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Re: All Things Apple (was MacBook Air, but things evolve...)
I’d think it would have to have capabilities far in excess of a phone, and there would have to be significant demand for those capabilities, for this to be viable. My phone has replaced my phone, answering machine, stereo, calculator, bookstore , public library, camera, flashlight, map book, phonebook, address book, and largely my computer. If a phone can do ChatGPT, why would I put up with carrying another gadget? The trend is in the opposite direction.
Steve_B
Re: Being a light unto yourself
@Nerida said:
I have found that, whilst I question my path A LOT, since I have started attending a Sangha in person, teachings and events in person while taking my Refuge Vows daily each morning and evening, I am starting to understand myself and hopefully the Dharma better each day. It's still hard and I still make mistakes, but I'm starting to see real, tangible changes in my day to day life. I'm starting to trust myself more and think that perhaps I'm starting to get the hang of it _ /|\ _
Thank you, Nerida. That is a valuable perspective.
Jeroen
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
Manifest plainness
Embrace simplicity
Reduce selfishness
Have few desires
Lao Tzu
Jeffrey
Re: Benefits of a Loving Mind
Our local Tibetan Lama says that there is no enlightenment without developing both wisdom and compassion.
And both of these come from developing an ongoing state of awareness/mindfulness.
As we become self-aware and start to feel compassion for our own habits of ignorance, we start to see that others are just like us ... trying to become happier. This awareness triggers a sense of kinship with all living beings, and that is the source of developing compassion.
Without compassion we are too focused on ourselves ... too ego-centered ... to develop the wisdom needed to live in ongoing enlightenment.
