had met him. I said "You mean to tell me you gained 25…
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I noticed Libya wasn't on your list?
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This is all part of our interconnectedness. Something must die for other things to live. It is part of samsara and will probably never be avoided. The way I've designed my life, nothing has to die in order for me to survive. I will continue to do…
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One of the main reasons that I moved to Hawai'i was to live in a climate where I could garden year round. I won't be able to stay out of the market 100% as my garden plot is not that large. But I have been able to grow a nice variety of vegetables…
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I've never shot a gun. In fact as a child my parents wouldn't let me or my siblings even have toy guns. I'm very thankful for that today.
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Thinking outside of the box?
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@driedleaf, I see what you did there. Nice.
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Why don't we just say we should all "eat mindfully" and end it at that?
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The other day my girlfriend and I were having dinner at a restaurant when she noticed a man wearing a t-shirt that said, "MEAT IS MURDER". Chances are the guy was just a fan of The Smiths. Sorry for the old 80s reference...
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Hey @Captain_America, confused yet? Don't bother with trying to figure out which school you want right now. All of the schools focus on the 4 noble truths and the 8 fold path. Just concentrate on that for now. When I first started 2 years ago I r…
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That puppy is so cute I could just eat him up!
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Depends on which branch/school of Buddhism you follow. Some take it quite literally and others such as Zen don't. What do YOU believe?
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Every couple of weeks we go back and forth and forth and back again about the precepts. In shorth this is what you're going to hear. The first 5 precepts are for us (lay Buddhists). The last 5 are for those in monastic life. The first 5 precepts ar…
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The Red Solo Cup?
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Take a moment and disect yourself. Are you still you?
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This may help http://newbuddhist.com/discussion/14098/proper-full-lotus-position/p1
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I too suffer from anxiety (not diagnosed) and I wish you well. I know from experience that when I force myself to go through with it, I always thank myself afterwards. Good luck, enjoy, find something to smile at, and just BE. And don't forget to re…
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And I won't feel bad in the morning when I go out to my garden @vinlyn ! :D
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@vinlyn I thought the same thing when I read "plants". But after some thought I concluded that this included the needless destruction of a plant. A plant isn't destroyed by picking a fruit or a flower. In fact many plants do better when pruned or…
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@vinlyn I thought the same thing when I read "plants". But after some thought I concluded that this included the needless destruction of a plant. A plant isn't destroyed by picking a fruit or a flower. In fact many plants do better when pruned or…
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I have to side with @federica on this. Whenever possible and with whatever type of life, I believe we have to protect and preserve that life. We can't pick and choose which life is valid and which life is not. Buddhism is built on compassion for …
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
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My answer to both questions is... All of them and none of them.
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@zentopeia, you can click on "mark all viewed". Once you do that only the new topics and those recently commented on will appear at the top of your list.
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I think people are inherently good but society changes us. Watching the love a child gives freely is an excellent example of this.
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I've dated people outside of my "standard" for physical attraction, because there was something else that attracted me. The way someone carries themselves or the way they react to or handle a situation can be very enduring. I think Lust can exis…
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@brian and/or @lincoln the link at the start of this thread is broken.