Apech
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Was it intended that way?
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'sonny' then 'kid' a bit patronising don't you think?
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start a haiku with last line of one before whatever it is.
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This is an internet board and not 'the world'. I am impressed (genuinely) by your passion for this issue and think you should try a political campaign ... or run for parliament.
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Thank you ... that's the most level headed comment for a while.
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yes I tried but he's too scared to pick up ...
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come here, little bird.. my sandwich lacks a tasty, yet crunchy filling.
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Depends why they were posting that material.
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What's that internet law about he who mentions Hitler loses the argument. if you posted such stuff I would hope you would get banned ... for tolling as you would just be being provokative ...
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Droylsden is in Tameside so it's posh.
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Quite young to lose your virginity.
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From Wiki: my bold.
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What were the Tibetans practicing when Padma Sambhava arrived?
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i find the idea of direct teachings from the Sambhoga Kaya much more convincing than the idea that the Pali Canon is the whole story. Any system has to have renewal through realised teachers like Marpa, Milarepa, Gamopopa and the Karmapas. Without it, it becomes empty like Christianity has become empty (IMO). And i mean empty as in nothing not shunyata.
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Yes of course you are right but Tibetan Buddhism has a number of strands ...and as a culture has the influences that I mentioned.
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Here https://plus.google.com/116586924757678129707/about?hl=en you mean?
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jun/14/gay-blood-ban-lives-risk
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Tell me what offends you, and I will tell you who you are
Apech replied to goldisheavy's topic in General Discussion
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A bungee jumping chicken in roller blades. (should I call my therapist?)
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Tell me what offends you, and I will tell you who you are
Apech replied to goldisheavy's topic in General Discussion
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I think you are trying to throw more fuel on a fire that is already burning.
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"a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race"
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No but it is suggested in many western books on Buddhism that the schism was like Protestant/Catholic ... while now those in the field of study of the history of Buddhism are saying it is unlikely that Mahayana emerged in this kind of way. Buddhism and dharma is incredibly adaptive ... because it is not stuck in an entrenched deity worship view. For instance if you look at the history of Buddhist art you can see it change and absorb the culture in which it found itself. In the same way the style of practice can adapt to the needs of the people living in that time or place ... provided the core features (for instance the Four Seals) are preserved. Tibetan Buddhism is a prime example having absorbed Bon and the tantra of the mahasiddhis. In fact Thervavada is probably not the same as the ancient schools itself.
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Thanks dowloaded and after a quick scan looks interesting
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Ok well they shouldn't be calling you names I agree. I assume you reported these things. For me when I was a mod it was very difficult to make out what was going on in those American political threads. You don't see any British, European, Chinese or other political threads .... but you guys battle away about stuff and people I have never heard of (aside from Obama and Clinton) ... in fact American politics just looks like the far right arguing with the centre right to me ... you don't have any proper left wing politics anyway ... I live in a country where there is a Communist party which gets a sizable vote and runs certain cities, a Left Block which is a coalition of Trots, Marxists and Greens, a Left wing centre party a rightwing centre party and a far right nationalist party. That's real politics to me. Its no wonder USians call Obama a Communist because they haven't got the first idea what that means ... not a clue. Anyway rant over. thank you listening.