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Re: Quotes - discussion

Or perhaps I’m just confused? 😵‍💫 🤣

Jeroen

Re: Happy Halloween

Lobster, those treats look like they border on halfway-healthy. Perhaps what should be in my intake. But it’s Halloween, so I’m going straight for the high-intensity sweets! Reeses come in a dark chocolate version now, probably would go well with vodka. As Jimmy Buffet assures us, “Come Monday, it’ll be alright.”

Steve_B

Re: Liberation for all sentient beings

@Tavs said:
Can you help liberate other sentient beings when you have not finished working on one's self?

With certainty, no. But then it is very difficult to place another beings feet on the spiritual path. The most you can do is drop occasional hints, fingers pointing to the moon. And hope that someone will be receptive.

It reminds me of a story… Ram Dass and his guru Neem Karoli Baba were handing out photographs of the Baba, and Ram Dass noticed that his master seemed to be picking out all kinds of people of low prospects in life. He said, “How can you give your photograph to such low-lives?” Neem Karoli Babs replied, “if they can feel, even for a moment, that they too could be a great sadhu, a spiritual man, then that would be a very good thing. If just one in a hundred is inspired by the photograph to change his life, it will have served it’s purpose.”

Jeroen

Re: Some delusions that come from meditation

I’ll give you that one.
Based on my experience, I’m gonna change it to

‘delusions that seem to be common that may arise from meditation’ 😜

Vastmind

Re: Have you ever witnessed an exorcism ritual??

@person said:

@Jeroen said:

@person said:

@Tavs said:
I'm not really a trekkie but can you tell me more about exorcising Klingons?

@lobster is something of a court jester. Don't take at least half of it literally.

Well, I think there is a fair amount of crazy wisdom mixed in there, a bit of a savant is our lobster.

This is what I had in mind saying court jester, that's sort of the role they played. Not just a fool.

Indeed. But the court jester was more a ‘wise fool’ than a holy man, which was why I felt the reference to Tibetan-style ‘crazy wisdom’ might be closer to the mark. Anyway…

@Tavs said:
Like a holy trickster?

That comes pretty close, yes. 😄

Jeroen

Re: What do you think of modern movies?

@marcitko said:
Sounding like a Boomer, at 39!

Wait until you turn 40 and the kids start playing on you lawn ALL the time!

person

Re: Have you ever witnessed an exorcism ritual??

@lobster said:
Yes. Also done them.
Form of theatrics.

You?

they can be quite the head turner 😃

DagobahZen