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Equidae
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I'm new to the Buddhist path, and hope to learn a lot and make friends here.
“So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?” - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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:hi:

Hi,
Do you have a Buddhist horse?
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Equidae
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lobster wrote::hi:

Hi,
Do you have a Buddhist horse?
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubes :shrug:
“So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?” - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Hi and welcome Equidae. :smile:
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Equidae wrote:I'm new to the Buddhist path, and hope to learn a lot and make friends here.
Hello!! I like your signature.
If this is a virtual sangha, do we achieve virtualization instead of realization?
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Equidae wrote:
lobster wrote::hi:
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubes :shrug:
How sweet. :twothumbsup:
I am told that a bit of chanting over the cube, helps even the horsey to turn towards dharma . . . however that may be difficult for all but the four legged to swallow . . .

Mindful cantering. Galloping to Buddhahood . . . could catch on . . . :namaste:
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Punya wrote:Hi and welcome Equidae. :smile:
Thanks!
“So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?” - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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flavio81 wrote:
Equidae wrote:I'm new to the Buddhist path, and hope to learn a lot and make friends here.
Hello!! I like your signature.
Thanks, Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of my favorite writers. I'm much more interested in the life sciences side of things, but he makes his enthusiasm for physics contagious.
“So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?” - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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lobster wrote:
Equidae wrote:
lobster wrote::hi:
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubes :shrug:
How sweet. :twothumbsup:
I am told that a bit of chanting over the cube, helps even the horsey to turn towards dharma . . . however that may be difficult for all but the four legged to swallow . . .

Mindful cantering. Galloping to Buddhahood . . . could catch on . . . :namaste:
The sad thing is he'd probably end up as a better Buddhist than me :mrgreen:
“So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?” - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Welcome to Dharma Wheel!

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Equidae wrote:The sad thing is he'd probably end up as a better Buddhist than me :mrgreen:
I imagine he's already a better Buddhist than me! :smile:

Welcome to Dharma Wheel "Equidae"!
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