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Hamsaka · goosewhisperer · Veteran
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Re: Irish referendum on equal marriage rights appears to have passed
Ireland -- of all places! This is very exciting and a huge relief. The mass movement to tolerance is not just a blip on the radar, if a country like Ireland can permit gay marriage. The folks 'in pow… (View Post)
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Re: Was The Buddha A Doormat ?
(Quote) This is where the 'genius' of emoticons come in. A good 'barf' smiley indicates sarcasm, for instance, or a 'wink' emoticon says 'don't take this too seriously'. I tend to use scare quotes (i… (View Post)1 -
Re: Was The Buddha A Doormat ?
Eh . . . a person of the Buddha's psychological stature would not experience a dilemma like 'should I stick up for myself?' My guess is the Buddha wouldn't conceive of the situation where there is an… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism = Death of Hobbies?
I kind of relate to your statement that 'some might not think it's good for a practice' to watch documentaries on suicide or ISIS or the Khmer Rouge (or other extremely depressing and awful things). … (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism and Depression
Back when the Buddha lived and taught, 'depression' as you know it and experience it (me too) didn't really exist. I mean, it DID exist, but it wasn't conceptualized in the way we conceptualize thing… (View Post)
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