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by andre9999
Tue May 10, 2011 11:48 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Happy Birthday Ben ! ! !
Replies: 43
Views: 7887

Re: Happy Birthday Ben ! ! !

Happy birthday!
by andre9999
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...
by andre9999
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.

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by andre9999
Tue May 03, 2011 12:42 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1543589

Re: Word Association Game

charms
by andre9999
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.
by andre9999
Sun May 01, 2011 6:46 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1543589

Re: Word Association Game

defer
by andre9999
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.
by andre9999
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.
by andre9999
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, ...
by andre9999
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.
by andre9999
Sun May 01, 2011 12:56 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: My truck!
Replies: 13
Views: 3009

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.
by andre9999
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.
by andre9999
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?

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.
Interesting. So who contacts you specifically and offers you this file to copy?
by andre9999
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?

Bodhisurfer wrote:personally I beleive it does break the precept which i interpret as not taking what is not freely given. :buddha2:
That's a little liberal of a translation, don't you think? :)
by andre9999
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?

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.........
Eyes on your own bowl, Chownah.