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spicey kiss and tell fragrances of fontanelle now we cast a spell
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Hooray for politics! ... And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. - 1 Kings, Ch. 18:24 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. - Corinthians, Ch. 3:13-15 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. - Revelation, Ch. 20:14
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Extremely complex systems of martial arts of various kinds are much older than both China and India.
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49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. - Gospel of Luke, Ch. 12
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A beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned a food store lived near the zen master, Hakuin. One day, without any warning, her parents discovered she was pregnant. This made her parents angry. She would not confess who the father was, but after much harassment, she at last named Hakuin. In great anger the parents went to the master. "Is that so?" was all he would say. After the child was born it was brought to Hakuin. By this time he had lost his reputation, which did not trouble him, but he took very good care of the child. He obtained milk from his neighbors and everything else the child needed. A year later the girl could stand it no longer. She told her parents the truth - the real father of the child was a young man who worked in the fish market. The mother and father of the girl at once went to Hakuin to ask forgiveness, and to get the child back. Hakuin willingly yielded the child, saying only: "Is that so?"
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That is an incredible oversimplification and inaccurate view of the egyptian system, for one. http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/body_and_soul.htm And I wont even bother with attempting to clarify "western alchemy" for you. Suffice to say that these kinds of oversimplifications are not always beneficial.
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Whatever you say, your majesty!
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77) Yeshua said, "It is I who is the light which is above them All. It is I who is the All. From I did the All come forth, and unto I did the All extend. Split a piece of wood, and I AM there. Lift up the stone, and you will find I there."
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no undertaking swamp gas from weather balloon reflects venus light
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http://youtu.be/ojuL6OCvo2A
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What about condoning hundreds of drone strikes and disregarding the collateral? It doesn't particularly seem like "the highest action" or "the most loving action" to me. Same thing with all the wall street bail-outs.
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18) The disciples said to Yeshua, "Tell us how our end will be." Yeshua said, "Have you discovered, then, the beginning, that you look for the end? For where the beginning is, that is where the end will be. Blessed is he who stands at the beginning; he will know the end and will not taste death." Revelations, 1:8) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. In the gematria of 2nd century bishop Irenaeus, 801 is equivalent to the Greek word for "dove", and for the letters Alpha and Omega reversed. A mala (Sanskrit:माला; mālā, meaning garland[1]) is a set of beads commonly used by Hindus and Buddhists, usually made from 108 beads, though other numbers are also used. Malas are used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra or the name or names of a deity. This practice is known in Sanskrit as japa. The Shiva Purana lists 1008 names for Shiva. The theonym Shiva originates as an epithet of Rudra, the adjective shiva ("kind") being used euphemistically of the god who in the Rigveda also carries the epithet ghora ("terrible"). Usage of the epithet came to exceed the original theonym and by the post-Vedic period (in the Sanskrit Epics), the name Rudra has been taken as a synonym for the god Shiva and the two names are used interchangeably. Rudra (Devanagari: रुद्र) is a Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm,[1] and the hunt. The name has been translated as "The Mightiest Terror", "the roarer". Likewise, Tibetan Buddhist malas or rosaries (Tib. ཕྲེང་བ Wyl. phreng ba, "Trengwa") are usually 108 beads;[1] sometimes 111 including the guru bead(s), reflecting the words of the Buddha called in Tibetan the Kangyur (Wylie: Bka'-'gyur) in 108 volumes. Zen priests wear juzu (a ring of prayer beads) around their wrists, which consists of 108 beads.[2] The Lankavatara Sutra has a section where the Bodhisattva Mahamati asks Buddha 108 questions[3] and another section where Buddha lists 108 statements of negation in the form of "A statement concerning X is not statement concerning X".[4] In a footnote, D.T. Suzuki explains that the Sanskrit word translated as "statement" is pada which can also mean "foot-step" or "a position." This confusion over the word "pada" explains why some have mistakenly held that the reference to 108 statements in the Lankavatara refer to the 108 steps that many temples have. In some schools of Buddhism it is believed that there are 108 feelings. According to Bhante Gunaratana[6] this number is reached by multiplying the senses smell, touch, taste, hearing, sight, and consciousness by whether they are painful, pleasant or neutral, and then again by whether these are internally generated or externally occurring, and yet again by past, present and future, finally we get 108 feelings. 6 × 3 × 2 × 3 = 108. In Japan, at the end of the year, a bell is chimed 108 times in Buddhist temples to finish the old year and welcome the new one. Each ring represents one of 108 earthly temptations a person must overcome to achieve nirvana.
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The idea that beliefs and philosophy is meaningless and silly
9th replied to skydog's topic in General Discussion
Its only missing the point if you refuse to hear what I am saying. Namely, the rejection of sense perception in favor of ideas which parse experience into conceptual frameworks involving observers and the singular properties they attribute to objects. To reiterate, you said "It's not about whether it hurts or not", which is something that I would say sounds like "pure, unadulterated ignorance." Also - who has made the claim that senses and perceptions and observations will allow someone to attain a direct "knowledge" of the true nature of the universe? You seem to be making your own assumptions here. Furthermore, it seems that you have some sort of bias against the idea of "knowledge". So you equate the word "knowledge" with ignorance? That seems to be quite a stretch from the original intent of the word, but hey - to each their own. Yet in a strange way this seems to be in direct conflict with your other statements.. So if beliefs based on perception limit your ability to acquire "understanding", how are you going to gain "understanding" simply by rejecting beliefs based on perception? How exactly do you gain access to some kind of "true understanding" that is not limited by beliefs based on perception, simply by directly referencing these same beliefs based on perception as being "not true"? Ultimately, you may be able to impress yourself (and other people with similar mindsets) with these kinds of semantics. But you arent really saying much at all. Of course there is much more than meets the eye. But to make the claim that because you dont see it, actually means you do see it, is again "pure, unadulterated ignorance."... imho, of course. -
The idea that beliefs and philosophy is meaningless and silly
9th replied to skydog's topic in General Discussion
Of course these are all your beliefs, that is certainly correct. You do not know if you are even correct in your beliefs, and this is also certainly correct. But why is it correct? Simply because you believe it to be? What does this mean for you in terms of living your life? Does this "understanding" of belief empower you in some way? I would like to know why it is so important for you to define how beliefs shape your perception of "the true universe". Does it mean that there is no such thing as a "true universe" beyond the beliefs you ascribe to it? Or is there something else involved? Why is it not about the sensation, and about being able to abstractly conceptualize a "singular property from an observation made by the observer"? Why is it about detaching yourself from the physical body and entering a realm of pure ideation? You have made the distinction of importance and priority here, and I would like to understand why. Personally I do not share your priorities, but perhaps I am in error in regards to the process of "unlearning"? Tell me more. -
This isnt my particular interpretation. Moreover, no one needs to give you reasoning for anything - as anyone can simply do as they please, regardless of your specific wishes to control the situation or make it turn out the way you want. What are you going to do about it? Whine and complain? Big deal, kiddo. Welcome to the real world.
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uproarious joy coming downward doggy style, flying tiger sex
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It may depend on the context of the situation...