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Nirvana · aka BUBBA ` ` · Veteran
Neither a joiner or loner am I /
But just a drop of water in the Ocean of being and nonbeing /
I salute Buddha Nature and It salutes Me.
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- Nirvana
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- South Carolina, USA
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Re: Does it really matter what our past karma was?
(Quote) Is it really moral action? To my mind compassionate action and an unselfish, caring attitude is less likely to accrue "bad karma." The idea of being moral seems so ego-imbued to me.… (View Post)
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Re: Real life, real time Metta Practice how to!
(Quote) Thanks for that, Silouan! Here's another quote from the Christian East, from St Isaac the Syrian: On Purity: "What, succinctly, is purity? It is a heart that shows mercy to all created n… (View Post)
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Re: Meaninglessness
Following up on Fede's idea of the purpose of human life is first to be happy and to bring joy to others: Meaning is none other than expression. As Nietzsche said, meaning is not Given, but Taken. Th… (View Post)
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Re: Boston Marathon Explosions
Turn off the TV if you can. It's on where I work. What rubbish coverage, all hype. Did the bombs go off after several people had already won or not? I've yet to hear a tittle or an iota about the tim… (View Post)1 -
Re: Poems
@riverflow, I've quoted your Rilke poem several times on NewBuddhist. It's one of my favorites, also! Here's an epigram by Edwin Markham about his response to sectarians and those who would ostracize… (View Post)
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