Casual discussion amongst spiritual friends.
by Individual » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:35 pm
On Dr. Sanjay Gupta's blog:
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009 ... hat-hurts/He mentions a recent study which claims that swearing has an analgesic effect; it actually helps to increase pain tolerance.
For the study, Stephens asked the participants to submerge one hand in nearly freezing water for as long as they could while repeating a curse word. Later the participants submerged the same hand again, this time repeating a word they would use to describe a table. When people were cursing, they kept their hand in the water for 40 more seconds than they could otherwise.
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by tiltbillings » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:23 pm
Damned right!!
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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by Cittasanto » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:28 pm
what the FILM (I would like to remind everyone that film is a four letter word)
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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by Mawkish1983 » Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:09 am
So the choice is still: short term anaesthetic vs long term kamma-vipaka?
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