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- Tue May 10, 2011 11:48 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy Birthday Ben ! ! !
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7887
Re: Happy Birthday Ben ! ! !
Happy birthday!
- Fri May 06, 2011 3:55 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Secret To A Happy Marriage Is Daily Meditation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1945
Re: Secret To A Happy Marriage Is Daily Meditation
He's obviously more accomplished than me, but I find the constant drone of advice that Buddhists give of "just meditate" to be really monotonous. It's not a magic bullet, and doesn't really make for a good soundbite either. Now the part about the Buddha saying a husband's duties include gi...
- Tue May 03, 2011 11:26 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Osama bin Laden is dead
- Replies: 178
- Views: 28776
Re: Osama bin Laden is dead
This guy says hatred is appeased by awesome.
- Tue May 03, 2011 12:42 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Word Association Game
- Replies: 11976
- Views: 1543589
Re: Word Association Game
charms
- Mon May 02, 2011 3:00 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Osama bin Laden is dead
- Replies: 178
- Views: 28776
Osama bin Laden is dead
For anyone who isn't aware, there's going to be a US White House announcement in a few minutes that Osama bin Laden has been killed in Afghanistan.
That's all the detail that's been available the last twenty minutes.
That's all the detail that's been available the last twenty minutes.
- Sun May 01, 2011 6:46 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Word Association Game
- Replies: 11976
- Views: 1543589
- Sun May 01, 2011 1:57 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: hello to all, from south africa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1912
Re: hello to all, from south africa
Good to have you. Take your coat off and stay awhile.
- Sun May 01, 2011 1:11 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Breaking the fourth precept at the water cooler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3006
Re: Breaking the fourth precept at the water cooler
Maybe just prioritize. Keep the water cooler talk away from gossip and negativity and leave it at that. We're laypeople, so it's not like we're all going to sit around talking about Buddhism with everyone all the time.
Except me, of course? I'm going to be the Jimmy Swaggart of enlightenment.
Except me, of course? I'm going to be the Jimmy Swaggart of enlightenment.
- Sun May 01, 2011 1:09 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
- Replies: 492
- Views: 129649
Re: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
Quite frankly I'm apathetic about the topic. Is copying music really harming your practice? No, probably not considering all the other unskillful things we do. Does copying music help you move towards enlightenment? I seriously doubt it. If you need Dhamma to rubber stamp your music copying habits, ...
- Sun May 01, 2011 1:03 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: CNN Heroes Award
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2745
Re: CNN Heroes Award
Everyone feel free to end the pissing match. It's a bit uncomfortable to watch.
Best not to 'cling' to clicking the Submit button.
Best not to 'cling' to clicking the Submit button.
Re: My truck!
Very cool Quinn. I'm really looking forward to doing those sorts of things with my son. Hopefully he wants to build some cool stuff like that.
- Sun May 01, 2011 1:55 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
- Replies: 492
- Views: 129649
Re: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
Alex, did you seriously compare water and air to copying music, as if one needs to listen to the music someone else creates in order to survive?
That may be the poorest analogy I have ever encountered in my life.
That may be the poorest analogy I have ever encountered in my life.
- Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:15 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
- Replies: 492
- Views: 129649
Re: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
Interesting. So who contacts you specifically and offers you this file to copy?Alex123 wrote:But the copied file to copy IS freely given. You are not breaking-in someone's house, stealing the good, and leaving the owner physically without it.
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
- Replies: 492
- Views: 129649
Re: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
That's a little liberal of a translation, don't you think?Bodhisurfer wrote:personally I beleive it does break the precept which i interpret as not taking what is not freely given.
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:06 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
- Replies: 492
- Views: 129649
Re: Does illegal downloading violate the 2nd precept?
Eyes on your own bowl, Chownah.chownah wrote:DON'T TAKE AWAY MY RIGHTS UNLESS THEY ARE FREELY GIVEN....especially if its just so you can make alot of money...this is true greed.........