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- Mon May 10, 2010 5:25 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Marriage or no marriage.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5560
Re: Marriage or no marriage.
Also, I feel life is boring at the core but people tend to add layers on top of it by doing stuff and marriage is just another layer to mask it. I don't know about boring... That's just not the term I would use. More like 'turd soup' :quote: or something along those lines. Ha, I really don't hate i...
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:41 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Getting rid of a wasp nest without killing them... How?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 16554
Re: Getting rid of a wasp nest without killing them... How?
I thought the dripping water idea in the OP sounded pretty good. If this was an issue for me, I would give it strong consideration. Effect nest evacuation and remove nest... Hope they set up shop further away next time.
- Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:12 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: 5 Heinous Crimes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4786
Re: 5 Heinous Crimes
Even if you do wind up in a hell, it's only temporary. It's more of a setback than something that precludes liberation at a later time.
Having said that, don't go to hell!
Having said that, don't go to hell!
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:12 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New to Buddhism...stuck in the Bible Belt
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10773
Re: New to Buddhism...stuck in the Bible Belt
Oy! I survived the Bible Belt too... Mississippi born and raised. I find that a simple, unapologetic "Nah, I don't believe in that stuff," stops the eager-to-convert in their tracks. They may not like you for it, but that's their issue (probably stirs up insecurity in their own beliefs). I...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:48 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: No comment
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6241
Re: No comment
The following parable from Ajahn Brahm's "Truckload of Dung" book sprung to mind: A simple forest monk was meditating alone in the jungle in a hut made of thatch. Late one evening, there was a very violent monsoon storm. The wind roared like jet aircraft and heavy rain thrashed against his...
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:01 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: No comment
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6241
Re: No comment
I blame plate tectonics.
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:51 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Bhikkhu Ñanananda
- Replies: 117
- Views: 36361
Re: Bhikkhu Ñanananda
Thanks for sharing this. I'm already behind on my reading, but what the hell...
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: dhamma talk on 4NTs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2291
Re: dhamma talk on 4NTs
I thought I would find a 4NT talk here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; However, my memory was faulty. There's not a talk with that in the title, at least. You can find the talk Rowyourboat referenced there. So even if this doesn...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:54 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Best Dharma Talks
- Replies: 43
- Views: 22751
Re: Best Dharma Talks
Troves of talks from Ajahn Brahm and others are to be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BuddhistSocietyWA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; There are also quite a few on the BSWA website that aren't on this Youtube channel. Oh, and I really like what I've seen and heard ...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:48 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Relationships
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3825
Re: Relationships
A Happy Married Life: A Buddhist Perspective
Nothing Higher to Live For: A Buddhist View of Romantic Love
Neither of these are "how to get a girlfriend," but they may help contextualize things a bit for you.
Nothing Higher to Live For: A Buddhist View of Romantic Love
Neither of these are "how to get a girlfriend," but they may help contextualize things a bit for you.
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:40 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Dealing with people who want to hurt us...
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4765
Re: Dealing with people who want to hurt us...
Is creating distance between you and him an option? Writing problematic people off and going separate ways is a simple and effective solution in many situations, but it's not possible in all situations - particularly familial ones.
Better advice has already been given; that's just my 2 cents.
Better advice has already been given; that's just my 2 cents.
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:24 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The truth about European history
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1336
Re: The truth about European history
War screeched to an end when a nukuleer explosion was dropped on Heroshima. Apparently GWB authored one of those gems... One of my geology professors would put these sorts of quotes from submitted papers on the overhead projector and read them out loud whenever he returned our reports. Granted, the...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:46 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: I am here to make your forum great.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5686
Re: I am here to make your forum great.
I went by 'Lasers go Pew Pew' on Esangha, but I am taking this as an opportunity to rename myself based on my strange affinity for Brian Bosworth, his Oakleys, his popped collar, :hello: Welcome to Dhamma Wheel! Strangely, I have an affinity toward that look too, mostly on women. :tongue: http://ww...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:59 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: A suicide after a break-up
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3482
Re: A suicide after a break-up
A guy I knew in high school blew his head off with a shotgun after a breakup. Quite the impulsive, myopic thing to do. His ex-girlfriend apparently felt "guilty" afterwards, which I suppose is a natural reaction. As Kurt Vonnegut would say, "So it goes." As far as "Buddhist ...
- Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:45 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52953
Re: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
Doesn't bother me....
It's just sort of an arrogant, condescending thing that reflects poorly on the wielder of the term.
Sort of like a Mormon telling me I'm going to hell or something.... Pfft, whatever.
It's just sort of an arrogant, condescending thing that reflects poorly on the wielder of the term.
Sort of like a Mormon telling me I'm going to hell or something.... Pfft, whatever.