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The bridge looks quite nice lit up.... Heaps of tourists on the bridge...from all over the place... Off to Stockholm tomorrow... Some peace & quiet
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Boozed
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Yesterday I walked along the Thames from Rotherhithe to Tower Bridge loom In the evening we went to an Ethiopian 'Vegan' cafe for dinner in Dalston Junction .. On the way back to my son's place, we saw the bridge lit up...
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Farewell @Hozan... Safe journey...
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Lion ( as in "Lion in the Meadow" children's book)
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Rotten
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It would seem there are unhealthy habits ( ones which cause one to worry& stress out about...where one wants to stop doing something/ having a "desire/craving" not to, but can't seem to break the habit hence the stressing out about stressing out…
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England swings like a pendulum do... I'm home... and yes things have changed... I'm now a tourist in my place of birth, having to rely on my Aussie born son for directions around London ... Shock horror!!!.. It hasn't rained yet and the weather's b…
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Face
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Bert
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You would have liked the tea shop @Kerome..lots of different types of teas and many teapots
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I visited a temple this morning.. Man Mo Temple.. I wast told it's a cultural temple Buddhist Taoist open to all spiritual people... I couldn't stay long as the smoke from the incense was too strong.... Plus it was being renovated... I'm on the bu…
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Oolong
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I caught a tram.. wasn't sure where it was going.. I ended up at the place where you catch the ferry to Macau... However it was late morning so I gave Macau a miss( would need a full day there).. Originally I had planned to go to Victoria Peak but t…
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Thanks @Bunks.. Well I've been doing a bit of sightseeing.. Took a ferry over to Hk central... Bought some weird looking chips from a KFC in a gigantic shopping mall... Saw a Junk collecting junk on the harbour... And thought that I was in heaven wh…
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Well there's good news and there's bad news.. First the good news...I have access to the internet... and the bad news... I have access to the internet.. I arrived in Hong Kong last night, made my way to the accommodation in the city centre...…
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ER
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@person said: ... and the strong compassion of someone who rushes into a burning building to save someone in danger. Fearlessness or selflessness compassion ?
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Aid
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On Monday I fly off to visit my children, family and friends in the UK and Europe for a month ( leave 1st Oct return on the 2nd Nov) ...I haven't been back in 22 years... I'm going to Sweden (I haven't been back there in 43 years) then Germany a…
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Banned
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The word for 'Compassion' in Maori is "Arohanui" ...Aroha means 'Love' and Nui means 'Big'...So...Compassion... the language of Love...Big Love... In work we focus on the individual client's needs ......and there are many individuals with many di…
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Metta
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Cor blimey @lobster when I read the title ...I thought it was gonna be some hardcore prawn
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Kumara
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@kando One of my clients has AS (as well as being diagnosed with a list of other mental conditions) he said at times it's as if everything is so intense, colours, sounds coming at you all at once...bombarding the sense doors from all directions...…
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@lobster said: https://www.tlayt.org/samsara-is-nirvana-the-passions-are-enlightenment/ Hmm definatly a case of the piss pot calling the kettle (chamberpot) black
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Creamy
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Those ones @federica are along the path leading down to the beach....I'm taken by the colours and the hair style
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Introverted & Shy Extroverted & Outgoing
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@Fosdick said: I don't know what bliss is, but I would sure like to find out. At the moment, I seem to have a much clearer idea of what it is not. May you be well @Fosdick …. Metta
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Bobbles
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What comes to mind when one thinks of Bliss ? Hmm to answer my own question ...this comes to mind...But I could be wrong Before Bliss-Chop wood fetch water (same ol same ol)-After Blissed-Chop wood fetch water ...(wearing an inner smile …
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Not being a vegetarian ...Is one's choice...just as become one is ...And when it comes to ...."Should all Buddhists become vegetarians or vegan ???"...… "It's better to wear shoes 'ON YOUR OWN' feet than to try to cover the entire pat…
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Mind
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Do (you do )
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Austin ( Powers)
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Seed
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Hmm let's see.... My daily diet mainly consist of vegetables, fruits and nuts... So in a nutshell...I guess I'm a vegetarian, fruitarian and I'm also a bit of a nut job
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Perception
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Just to get back on track... this thread is about Meals without Squeals so please let's not make it a Thread full of Dread
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Something is missing? Have you ever found something in the words of another teacher which made you think, I miss that in buddhism? Dharma Practice ( along with other things) is a Path to Bliss ...and Bliss just being one of many by-prod…