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Re: The Park is mine
A great location @ShanJieshi2 hope all will go well there, and you won’t suffer from over-zealous park guardians, persnickety wildlife, or polluting habits of local teens.
Jeroen
Re: The Elephant in the Room
The 1st protester that was recorded being arrested for holding up a blank sign was in Russia a week ago. There have been a number of other people who have also been arrested for duplicating her actions in Russia since then.
how
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
“The Truth is the only thing you’ll ever run into that has no agenda.”
― Adyashanti
Jeroen
Re: Mahayana vs Theravada Buddhism
@morphius77 said:
Do you guys think the essence of Mahayana and Theravada differs?
This is how I understand it…
In Theravada you tend to find an emphasis on the words and teachings of the Buddha. In Mahayana this is confused with a multitude of Buddha’s and emanations and bodhisattva’s, all of whom are held to be as important as Gautama Siddhartha.
In Theravada there is a focus on the task of getting enlightened, it is difficult and few succeed. In Mahayana there are many streams that get caught up in the pure lands of one of its Buddha’s, or in clear view, or in just being.
Jeroen
Re: Mahayana vs Theravada Buddhism
@morphius77 said:
Do you guys think the essence of Mahayana and Theravada differs?
Personally no, not really, they are both pointing towards the Truth (the true nature of all things aka the Dharma), but from slightly different angles/approaches...
Shoshin1
Re: Audio Book
You have a rather cultured voice, @lobster, could take up speaking as a profession
Jeroen
Re: Healthy Habits
I'm still looking for more strategies though. Do you have any?
Mood changers:
Smell. You can buy essential oils and just sniff as required. For example citrus makes many of us happy.
https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-essential-oils-that-make-increase-happinessSound. Music, background chanting sequences, binaural beats …
- Watch nature. Be around or in plant company. Even virtual. Enviroment change.
lobster
Re: The Elephant in the Room
@Shoshin. How are you able to post the youtube clip without the adverts in the beginning? I'd like to repost it elsewhere. It's a good one.
Well, I have some news on the situation. An article I read mentioned that Ukraine has oil. So I looked up Ukraine's oil and gas fields. Well, what do you know! The piece of eastern Ukraine Russia took over 8 years ago is Ukraine's richest oil region, and also has natural gas resources. AND, the Crimea peninsula, where Russia also fomented a separatist movement and invaded and annexed years ago, has many off-shore gas fields.
So is this whole hullabaloo really about NATO, or is it about more oil and gas for Russia? The plot thickens. Why haven't any media outlets discussed this, I wonder.
Dakini
Re: The Elephant in the Room
@Dakini said:
The younger people must have figured out a way to circumvent whatever the censorship mechanism is. Or maybe Voice Of America is still beaming into Russia. I think this type of story-behind-the-story is potentially very interesting.
The BBC World News still broadcasts radio into Russia.
Jeroen