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Speaking of Australian sport ... and an Aussie in HK here, dare I bring up the ball tampering scandal. Or maybe it already has been brought up
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cheers all... and who knew there was a recommended reading thread, duh me!
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The quote singled out "Of all ridiculous things the most ridiculous seems to me, to be busy — to be a man who is brisk about his food and his work." piqued my interest. In the Christmas edition of the Economist there is a good write up on the …
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I told my Russian in laws that Santa doesn't get pulled along by reindeer in Australia, but by kangaroos. Santa also takes his coat off, and we leave him beer instead of milk on Christmas Eve. Cracks them up. My wife still finds it hilarious. It'…
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Dream of the Return Pat Metheny / Pedro Aznar I tossed a poem to the sea that took with it my questions and my voice Like a slow ship it got lost in the spray I asked it not to return without having seen the open sea and in dreams …
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@lobster said: This formula, of course, implies directly confronting the problem and taking a realistic view." With stress, the sooner you accept it, the easier it will be for you. Since it is inevitable as many have said here, resistance is…
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That's right it was the Upanishads. I was searching for the text. tks! It's been a while since I've read philosophy closely.
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I do enjoy Schopenhauer. Have you tried his works? There is some cross polination going on here, where the philosopher believes that he came up, with his independent investigation, with theories that aligned in some way with Buddhist/Eastern thought…
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yikes. very odd
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Dude, I'm in Melbourne and that happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I gave him a fiver, he tried to ratchet it up to $30 or $50. Jerk. We should probably put this to rest, but curiosity is getting the better of me. How could one possibly try and…
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I look forward to seeing this statue: http://www.blacdetroit.com/BLAC-Detroit-Blogs/Grapevine/September-2013/RoboCop-Statue-to-Protect-Detroit-in-Summer-2014/ Edit: http://detroitneedsrobocop.com/
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This may be wayyyyy off topic but I have not started my own thread lol, sorry OP. no problem with me .... interesting story
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Obesity is much more prevalent among the poor in developed countries. I mention that just in case you were implying (or believing) that obesity is caused by gluttony or over-indulgence by wealthier people... It's not. Obesity is a complex conditio…
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The planet isn't overpopulated, and we have plenty of water. The problem is one of access and conservation, in my opinion, and we have the technology and infrastructure to tackle these problems. The main impediment is that it's not 'profitable' to d…
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Forget me. You disagree with me, you have your views on me, so just brush me to one side. Don't waste your energies. If a fellow thinks he's Napoleon and he's not hurting anyone because of it, fine, let him be. If a fellow decides he's Napole…
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Generally speaking, a movie is just a movie. A novel is just a novel. A rock star is just a rock star. A television show is just a television show. A cigar is just a cigar.
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I'm going to bite, as usual. @mindatrisk, you could side-step a lot of controversy here by leaving out the mystery of whether "Kurt was a Boddhisatva" or not. Instead you could say that Kurt was a cultural icon and a tortured musical genius. Throu…
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I have enough now. Oh but I'd trade it all for a little more.
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Climb ev'ry mountain, ford every stream!
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Here we go again. And yet I keep coming back!
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The fact that there is a lot of debate about these things would suggest to me that a good course of action is to keep things simple. The fewer the complications the better. For me anyway.
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Sir, I extend my most humble gratitude for your posting of the results of your empiricial and impartial scholastic enquiry. The wise thoughts you post in this thread are most enlightening and engaging from an intellectual standpoint. With utmost r…
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err I got as far as "The first religion was invented by the Pharaohs and was called Paganism". Thanks guys, been doing some further research: The word 'pagan' is ancient Italian for 'peasant'. Even though the Romanians, the ancient dwellers of It…
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haha okay this is sposed to be funny. I hope.
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err I got as far as "The first religion was invented by the Pharaohs and was called Paganism".
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... should you choose to accept it. Sorry couldn't help it. Someone had to though *sheepish grin*
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The Duty of Genius - Ray Monk. A biography of Wittgenstein.
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This reminds me of a guy I've known since highschool. He gets random calls every six months or so from the Heart Foundation to donate money. The guy has no job, is over thirty, and is being supported by his father. Despite his lack of his own earni…
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Schopenhauer.
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6. imdb.com
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My what a huge thread and I just read it all. High five to anyone else who just did the same! :-)
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My grandfather, a bricklayer from the old country - the Balkans - worked almost every day of his life for over fifty years. We're talking hard labour. What he's still capable of at 85 is simply amazing; lifting wheelbarrows, tiling roofs, building …
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This reminds me of when I've heard men completely taken aback just seeing a woman without her makeup for the first time, lol. Which reminds me of the famous Victorian-era English art critic John Ruskin, who allegedly rejected his wife after disco…
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Hello (it's been a while) - Just having the lay-person's understanding of Ayn Rand, (and a lay-person's understanding of Buddhism for that matter) I would say its difficult to reconcile with Buddhism. Rand focuses on materialist values, almost a…
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Becoming a hermit is a great thing if you do it for the right reasons. I think there are a lot of hermits or lonely people out there who may have it thrust upon them, and then become accustomed to it to the extent that it becomes their habit and way…
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Check out "Little Sunflower" by Freddie Hubbard.
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...it was a guy from the council's housing office who refused to pay someone to be asleep ... the only person being deceived is someone i've never met, never will meet, has nothing to do with the organisation, but for his own reasons decided that ou…
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Anything by Dream Theater. Pat Metheny - The Way Up.
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I'm pretty terrible at meditation and have a long way to go on that front. But I do read that before meditating you should at least get in the proper relaxed state, which can take a few minutes itself. Pollyanna - are you saying you try to identify…
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What have you tried so far?
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Perhaps that's how he would have reacted if he became teary-eyed, that is, have gone somewhere private to let it out. As a guy that's probably natural advice. If I cried I would not want my coworkers to see.
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I enjoy the morning cup of coffee, as well as the post-lunch coffee. Again, a routine, a ritual. It gives some energy perk, but maybe that's more placebo than anything.
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I have just really been reminded of the importance of the morning routine. A relaxed less clockwork entrance to the day seems to suit me, a working stiff :-)
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I've sort of come to the conclusion that "we" (and I include myself) are not very open-minded here...in the sense that most of "us" (and I include myself) state our positions on various threads and stick to them. Rarely do "we" (and I include mysel…