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Ok, I'll sacrifice politeness . :bowdown: .. and make an effort not to greet people... . :wave: ..
I hope there's no hard feelings, especially amongst the members for whom the greetings may have had an unsettling effect....
The "ego" has spoken, and has come to an end....
I was just going to end with Metta etc etc 'force of habit' but forced my 'self' not to...(which is quite hard) so I might have to use emoticons as a substitute addiction for awhile... . ..
@seeker242 said:
As far as the first refuge jewel of "Buddha", both!
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It's interesting you should say this, because when thoughts of the historical Buddha comes to mind, it's his Dharma that plays out...In a sense it's like always having in mind "What would the Buddha do or have done?"...So I guess it is both...
"Slap of hand"
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@Vastmind said: I did tell someone their eyeball avatar was creepy....and they changed it.
@Shoshin said:
In a sense it's like always having in mind "What would the Buddha do or have done?"
Not really. Refuge isn't trying to mimic what the Buddha may have done is a given situation. That would be futile. The Buddha was, well.... a Buddha. What the Buddha did was the product of awakening. To do what the Buddha did requires the same awakening.
Refuge in th Buddha is trust in awakened being. It's not mimicry.
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(I was going to tack this onto the post before last but was timed out)
BTW I would like to thank everybody ( the Fors, Aganists, and Neutrals) for helping to pry the pride-based thought patterns apart with your words of wisdom, just enough to allow awareness some breathing space, which in turn helped to subdue the ego’s evil intention of world(forum) domination…
And as a token gesture of my gratitude I’ve done a deal with the universe and it has agreed to deposit a handsome sum into each of your ‘merit’ bank accounts…A warm heartfelt Thank You !
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Ere, guv, bank accounts can be a bit tricky, so could you make it cash .
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@Shoshin said:
. :coffee: ..
(I was going to tack this onto the post before last but was timed out)
BTW I would like to thank everybody ( the Fors, Aganists, and Neutrals) for helping to pry the pride-based thought patterns apart with your words of wisdom, just enough to allow awareness some breathing space, which in turn helped to subdue the ego’s evil intention of world(forum) domination…
And as a token gesture of my gratitude I’ve done a deal with the universe and it has agreed to deposit a handsome sum into each of your ‘merit’ bank accounts…A warm heartfelt Thank You !
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I watched silently but had a feeling it would turn out the way it did.
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We love your threads, @Shoshin!
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Ok, I'll sacrifice politeness . :bowdown: .. and make an effort not to greet people... . :wave: ..
I hope there's no hard feelings, especially amongst the members for whom the greetings may have had an unsettling effect....
The "ego" has spoken, and has come to an end....
I was just going to end with Metta etc etc 'force of habit' but forced my 'self' not to...(which is quite hard) so I might have to use emoticons as a substitute addiction for awhile... .
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. :coffee: ..
It's interesting you should say this, because when thoughts of the historical Buddha comes to mind, it's his Dharma that plays out...In a sense it's like always having in mind "What would the Buddha do or have done?"...So I guess it is both...
"Slap of hand"
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Gee I wonder who that was.
Not really. Refuge isn't trying to mimic what the Buddha may have done is a given situation. That would be futile. The Buddha was, well.... a Buddha. What the Buddha did was the product of awakening. To do what the Buddha did requires the same awakening.
Refuge in th Buddha is trust in awakened being. It's not mimicry.
@Chaz: I posted that link above.
It probably went unnoticed in the Kia Ora maelstrom...
Probably - I removed my link. Thanks for the heads-up.
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(I was going to tack this onto the post before last but was timed out)
BTW I would like to thank everybody ( the Fors, Aganists, and Neutrals) for helping to pry the pride-based thought patterns apart with your words of wisdom, just enough to allow awareness some breathing space, which in turn helped to subdue the ego’s evil intention of world(forum) domination…
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And as a token gesture of my gratitude I’ve done a deal with the universe and it has agreed to deposit a handsome sum into each of your ‘merit’ bank accounts…A warm heartfelt Thank You !
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Ere, guv, bank accounts can be a bit tricky, so could you make it cash
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I watched silently but had a feeling it would turn out the way it did.
Thanks for sticking around.
@Shoshin
There is still hope.
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