The Eighty-Fourth Problem

Jun 20, 2005 13:24

From Buddhism: Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen ( Read more... )

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rhiannonhero June 20 2005, 17:48:00 UTC
Yay!!!

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rhiannonhero June 20 2005, 17:59:18 UTC
You know what has me really disturbed? I keep picturing the Buddha as Keanu Reeves!!!

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emrinalexander June 20 2005, 17:51:34 UTC
Buddha knows his stuff *G*.

The 85th problem the guy has is that he wants someone else to tell him how to get rid of the other 84 things...

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rhiannonhero June 20 2005, 17:59:37 UTC
Buddha was a smart cookie. I'm glad he was around. :D

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fabrisse June 20 2005, 17:53:46 UTC
I like it.

As far as the pregnant S'ing: I have it on good authority (i.e. friends who've been pregnant) that the emotional roller coaster smooths out a little in the second trimester. You'll get very nesty then.

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rhiannonhero June 20 2005, 18:00:44 UTC
I sure hope this emotional rollercoaster evens out! Or else I really pity my husband!! :D

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fabrisse June 20 2005, 18:36:26 UTC
This came in my in-box from a Daily Wisdom subscription. It's also Buddhist.

Q: I can observe anger and work with greed, but how does one observe delusion?

A: You're riding a horse and asking "Where's the horse?" Pay attention.

-Ajahn Chah

I just loved it and had to share it. *G*

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rhiannonhero June 20 2005, 18:40:08 UTC
Ahaha! That's great! Thank you for sharing that! I'm kind of digging what I've learned thus far about Buddhism. It's good stuff.

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epj June 20 2007, 18:32:18 UTC
But Jay-Z has 99 problems! What's up with that? ;) Very neat story.

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darksylvia June 20 2007, 21:45:45 UTC
Hee, I love stories like this.

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