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by Quiet Heart
Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:03 am
Forum: Dhammic Stories
Topic: Confession Of A Monk
Replies: 6
Views: 1393

Re: Confession Of A Monk

:smile: When the mind gets enraged with anger, there is no difference between a highly educated person and someone with just basic primary schooling: they become stupid just the same." - Ajahn Chah Wonderful qoute. :bow: And, with a bow of respect to Ajahn Chah, may I make a small comment? Ange...
by Quiet Heart
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:42 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Up to Sixty - Non Buddhist Quotes (formerly fifty)
Replies: 32
Views: 6185

Re: Up to Fourty - Non Buddhist Quotes (formerly thirty)

13 - Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu 14 - We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy, and doubt, that peace and abundance may ma...
by Quiet Heart
Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:48 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: How can you not fear impermanence and suffering?
Replies: 26
Views: 7569

Re: How can you not fear impermanence and suffering?

:smile: First, let me apologise for posting here...because I do not practice Theravada. I hope, however, that my comments will be taken in the spirit I intend them. My Thai wife has been going through a very stressfull time. Her father, now deceased, had three wives. His first wife, the one she refe...
by Quiet Heart
Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:07 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Science vs buddhism
Replies: 21
Views: 4808

Re: Science vs buddhism

:shrug: Well, since this is the free-for-all forum and you asked for an opinion...here is mine, No, Science will not kill Buddhisim. In fact just the opposite. Superficially, one may see an apparent seperation between so-called Science and Buddhisim. (religion) But if you look carefully at many core...
by Quiet Heart
Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:49 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Snail invasion - any tips and advice appreciated!
Replies: 12
Views: 1425

Re: Snail invasion - any tips and advice appreciated!

:thinking: I've never tried it myself, but my late father used to put a ring of Salt around his Tomato plants in our garden, especially when the seedlings were first put out. Granulated Rock Salt will work. He said snails won't crawl over a ring of Salt because it irritaes them to crawl on Salt. Of ...
by Quiet Heart
Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Drama Wheel
Replies: 51
Views: 8259

Re: Drama Wheel

:thinking: As a regular reader of BOTH the Dharma Wheel and the Dhamma Wheel Buddhist forums I refuse to make any negative comments here or criticize anyone on this topic In my humble opinion that is not consistant with what I interpret as Right Speech or Right Action. And by the way, I consider mys...
by Quiet Heart
Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:22 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Discovering Theravada forum - changed settings
Replies: 20
Views: 6153

Re: Discovering Theravada forum - changed settings

:thinking:
I understand what you are saying...and I have to accept it....after all it is a Theravada forum. so you have the perfect right to limit those that respond to a topic on that forum.
But my personal opinion is that it is a poor choice...but I have to accept it and go on from there.
:smile:
by Quiet Heart
Sat Jun 18, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Poll: Your sex or gender?
Replies: 65
Views: 14784

Re: Poll: Your sex or gender?

:juggling:
Gender is male.
Also wanted to see what my new avatar and signature looks like.
:tongue:
by Quiet Heart
Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: World map
Replies: 29
Views: 6728

Re: World map

:stirthepot: I'm not opposed to it, but such a thing should be an option, not a requirement. There may be some who don't want their location revealed on a mp...and their preference should be respected. :broke: By the way I just haven't selected an avatar yet...that"s why nothing shows now. Ther...
by Quiet Heart
Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:33 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Another earthquake in Christchurch, NZ
Replies: 52
Views: 9152

Re: Another earthquake in Christchurch, NZ

:broke: Not all faults release all at once...in one single powerful earthquake which is the folllowed by a series of decreasing aftershocks before a long period of relative quiet. In fact it is just as likely that a fault will release in a series of relatively small earthqukes with a few big ones th...
by Quiet Heart
Thu May 19, 2011 5:48 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Saving Water Buffalo
Replies: 1
Views: 756

Saving Water Buffalo

:tongue: I psted this on another Buddhist forum...but so far I have no good solid answers. My Thai wife went to a local Wat here in Bangkok on Sunday 15 May 2011. They apparently were accepting donations for a program to buy animals...specifically Water Buffalo..to save them from slaughter for food/...
by Quiet Heart
Thu May 19, 2011 4:38 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings to all
Replies: 4
Views: 1006

Greetings to all

:broke: Hello All. I just registered and therefore it would be polite to introduce myself to other members on this chat forum. I am an originally from the U.S.A. I am now retired from work and living with my Thai wife and family in Bangkok. I have worked as a electronics and communications technicia...