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Author: AleiahAleiah Date: Oct 21, 2006 05:52
The brahman Dona saw the Buddha sitting under a tree and was impressed
by his peaceful air of alertness and his good looks. He asked the
Buddha:
"Are you a god?"
"No, brahman, I am not a god."
"Then an angel?"
"No, indeed, brahman."
"A spirit, then?"
"No, I am not a spirit."
"Then what are you?"
"I am awake."
-Anguttara Nikaya
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May the Earth bless you richly with
Health, Prosperity, and much Joy.
Aleiah
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Date: Oct 21, 2006 06:22
Aleiah gmail.com> writes:
Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
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Author: AleiahAleiah Date: Oct 21, 2006 06:28
On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
It is entirely appropriate.
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May the Earth bless you richly with
Health, Prosperity, and much Joy.
Aleiah
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Author: David CarterDavid Carter Date: Oct 21, 2006 07:10
Aleiah wrote:
> On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
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>> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
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> several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
> other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
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> It is entirely appropriate.
>
I think he means they do card tricks not occultism.
Carter
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Author: TomTom Date: Oct 21, 2006 08:35
> Aleiah wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
>>
>>> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
>>
>> several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
>> other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
>>
>> It is entirely appropriate.
>
> I think he means they do card tricks not occultism.
One good reason why Crowley added the -k was to avoid that confusion of
meanings.
However, since the lore of occultism is largely based upon confusion of one
kind or another, it's not at all surprising that this particular confusion
persists.
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Author: David CarterDavid Carter Date: Oct 21, 2006 08:54
Tom wrote:
>> Aleiah wrote:
>>> On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
>>> several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
>>> other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
>>>
>>> It is entirely appropriate.
>> I think he means they do card tricks not occultism.
>
> One good reason why Crowley added the -k was to avoid that confusion of
> meanings.
>
> However, since the lore of occultism is largely based upon confusion of one
> kind or another, it's not at all surprising that this particular confusion
> persists.
> ...
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Date: Oct 21, 2006 09:23
Aleiah gmail.com> writes:
> On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
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>> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
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> several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
> other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
>
> It is entirely appropriate.
No it isn't.
alt.magic is a newsgroup that deals with sleight of hand, stage magic,
and illusion, like David Copperfield, Houdini, etc.
We deal with trickery and deception.
If you are willing to tell people that you want to trick them into
believing in the spirituality, then fine - stay here.
So Aleiah - how do you stand?
Do you still think alt.magic is the right newsgroup for your messages?
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Author: alienseer23alienseer23 Date: Oct 21, 2006 10:09
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:52:40 +0000, Aleiah wrote:
> The brahman Dona saw the Buddha sitting under a tree and was impressed by
> his peaceful air of alertness and his good looks. He asked the Buddha:
> "Are you a god?"
> "No, brahman, I am not a god."
> "Then an angel?"
> "No, indeed, brahman."
> "A spirit, then?"
> "No, I am not a spirit."
> "Then what are you?"
> "I am awake."
>
> -Anguttara Nikaya
Nice post.
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Author: David CarterDavid Carter Date: Oct 21, 2006 10:43
alienseer23 wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:23:21 +0000, Bruce Barnett wrote:
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>> Aleiah gmail.com> writes:
>>>>> On 21 Oct 2006, Bruce Barnett wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alt.magic is not the right newsgroup for this posting.
>>> several pagan groups borrow bits of spiritual wisdom and practice from
>>> other groups, such as hindu or buddhist studies.
>>>
>>> It is entirely appropriate.
>> No it isn't.
>>
>> alt.magic is a newsgroup that deals with sleight of hand, stage magic, and
>> illusion, like David Copperfield, Houdini, etc.
>>
>> We deal with trickery and deception.
>>
>> If you are willing to tell people that you want to trick them into ...
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