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Jeroen · Not all those who wander are lost · Veteran
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- Jeroen
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- Netherlands
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Re: Begging
It’s a good question… I’ve heard it has to do with the renunciation of possessions. When a monk leaves lay life, they renounce personal possessions, work, and even the idea of self-sufficiency. So go… (View Post)
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Re: Radicalism
You’re not wrong. I love justice. But I’m enough of a realist to see that the ideal is rarely where we end up. The settlement of the Jewish people in Palestine after the Second World War and their di… (View Post)
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Re: Radicalism
Well, both sides are perpetuating the conflict. If you watched the videos that came out during the October attack by Hamas, there was a certain triumphalism there, something like “we are striking bac… (View Post)1 -
Re: Radicalism
Thanks, @Shoshin1. There have in the past been attempts to end the conflict with a so-called two state solution, if both sides had said, enough is enough, we will let go of the past, and live in peac… (View Post)1 -
Re: Rebirth as an animal
Perhaps if you are reborn as a cat in a civilised country. But what if you were reborn as a hedgehog, or a chicken? I mean to say there are many possible outcomes. Usually life as a human being is se… (View Post)1