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Author: Dave KDave K
Date: May 15, 2008 09:42
On May 14, 9:40 pm, DharmaTroll my-deja.com> wrote:>
> Also, you've probably seen the old debate come up about whether
> awakening necessarily entails compassion or not. Many touchy-feely
> folks demand it does (and they may well be right): that if you are
> sufficiently awakened, you are so interconnected to others, that you
> can't help but feel compassion and act on it. Some, including Tang,
> have taken the other view: that you can be awakened but not
> necessarily be compelled to act out of compassion. You might just
> bliss out or be an amazing artist and create, or live as a hermit,
> etc.
>
> Anyway, the concentration theme sheds light on this issue. If one
> develops high levels of concentration without mindfulness or the other
> factors in the 8-step plan, one can easily become a very aware warrior
> or hit man, who is totally focused and can kill with emotional
> detachment and with no hesitation (indeed, such hesitation or
> compassion may just do him in and allow the other to get the first
> shot in). Martial arts are filled with egoless concentration.
> ...
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Author: copperhawkusacopperhawkusa
Date: May 14, 2008 21:17
got a usps money order #11424840445 for
$25 in mail from georgia, usa to calif, usa
to: ku klux klan from: ku klux klan it was
bought at a post office in georgia, usa
10-07 and mail from GA 4-5-08
I don't have anything to do
with the ku klux klan.
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Author: PigPenPigPen
Date: May 14, 2008 11:04
Is Karma only applied to one person or can it be applied to a
collective group of say, maybe, the Chinese?
Namaste,
Greg O
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Author: Peter TerpstraPeter Terpstra
Date: May 14, 2008 00:11
Jakub A. Krzewicki in :
> And what about karma? This disaster which met the Chinese people was
> actually caused by the actions of the Chinese government.
Karma has nothing to do with this as far as i know, earthquakes are not
caused by human karma but by nature.
Kind regards,
Peter
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Author: Invisible LurkerInvisible Lurker
Date: May 13, 2008 22:24
Invisible Lurker said:
> Robert Epstein said:
>> Thread Terminating Skinhead Demon! wrote:
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>>> Robert Epstein wrote:
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>>>> Invisible Lurker wrote:
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>>>>> Confucius say: Man who smell bad and go to
>>>>> church sit in own pew.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, truly; and "man who go to sleep with hard problem wake up with
>>>> solution in hand!"
>>>>
>>>> Also, [HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ALERT/HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
>>>> ALERT/SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE PLEASE DO NOT READ WHAT FOLLOWS:]
>>>>
>>>> "Woman who wear jock strap have makebelieve ballroom."
>>>
>>> Of course, we can't forget the classics: ...
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Author: Robert EpsteinRobert Epstein
Date: May 13, 2008 19:44
^@%%>---*=# wrote:
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> didn't want to post this due to how the digital camera
> being so cheap it makes the painting look completely
> different and changed the tone values drastically but
> anyway this is a black and white i did of
> tiffani amber theissen.
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thanks jen, I can see that you can't really see the original values, but
it still looks to be a very nice work, and worth seeing your style which
has a nice life to it.
how did you get it into the message template?
Robert
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Author: Evelyn RuutEvelyn Ruut
Date: May 13, 2008 13:38
Very nice Lee!
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Best Regards,
Evelyn
"^@%%>---*=#" hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> didn't want to post this due to how the digital camera
> being so cheap it makes the painting look completely
> different and changed the tone values drastically but
> anyway this is a black and white i did of
> tiffani amber theissen.
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Author: maia.duerrmaia.duerr
Date: May 13, 2008 13:06
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Author: Evelyn RuutEvelyn Ruut
Date: May 13, 2008 03:46
I returned recently and I haven't seen him posting.
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Best Regards,
Evelyn
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