Gar Posted May 1, 2018 Hello all. I found the forum today by accident, while reading on Quan Yin and the Dao. I found a few posts that seemed to be made by well versed individuals. That combined with how I miss forums from those years so far back before FB came into popularity (you know, back in the 2000s!), I thought I would join to study and read. I will contribute in time, but for now, I'd prefer to lurk for a while. Thanks for keeping things like this going. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fa Xin Posted May 1, 2018 Hello, Gar, and welcome. Your membership is approved and we're happy you found your way to us. We look forward to accompanying you on some of the way that you still have to go. Please take the time to read the post pinned at the top of this Welcome page and take a look at the forum Terms and Rules. This covers all you need to know when getting started. For the first week you will be restricted to ten posts per day but after that you can post as much as you like. Also, until you’ve posted fifteen times in the forums, you’ll be a “Junior Bum” with somewhat restricted access and will be allowed only two private messages per day. Good luck in your pursuits and best wishes to you, Fa Xin and the TDB team Hello gar, Yes... some definite seasoned and knowledgeable folks here. A great place indeed. Share when your ready... enjoy reading for now. Welcome and cheers. You are welcome to jump right in to the ongoing discussions, revive an older thread, start a new thread of your own, or start a discussion in the "Newcomer Corner" sub-forum to expand on your introduction or ask general questions to help you get started. May you enjoy your time here. Fa Xin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 2, 2018 Hi Gar. Welcome. Yes, all of us here are accidents. Simple results of cause and effect. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted May 3, 2018 And I'm over here in 'there are no accidents' land... In my take on the universe, there has never been an accident anywhere, at anytime. Only the natural results of causation within existing conditions playing out as they do, that folks didn't intend, or want... one action leads to another... causation From the inception of actions in phenomena, causation determines results, determines conditions which then shape the next causation of phenomena. Be it emotional, chemical, intellectual or otherwise... As I experience it... nothing is accidental, but rather all phenomena are the natural result of existing conditions playing out naturally. To me what most describe as accidental, are the utterly natural results of causation, that were unintended, or unwanted. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
