Hello
Hello
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
Re: Hello
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubeslobster wrote:
Hi,
Do you have a Buddhist horse?
“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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How sweet.Equidae wrote:lobster wrote:
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubes
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 . . .
Re: Hello
Thanks!Punya wrote:Hi and welcome Equidae.
“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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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.flavio81 wrote:Hello!! I like your signature.Equidae wrote: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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The sad thing is he'd probably end up as a better Buddhist than melobster wrote:How sweet.Equidae wrote:lobster wrote:
No, he's overly concerned about the permanence of sugar cubes
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 . . .
“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
Re: Hello
I imagine he's already a better Buddhist than me!Equidae wrote:The sad thing is he'd probably end up as a better Buddhist than me
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"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde