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I think you misunderstand me Penguin. For all I know, your posts may only be a figment of my imagination. I see things in dreams all the time which turn out not to exist in the real world.

Peace to all. I have been reading recently about the effects of the drug, mescaline. I understand that if a sufficient dose is taken the user will experience "Ego Dissolution" This is discribed by Wikipedia as: I would like to know if anyone has experienced this, and would anyone equate...

Well penguin, Can I prove that Buddha Shakyamuni really existed? No, I cannot. But on the other hand, I can't prove that you exist either.

Well, a fairly successful comeback thread I feel! :) Seriously though, it is such a relief to see that so many people are in a similar position. Thank you all for sharing.

Peace to all, When I used to post here some time ago, I was so certain in my beliefs. I was convinced that I had now reached my ultimate spiritual path with NKT Buddhism and I would countinue on that path till my dying day at least. But now, the path is less clear. I still believe in the...

Wow, thanks guys.

Hi all, I've been gone for a long time, been having a bit of a spiritual crisis. Hoping to get back here more often now. Hope to meet some old friends and some new faces. Peace AT5

yeah, my band is on myspace. www.myspace.com/thedemores I don't actually run it myself, but I'll tell the guy who does to look out for you.

I would like to talk about sport. Playing it and following it. To many people, myself incuded, it is a VERY strong attachment. A large part of buddhism is giving up one's attachments, and I have great trouble giving up this. In my case it's football. Any supporter will agree that it's all...

Toujour, Please don't worry about it. I too go through phases of meditating. Ironically, I find it's a lot easier to meditate when I don't really need it. When I'm feeling stressed or worried or just down. When my girlfriend has just left me or my winter gas bill has arrived. When I've had a...

Quahom, I know I'm not really supposed to be sticking my nose in on the Abrahamic boards (I'm gonna get myself into trouble again) and I know that this is your religion, not mine, but I'm confused by your interpretation. Everything is fine to this point, I can't argue at all. But I'm not...

Incidentally, I agree with you, Brian. It's an interesting topic, but hardly comparative studies. How about the philosophy board?

Bandit, In your opinion, who decides what the plot of the story is? Is it the author? How can we ever really know what the author intended?(especially if the author is dead!) Is it the reader? In which case, which reader is it? You? Me? what if we disagree? The idea that the Author's...

I disagree. Although I am not a christian now, I was for a long time and I spent a long time trying to figure this one out. I think it's like this. If a man slaps my right cheek, I offer him my left so that he has the chance not to do it again. Rather than punishment, I offer the offender...

Not sure of the precise science to be honest. My brother was telling me about it a while ago. He's a microbiologist and he works a lot with the kind of fermentation processes that produce the quorn mycoprotein. Apparently, a side effect of the procedure on this particular organism is the...

I have been thinking about how paganism still shows through our society, even after thousands of years of christianity. Does everyone know about pulling the wish bone? (no, that's not a euphamism) OK, I was at my parents place for lunch on Sunday. Roast Chicken. mmmmmm. After the meal, I...

Hi Vaj, Yes, I know about quorn and that was indeed the mainstay of my veggie diet. In fact, Quorn was first discovered in my home town of Middlesbrough at the ICI chemical plant. BUT BEWARE Too much quorn actually causes anal leakage! Just thought I better warn you. Peace ATF

The thing I don't understand is what the protesters actually want. As I understand it, the danish newspapers responsible have all apologised and even fired the editors who made the decision to print the cartoons. What further actions or reparations does the muslim world require?

Something that I have been thinking about since I first found this forum. The rules here state that proselytizing is not acceptable and, I believe, in some cases has been punishable by a complete ban. But so often, on any given thread, we all have our own point of view which is usually...

I tried to be a veggie for a while, I think it is the right thing to do. I lasted for 6 months but in the end my health was suffering and I was getting all grumpy. I think that my diet at the time was simply not varied enough to cut out meat completely. I hope one day I will be able to do...