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Gassho SeattleGal, you never cease to impress me.

Happy Belated Birthday! And thank you for all you do, your efforts are very appreciated by all even if you don't hear about it often enough. :)

So tell me about your practice, and what it was like for you when you became enlightened.

If I had a wish, it would be to listen in on a talk between Suzuki Roshi, Martin Buber and Thomas Merton. The energy generated from these and so many others would have softened the heart of any skeptic. Now that I've gotten a little older and a lot greyer, I find that enlightenment is really an...

Overuse of visual effects and it didn't engage me emotionally or intellectually like the first two did. But you might have a peek anyway, you might find it amusing. Somehow I think it failed to make the point the title suggests, the militaristic and financial imagery was pretty pedestrian in...

I saw the Qatsi trilogy, very powerful stuff. Have you seen any others?

The movie. I bought this DVD several years ago and we almost wore it out. I'm doing very well, so kind of you to inquire. I hope all is going well with you too! Keep me posted on PM :)

My wife and I have watched this about ten times. :)

You should go and tell them they're doing it all wrong! :D

It's only part of the raft my friend

Hail Servtus, and welcome. 51 is a wonderful time for new beginnings, and the white hair doesn't show so much if you keep it close cropped. :)

The things I've come to understand are pretty ordinary really, but I think that's the wonder of it. To see something amazing in what everyone else sees as obvious. Take emptiness for example, It sounds hard to grasp if you read about it, but really simple once you see that even your own self is...

Yes. Precisely. That is why it is so important to zero in on the kind of thinking, the kind of ideology that spawns these kinds of horrors. Lapsing into denial, blaming of others doesn't solve anything nor does it promote the understanding that can prevent this kind of tragedy. The far right...

Yeah, You're right. Denial really is the only way out of this. But why shout? You weren't responsible for any of this.

Breivik claimed to be a Justiciar of the Knights Templar, and claimed that his actions though rash were a marketing attempt for his movement. So there it is.

I hear what you are saying, and I agree with you in spirit, but knowing the aberrant mind it is possible to do just that. Here in Colorado Springs I hear all kinds of violent suggestions from the right wing Christian base. Check out this guys manifesto: 2083+-+A+European+Declaration+of+Independence

Why would that be so hard to believe? People have twisted religion to their own ends since it was invented. Just because this guy was an extreme right wing Christian doesn't mean all Christians are violent sociopaths.

I agree. There is something about certain teachers who have a knack for putting very complex things into simple language. I am often amazed at the simple language that expresses something it took me years to comprehend. There is a point I think where your understanding takes off from the texts...

Hello General Nerd, I'm Major Geek.:) I think you'll find most peeps here more than willing to connect Annie, welcome to the forum.

Sorry to seem so thick, but I really like seeing how you see things. I thought you meant there was a reason for seeing things differently and that you had some interesting insights as to why that might be.