Hi Landerage!
Do you mean that Muslim's are actually tolerant of LGBT people? I would be pleasantly surprised if you could provide a link that shows a Muslim leader supporting the rights of LGBT people.
Peace and blessings,
Yeshe
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There are many worse places in the world to live. No, I don't like the way we treat people in other countries, but I do what is in my power - I cast my vote, write my representatives, etc. I'm not a Gandhi or an MLK Jr, so that is all I really can contribute, which is really frustrating when you...
Hi Engyo!
Everything I've ever seen agrees with this as well. I like the idea of the yidam, the meditation deity, which as you said is not worshipped because it is really the manifestation of your future Buddha self.
Peace and blessings,
Yeshe
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Hi Requia!
I've seen the same thing happen at companies I've worked for. And these weren't deadwood, they were good people. It's a shame. :(
Peace and blessings,
Yeshe
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Hi Warren!
Maybe not in every field, but in a lot of areas it's becoming apparent that capitalism is like a big game of Monopoly. Eventually one player owns most of the board.
Peace and blessings,
Yeshe
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Hi Warren!
I'm glad you have a good hairdresser.:) I like that phrase, "conservative darkness" - it seems appropriate. I hope you find greener pastures soon.
I really hate Wal-Mart and I refuse to shop there. Besides the big picture evil I mentioned, the 10 people in each line with only half...
Hi Ballpean!
I see a lot of differences between Jesus and Buddha. I don't think Buddha "pulled a Jesus". Buddha died and that was that. He left the cycle of rebirth. His body decomposed. As far as I understand, Jesus is supposed to have died and then been bodily resurrected, and continues on...
Hi Ballpean!
I'm glad you found a syncretism that incorporates Buddhism and Christianity, and if it gives you peace, then that is good. But if you're trying to reconcile the two or mainstream your syncretic view, I don't know if it's going to work. (Not that you need to - if it works for you...
Cats & Dogs is one of my favorite movies. Mr. Tinkles is just about the funniest thing I have ever seen!
Seriously off-topic, but you can do a whole thread on Mr. Tinkles quotes:
This isn't NASCAR, you idiot!
Stand still, I need to crush you.
It is I, Mr. Mason - your employer. Not an...
Hi everyone!
Here are some I like:
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
Be the change that you want to see in the world.
- Mohandas Gandhi
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not...