Another day as a human life has gone.

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Another day as a human life has gone.

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Spend whole life searching for leaves that're not in hand. ??? :sage:






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>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Ooh, good answer from Tilt. Very Zen.
Says all that needs to be said. Pithy.
That's almost koan-like in its immediacy, with a visceral impact.
Like being slapped in the face with a shoe, by a zen master.
Unless my browser is malfunctioning, because all I can see now is a clear emptiness and silence.

Best thing I've seen all day. :meditate:
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
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Every blink, is one blink less.

Every breath, is one breath less.

Every day, is one day less.

Every moment is irretrievable.

Think good thoughts, say good words, do good deeds.

Should your last moment fall precipitously upon you, ensure your last thought, your last word, your last deed, are wholesome, generous, loving and altruistic.

:namaste:
:namaste:

You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.



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Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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James the Giant wrote:Ooh, good answer from Tilt. Very Zen.
Says all that needs to be said. Pithy.
That's almost koan-like in its immediacy, with a visceral impact.
Like being slapped in the face with a shoe, by a zen master.
Unless my browser is malfunctioning, because all I can see now is a clear emptiness and silence.

Best thing I've seen all day. :meditate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2bo_u_YmW8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-BLrEsz6I
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Oh! The empty reply was so perfect, ah well, nevermind.
Then,
saturated with joy,
you will put an end to suffering and stress.
SN 9.11
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Good lord, you people are weird...

Uh, I mean... hi.
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
(Anything in Latin sounds profound.)
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James the Giant wrote:Oh! The empty reply was so perfect, ah well, nevermind.
It was never empty.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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With noscript and other such programs, often video posts can appear utterly blank - only certain sorts seem to appear through certain filters.
  • "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.

    "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.

- Sedaka Sutta [SN 47.19]
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tiltbillings wrote:It was never empty.
Emptiness never is.

:namaste:
:namaste:

You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.



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Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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TheNoBSBuddhist wrote:
tiltbillings wrote:It was never empty.
Emptiness never is.

:namaste:
That is the way I like my emptiness, chock full.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.

“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Sorry, but as emptiness was mentioned, I couldn't miss the opportunity to quote from Phena Sutta.
Form is like a glob of foam;
feeling, a bubble;
perception, a mirage;
fabrications, a banana tree;
consciousness, a magic trick —
this has been taught
by the Kinsman of the Sun.
However you observe them,
appropriately examine them,
they're empty, void
to whoever sees them
appropriately.

Beginning with the body
as taught by the One
with profound discernment:
when abandoned by three things
-life, warmth, & consciousness —
form is rejected, cast aside.
When bereft of these
it lies thrown away,
senseless,
a meal for others.
That's the way it goes:
it's a magic trick,
an idiot's babbling.
It's said to be
a murderer.
No substance here
is found.

Thus a monk, persistence aroused,
should view the aggregates
by day & by night,
mindful,
alert;
should discard all fetters;
should make himself
his own refuge;
should live as if
his head were on fire —
in hopes of the state
with no falling away.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
:anjali:
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PimonratC wrote:http://atenlightenment.wordpress.com/20 ... other-day/

Another day has gone.

Another life will have passed.
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The other page is in French and reads:

"While your eyes speak to me, it's my heart that responds."

:namaste:
:namaste:

You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.



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Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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TheNoBSBuddhist wrote:
PimonratC wrote:http://atenlightenment.wordpress.com/20 ... other-day/

Another day has gone.

Another life will have passed.
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The other page is in French and reads:

"While your eyes speak to me, it's my heart that responds."

:namaste:

:o :o :o really !?!



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