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You maybe thought it was food?
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You maybe thought it was food?
by pink_trike » Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:02 am
Vision is Mind
Mind is Empty
Emptiness is Clear Light
Clear Light is Union
Union is Great Bliss
- Dawa Gyaltsen
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Disclaimer: I'm a non-religious practitioner of Theravada, Mahayana/Vajrayana, and Tibetan Bon Dzogchen mind-training.
Mind is Empty
Emptiness is Clear Light
Clear Light is Union
Union is Great Bliss
- Dawa Gyaltsen
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Disclaimer: I'm a non-religious practitioner of Theravada, Mahayana/Vajrayana, and Tibetan Bon Dzogchen mind-training.
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Re: You maybe thought it was food?
by Jechbi » Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:12 pm
I think what she's saying is that because of the composition of McDonald's food, the body doesn't metabolize it, and the food material remains in the body instead of being expelled, leading to obesity. As she says: "Once it gets in our thighs, there's no breakdown. It doesn't go anywhere."
In fairness, I wonder if that's actually a plausible description of what happens in the body? I have the impression (perhaps mistaken) that obesity is a bit more complicated than that.
In fairness, I wonder if that's actually a plausible description of what happens in the body? I have the impression (perhaps mistaken) that obesity is a bit more complicated than that.
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
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Re: You maybe thought it was food?
by David N. Snyder » Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:56 pm
She makes some good points, but isn't she kind of chubby herself?
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Re: You maybe thought it was food?
by Cittasanto » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:36 pm
TheDhamma wrote:She makes some good points, but isn't she kind of chubby herself?
I thought that when I watched it earlier!
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
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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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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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