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Fosdick · in its eye are mirrored far off mountains · Veteran

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  • Re: Speed of thought

    Catch-22, dukkha. An action is needed, time is passing, what to do? Act thoughtlessly on the first impulse, think about it until the issue becomes moot, or try to take the middle way within the limit… (View Post)
    lobsterKotishkaJeroen
  • Re: Monkey Chatter

    Not unlike myself, the monkey is getting old and tired and does not jabber so much as she was once accustomed to do. He is also, perhaps, getting wiser - if I can use that term - and not everything s… (View Post)
    BunksShoshin1
  • Re: Meditation and Anti-Depressant

    By all means take the meds when you need to. Take them mindfully, and mindfully observe their effects so you understand them more fully. I have had anxiety attacks in the past and found that there we… (View Post)
    BunkslobsterpaskaShoshin1JeffreyRen_in_black
  • 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)
    BunkslobsterShoshin1
  • 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)
    JeroenlobsterShoshin1