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An Australian... couldn't care less about the royal family either. I know a couple of older people who have respect for them and say it's out of tradition, but I see no honour in that tradition.
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Not exactly Buddhism for beginners. Moving to world religions.
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Hmm, as much as I love Serj, I have to disagree. Political borders are great. They make it very difficult for one dictator to rule the world.
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lol, don't take on so much at once.
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Jeffery, I think if you want to work in web design you need to understand HTML, CSS and JavaScript... and perhaps a bit of photoshop. PHP is something you'd get into towards the end. Be careful though, it's hard to find client for web design work...…
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Don't you think his project sounds a bit too ambitious for a blog?
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well, you won't find anyone who will do all that for you for $15. For $15 the most they'll give you is a generic webpage you could do yourself in 10 minutes. Joomla seems like the best way to go for this. You don't have to advertise them, it's free…
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Yes, never buy a pet from a pet store. Always go to a shelter.
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Ignore the web design vs web development thing. If you could provide more detail about what you're after, I might be able to help a little better.
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well, that's the visual aspect of it... what goes where and how it all fits together. If you look at the forum, you can see the design of it, but you can't see the inner workings. The actual web development would be the source code of the Vanilla fo…
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You don't have to learn php! You don't even have to learn HTML! Sounds like what you're after is something like Joomla. http://www.joomla.org/ There is a distinction between web design and web development, by the way. PHP is for web development, y…
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence
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seeker242, but they are not smoking pot because of kalama sutra, they are just using it as an excuse. Otherwise, they'd be smoking pot and not even looking at Buddhism. Given enough time, the false view should become more apparent to someone who is …
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Thanks
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Ignore the soccer thing, I was just trying to skim the thread to find an example of picking and choosing and Victor mentioned the soccer thing. I don't really follow the rebirth threads anymore, so I maybe that's why I don't come across it. There w…
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I haven't seen examples though. Which sutras are you referring to? The term gets thrown around but what are people actually referring to? Monks watching soccer? Does that actually happen? Do these monks cite kalama sutra?
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Good way to actually get to know someone without making assumptions based on their age and location, isn't it?
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No worries, CW. I think the other mods have been here long enough to see the same topics come up over and over, so they know how to find the references. What's the big deal about kalama sutra? It's right there that your own bias, opinions and reaso…
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I don't mean to go further offtopic, but thanks for making the point CW, I've been kind of biting my tongue on the topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurgan_hypothesis That's the most sound theory that's currently out there, AFAIK.
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need more info
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Buddhism is neither, it's what you are as a Buddhist that makes the difference.
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Well, I think I'll let some of the knowledgeable members take this one.
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Hmm, in theory that's not how it's meant to work. What 'should' happen is that you become aware of your emotions and go "ah... an emotion... I can choose to act on it if I want, but I won't since it's anger... so I'll just mindful of it instead." I…
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Is it possible that instead of thinking "yay, I am awesome" or "grr, that guy is a jerk" you're thinking "I am feeling happy" or " I am feeling angry"? What I am saying is that perhaps you are more AWARE of the emotions.
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Who's Frederica?
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http://bethwoodson.com
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From Gil Fronsdal's Issue at hand: A question of this kind propelled my early Zen practice: "How can I be alone in the company of others?" In other words, how can I interact socially without fear and ego? This question loomed in importance after a…
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That you should not associate with negative elements of it. I think that's kind of the point of the Sangha. Also, in the Dhammapada, there's quite a bit of emphasis on the type of company you should keep.
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andyrobyn, yup, I am pretty sure they use the same chicken you will find in your supermarket (steggles, inghams and so on).
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hermitwin, I guess we just think differently, so I am not really going to understand where you're coming from.
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DD, I agree, I wasn't talking about practice.
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I combined your posts into one, hope you don't mind. Can you fathom your consciousness before birth? 1. Why would twins have the same personality? They are subject to different stimuli, so their personalities are shaped differently. Interestingly…
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I've had a look at your website. All your work is amazing. Thank you!
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That's a drawing?!? Jeebus Christ, you're good.
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hermitwin, not really, the top sites are search engines, sites like amazon, news sites, social networking sites and so on. Porn and gambling are barely even seen in the top 500. The internet is primarily used for information, shopping and to keep in…
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Malachy, that's not a good video to convince anyone of anything, I think. 'course I agree with what she's saying, she just doesn't say it in a way that would get through to anyone who's not already a feminist.
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Ah, if wholesome programs is what you're after, then free to air and cable are not the best options. You can get all sorts of great stuff online.
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What about the danger of leaving things up to imagination? If you grow up in an environment where seeing cleavage (and such) is normal, you'll probably not even notice it. However, if you're brought up in an environment where you don't see much of t…
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I don't tell, I ask.
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Hopefully this thread cleared some things up for everyone then.
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Btw, current events is for discussion of current events (news, political situations and similar happenings). It's not that hard.
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Mr Serenity, that's what we've been doing, but it hasn't worked.
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Here's my understanding: B4B- Questions/posts about Buddhism for beginners. Meditation - Questions/posts about Meditation. ....and so on.