JohnWB wrote:Ever have a piece of music bring you to tears?
Yes...
... but also tears of laughter. 
Do you understand the impact of paticcasamuppada on your own life?
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Yes or No ...
Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:59 am
Yes...
... but also tears of laughter. Do you understand the impact of paticcasamuppada on your own life?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Red Faced Buddha » Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:57 pm
Ayu wrote:JohnWB wrote:Ever have a piece of music bring you to tears?
Yes...
Do you understand the impact of paticcasamuppada on your own life?
No.
Do you want to be reborn as a member of the opposite sex?
"Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox." - the Dhammapada
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Punya » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:38 am
No. While men seem to have it easier in many ways, I think I'm going to follow Jetsumna Tenzin Palmo's example and aspire to return as a woman.
Did you admire Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King as a child?
Did you admire Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King as a child?
Patrul Rinpoche's advice about following a spiritual friend:
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Hickersonia » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:54 am
Punya wrote:Did you admire Mahatma Gandhi or Martin Luther King as a child?
No, not really... I didn't know of Mahatma Gandhi until later in life (well, except as a leader in the computer game "Civilization," and I didn't really understand King's civil rights issues until later in life.
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throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:19 pm
No, there is no connection to the internet in the gardens where i work. 
Did you ever get sick from using the computer?
Did you ever get sick from using the computer?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by lowlydog » Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:18 pm
Yes, and now the keyboard stickkkkkkkkkks at timmmmmmmmmes, a real bummmmmmmmmmmmmmmer.
Do you meditate daily?
Do you meditate daily?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Red Faced Buddha » Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:01 pm
lowlydog wrote:Yes, and now the keyboard stickkkkkkkkkks at timmmmmmmmmes, a real bummmmmmmmmmmmmmmer.
Do you meditate daily?
No, but I try to.
Have you ever wanted to give Pat Robertson a Hitler mustache with a sharpie permanent marker?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Punya » Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:38 am
No, as I've only just now discovered who he is.
Are you able to speak without using your hands?
Are you able to speak without using your hands?
Patrul Rinpoche's advice about following a spiritual friend:
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:50 pm
Yes, i am able, but it's not easy.
Have you ever met an internet troll personally?
Have you ever met an internet troll personally?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by windsweptliberty » Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:34 pm
No.
Have you ever wore your shoes on the wrong feet?
Have you ever wore your shoes on the wrong feet?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:11 pm
Yes? Why not? 
Do you love dogs?
Do you love dogs?
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From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Red Faced Buddha » Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:13 am
Ayu wrote:Yes? Why not?
Do you love dogs?
As a kid I did. Nowadays, meh.
Ever thought of just leaving it all behind and becoming a monk?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by JohnWB » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:36 am
Yes, but I met a gal & got married instead.
Ever spend 2 hours debating a Jehova's Witness?
Ever spend 2 hours debating a Jehova's Witness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by PadmaVonSamba » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:24 am
JohnWB wrote:Yes, but I met a gal & got married instead.
Ever spend 2 hours debating a Jehova's Witness?
No, but I used to love getting into debates with sidewalk preachers.
What question will the next person after you ask?
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The Chinese characters are Fo (buddha) and Ming (bright). The image is of a student of Buddhism, who, imagining himself to be a monk, and not understanding the true meaning of the words takes the sound of the words literally. Likewise, People on web forums sometime seem to be foaming at the mouth. Original painting by P.Volker /used by permission.
The Chinese characters are Fo (buddha) and Ming (bright). The image is of a student of Buddhism, who, imagining himself to be a monk, and not understanding the true meaning of the words takes the sound of the words literally. Likewise, People on web forums sometime seem to be foaming at the mouth. Original painting by P.Volker /used by permission.
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:58 am
PadmaVonSamba wrote:What question will the next person after you ask?
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Yes.
(It will be a question where you can answer Yes or No on.)Do you enjoy becoming older?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
From 10th of 37 Bodhisattva Practices
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Punya » Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:40 am
Not really. It's the body that seems to be getting older and I don't like all the sagginess.
Are you a fan of anime?
Are you a fan of anime?
Patrul Rinpoche's advice about following a spiritual friend:
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:21 am
Punya wrote:Not really. It's the body that seems to be getting older and I don't like all the sagginess.
Are you a fan of anime?
No. (Sorry: What is anime?
)Is there sunny wheather right now over there where you live?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Punya » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:03 am
(Anime are Japanese animated productions and my son is watching one right now!)
No, it's dusk here but it was hot and sunny yesterday.
Is it sunny where you are?
No, it's dusk here but it was hot and sunny yesterday.
Is it sunny where you are?
Patrul Rinpoche's advice about following a spiritual friend:
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
Just as the trunk of an ordinary tree
Lying in the forest of the Malaya mountains
Absorbs the perfume of sandal from the moist leaves and branches
So you become to resemble whomever you follow.
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Ayu » Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:25 pm
Yes. Sunny and cold!!!
Do you understand why you are here?
Do you understand why you are here?
Because, if our mothers, who have been kind to us
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
From 10th of 37 Bodhisattva Practices
From beginningless time, are suffering,
What can we do with (just) our own happiness?
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Re: Yes or No ...
by Karma Dondrup Tashi » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:38 pm
Yes, to strive toward awakening and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Answer truthfully (yes or no) to the following question: Will the next word you say be 'no'?
Answer truthfully (yes or no) to the following question: Will the next word you say be 'no'?
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