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Fosdick · in its eye are mirrored far off mountains · Veteran
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- Fosdick
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Re: Insects question
This book - Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind, by Peter Godfrey-Smith - I found very helpful in clarifying the question of the nature and origin of sentience. I think there can be no que… (View Post)
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Re: Difficult teachings
(Quote) Most often, I remember them - not deliberately really, but because they seem enigmatic at the time they seem to get filed away in memory and then put on a back burner to simmer. Later, maybe … (View Post)
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Re: Inner wisdom and truthfulness
(Quote) Not much - the fellow has a very poor track record. But on the other hand, he's proven himself very useful in times of high stress when all else has failed. (View Post)1 -
Re: Inherently wrong occupation according to Buddhism
Yes, why light bulbs? We routinely use a lot of things that are poisonous if ingested - bleach, fuels, lubricants, household cleaning products, most pharmaceuticals for that matter - but they are not… (View Post)
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Re: Is it desirable to free the mind?
(Quote) Habits, routines - they are just tools. I think the question is not so much how to free ourselves from them as it is how to ensure that the particular habits and routines that we are using in… (View Post)2