I feel complete.
Almost no reason to write anything.
My happy place
Re: My happy place
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Talking about being slippery...
Today I had to go out and streets were extremely slippery, almost like an ice rink! I had to watch my every step and concentrate on walking there - right mindfulness in action. It was almost meditative!
Now I am just happy I am at home and I didn't fell at all...
Today I had to go out and streets were extremely slippery, almost like an ice rink! I had to watch my every step and concentrate on walking there - right mindfulness in action. It was almost meditative!
Now I am just happy I am at home and I didn't fell at all...
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Interesting. I am learning what meditation is to others, that is a great example of something similar to it. Even walking on normal terrain is meditative for me!ES06 wrote:Talking about being slippery...
Today I had to go out and streets were extremely slippery, almost like an ice rink! I had to watch my every step and concentrate on walking there - right mindfulness in action. It was almost meditative!
Now I am just happy I am at home and I didn't fell at all...
Happiness as a result also.
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Doesn't do it justice, but here is a pic of the candle my nephew got me for Christmas.
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What a nice Christmas present!
Well it is my first day without cigarettes. I've got a headache, something I never usually get.
Nice to see it is doing me some good already.
Well it is my first day without cigarettes. I've got a headache, something I never usually get.
Nice to see it is doing me some good already.
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Are you trying to quit? If so, kudos for making the effort! I think there are some forum members here who've gone down that path and I'm sure they'd be happy to give you advice.Taijitu wrote:What a nice Christmas present!
Well it is my first day without cigarettes. I've got a headache, something I never usually get.
Nice to see it is doing me some good already.
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
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Thanks.Mkoll wrote:Are you trying to quit? If so, kudos for making the effort! I think there are some forum members here who've gone down that path and I'm sure they'd be happy to give you advice.Taijitu wrote:What a nice Christmas present!
Well it is my first day without cigarettes. I've got a headache, something I never usually get.
Nice to see it is doing me some good already.
My mother and sister wish me to quit so advice would be nice.
I went yesterday without a cigarette. Today I bought a packet and the first cigarette tasted awful. I tried a second one and it was a lot more pleasant.
So working on the basis that just one day makes the first taste awful I threw the packet away. I was going to give them to a friend but then wondered if that is really a friendly thing to do.
I am working on the basis that if I never buy them I will not smoke as I know very few people who smoke these days.
I remember learning that the nicotine is out of the system after only a few days so it should be pretty easy after that.
Edit: It seems it takes a number of weeks at least to leave the system: http://www.med-health.net/How-Long-Does ... ystem.html
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Hi TaiJitu
You Said:
I was going to give them to a friend but then wondered if that is really a friendly thing to do.
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I also have this problem. After I stop drinking I got lot of drinks left in my celler.
I gave some away but still not sure whether I am doing the right thing.
You Said:
I was going to give them to a friend but then wondered if that is really a friendly thing to do.
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I also have this problem. After I stop drinking I got lot of drinks left in my celler.
I gave some away but still not sure whether I am doing the right thing.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
Re: My happy place
It is an interesting dilemma. If we chose to quit because it has been bad for us maybe it would be bad for others.SarathW wrote:Hi TaiJitu
You Said:
I was going to give them to a friend but then wondered if that is really a friendly thing to do.
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I also have this problem. After I stop drinking I got lot of drinks left in my celler.
I gave some away but still not sure whether I am doing the right thing.
Many people drink and even smoke with very few ill effects though. There are people who live to a very old age who drink. I think giving alcohol to someone you know to be an alcoholic would be wrong to my mind.
As with everything I think it is about balance. If our friends drink or smoke in a balanced way it probably will do them no harm. I find it easier to balance drink then smoking but I will be happy if I have no more then one of each a week or a month.
I am sure one bottle given to a responsible person will do no harm. In fact quite the opposite it will most likely only give pleasure.
I am going to go see if I can get the packet back so I can give it to a responsible friend, throwing away money is a waste.
Drink: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/a ... 00,00.html
Smoking: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... habit.html
I guess it depends on what source you go to for information.
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Visited my friend in the hospital who's condition has gotten worse. It struck me that watching the suffering of others can almost dampen one's own spirit.
Luckily it just made me tired by the end of the night but even this tiredness is uncommon and may signify some slight imbalance.
This strikes me as something to be mindful about.
Luckily it just made me tired by the end of the night but even this tiredness is uncommon and may signify some slight imbalance.
This strikes me as something to be mindful about.
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Hi taijitu,
If you like writing a regular account of your thoughts and activities, why don't you start your own blog at one of the free blogging sites like Wordpress or Google Blogger ? You could then have a link to it in your signature here.
With kind regards,
Aloka
.
If you like writing a regular account of your thoughts and activities, why don't you start your own blog at one of the free blogging sites like Wordpress or Google Blogger ? You could then have a link to it in your signature here.
With kind regards,
Aloka
.
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Nope this thread is just for people to write about their happy place. My blog if I where to write it would be "Taijitu's happy place".Aloka wrote:Hi taijitu,
If you like writing a regular account of your thoughts and activities, why don't you start your own blog at one of the free blogging sites like Wordpress or Google Blogger ? You could then have a link to it in your signature here.
With kind regards,
Aloka
.
I doubt anyone would be interested in reading about my day to day life.
I just write here when I am happy and think to do so and read what makes other people happy.
It isn't taking up too much room is it?
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
Oh - I wasn't thinking about the space here - I just thought I was making a helpful suggestion.Taijitu wrote:
It isn't taking up too much room is it?
Anyway, hope you have a very happy 2014.
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Yes, any ideas are always helpful.Aloka wrote:Oh - I wasn't thinking about the space here - I just thought I was making a helpful suggestion.Taijitu wrote:
It isn't taking up too much room is it?
Anyway, hope you have a very happy 2014.
Hope you have a very happy new year also.
(must find out what means to people, all I know is it looks nice and means 'divine offering'.)
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Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Unfettered at last, a traveling monk,
I pass the old Zen barrier.
Mine is a traceless stream-and-cloud life,
Of these mountains, which shall be my home?
Manan (1591-1654)
Re: My happy place
I just made a terrible post over in the why is the Buddha not humane thread.....totally counter productive....a lot of crossed construals there.......but I'm still in a Happy Place......and I still think that if the Buddha claimed to be not humane that we should believe him mostly.
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