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    Motivation for Life after Death

    In my view it can, either via the Jungian collective unconscious or via herd mentality/egregorial possession. Either way, your individuality is "dead" for that duration, even though your body-mind may be living. I can't speak for 'Amir.
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    Delusion

    Yeah, for a moment I was at the nurses' station, and they were scrambling around, talking about the "OP" (occiput posterior,) among other places.
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    Delusion

    I got knocked out of my body during childbirth. (My son was sideways, and my nonprogressing contractions were so strong that they broke the equipment that measured them.) It was kinda strange being outside of my body, being able to see and hear through other people's eyes and ears. I've had...
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    Schisms, Reforms

    It is inevitable. Cultural nomos needs to reside just beneath consciousness to be effective, so it is considered to be self-evident and not questioned. When it remains as an unconscious influence, people will go to war with others and such, absorb other cultures, etc. When it does come into...
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    Reading the Bible

    Ok, I have a Revised Standard Version, an American Standard Version, a Holman Christian Standard Bible, and Benjamin Wilson's Emphatic Diaglott (Greek-English Interlinear New Testament) on the shelf to my left. I have other versions tucked away somewhere, but these are the ones I use most. I...
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    The "OF" Corral

    Codeword: 00 ...aka "Ought Naught"...
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    Reading the Bible

    Just read it.
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    Jokes, jokes, and more jokes ...

    What a neat idea!
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    Who decides what you believe?

    I like to use the Kalama Sutta as a handy guide for determining which teachings will lead to long-term benefit and which teachings will lead to long-term harm. (If a doctrine preaches greed, hatred or delusion, it will lead to long-term harm.)
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    The Two Truths

    So where does mārā fit into this?
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    The Two Truths

    I'm bumping my PMS thread to revisit it. :)
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    Mercuraen?

    Nope.
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    Mercuraen?

    I also like how Mercuralia corresponds with Buddhist Vesak.
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    Mercuraen?

    I like this. You've even got the monkey mind pictured. ;)
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    Happy Vesak!

    Hope this full moon festival finds you well!
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    Mercuraen?

    Koan work is an effective means by which to plug into this.
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    The "OF" Corral

    **sneaks into the Old Farts Corral and disinfects everything (so the Old Farts don't mistakenly drink the disinfectant)**
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    The "OF" Corral

    It's cold-brewed. It has more caffeine than regular brewed coffee. ;)
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    The "OF" Corral

    Why would you want an unleaded Guinness stout for breakfast when you can have a cold brew nitro coffee?
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    The "OF" Corral

    Good boy.
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