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  1. Vajradhara

    If God spoke again, would you listen?

    cheeky monkey is it?! well suffice it to say that i counted to 10 and looked all over the playground and couldn't find any trace. metta, ~v
  2. Vajradhara

    If God spoke again, would you listen?

    like i've always maintained, if God wanted for me to know that God existed, it could certainly do so in a manner which would utter convince me. given that i'm not an omniscient being i don't know what manner that would take but then that is the provenance of God, yes? metta, ~v
  3. Vajradhara

    What music are you listening to?

    wow... we have more of a musical taste in common than i thought! i hardly ever meet people that even know what Goa is let alone like it!!! :)
  4. Vajradhara

    What music are you listening to?

    Five Finger Death Punch: Over and Under It Five Finger Death Punch - Under And Over It - YouTube it reminds me of metal circa 1985. they remind me of Iron Maiden actually.
  5. Vajradhara

    New Years Resolutuon's

    the banjo. i play drums, both kit and dombec and jimbe, harmonica and coronet. i felt the need to add a stringed instrument to the list :)
  6. Vajradhara

    is it me

    or are there just an incredible amount of people on this forum that never post and have birthdays today?!:confused:
  7. Vajradhara

    New Years Resolutuon's

    My resolutions: say what needs to be said to another without waiting for a better time, it may never arise. not carry the burdens of another generations shame. remain alive until 2013. learn another instrument. challenge my cognitive distortions and see the intrinsic worth in my being...
  8. Vajradhara

    Daily Wisdom Saying

    i'm not defined by my mistakes.
  9. Vajradhara

    Censorship, forums, freedom, crime

    almost anything resembling someone speaking from their heart can be construed as some manner of non-pc related hate speech by some group if they really have an itch to scratch, especially in the age of the 10 second sound bite and out of context quoting. i dislike the whole idea behind this...
  10. Vajradhara

    Daily Wisdom Saying

    soap box, house of cards and glass; don't go throwin' your stones around.
  11. Vajradhara

    Buddhists - why have children?

    Namaste all, the implication is that those sentient beings which take rebirth as human babies would not take rebirth elsewhere, this is not the Buddhadharma view. those beings that take rebirth in the human realm are, indeed, the most fortunate of all beings for we experience dukkha (whereas...
  12. Vajradhara

    Daily Wisdom Saying

    thank you for posting that :) metta, ~v
  13. Vajradhara

    The Two Nibbana's

    imo that question wouldn't arise once a being has attained to the state of Nibbana. metta, ~v
  14. Vajradhara

    something to share with vajradhara...

    Namaste Sam, thank you for the post and thank you for helping your friend despite your personal misgivings on it, your help will probably make some of the greatest impact in your friend's life. it is rather funny how things work out, i agree. :) metta, ~v
  15. Vajradhara

    The Two Nibbana's

    the Suttas state that it takes 8 hours (iirc.. it could be 7) hours, to realize Nibbana, that it takes successive rebirths and all is due to our obscurations.. if we could practice the paramitas in the proper manner it would take less than a day. most beings, clearly, cannot do so. however one...
  16. Vajradhara

    The Two Nibbana's

    my pleasure :) a great many beings are under the impression that Nibbana is something attainable in the afterlife, i have no idea what the afterlife holds however it doesn't contain Nibbana. i suppose that one could technically make an argument regarding the timing of the Bardos and how...
  17. Vajradhara

    The Two Nibbana's

    Namaste DT Strain, yes, it happens in the here and now through the 8 paramitas...need to be mindful of the word strive, however, as it has particular connotations in English which are not present in the Suttas. metta, ~v
  18. Vajradhara

    Daily Wisdom Saying

    Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. ~Janice Joplin
  19. Vajradhara

    Daily Wisdom Saying

    Your expectations do not define who i am.
  20. Vajradhara

    Your Two (Words) Cents Worth Presently

    Liar, lawyer what's the difference?
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