HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN O'LOUGHLIN ! !

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN O'LOUGHLIN ! !

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN O'LOUGHLIN ! !

It is still Sunday morning May 9 in the U.S., but a check of the time zones reveals it is just after midnight (at the time of this posting) in Tasmania ! !

May 10 down under and Ben's birthday ! !
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May your nativity anniversary be be a good one.
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Happy Birthday! Sukhi hotu!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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Happy Birthday Ben!

:anjali:
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.

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Happy Birthday, dear friend!!! :smile: :twothumbsup:
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may you establish mindfulness in four foundations...
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Happy birthday Ben. Your kindly, balanced, and helpful input into this forum are much appreciated. You wear your knowledge lightly.
You provide a welcoming presence to all who use the forum.

mucho metta.
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happy berfday!
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happy birthday

I may try to find a comedic song and vid for you!!!
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I found one...

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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
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Happy Birthday, Ben! Your insight on the site has been invaluable to my practice. Much metta!

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PeterB wrote:Happy birthday Ben. Your kindly, balanced, and helpful input into this forum are much appreciated. You wear your knowledge lightly.
You provide a welcoming presence to all who use the forum.

mucho metta.
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peter .
Ben, I couldn't say it any better!

Best wishes for your birthday, may you have a very happy year, stay healthy, and your family and friends too! :group:
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Annapurna wrote:
PeterB wrote:Happy birthday Ben. Your kindly, balanced, and helpful input into this forum are much appreciated. You wear your knowledge lightly.
You provide a welcoming presence to all who use the forum.
Best wishes for your birthday, may you have a very happy year, stay healthy, and your family and friends too! :group:
Ditto...enjoy your day friend...
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Hi Ben,

Keep on trucking, ummmm, practising...

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