(January 31, 2012 at 3:07 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote:(January 31, 2012 at 2:06 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(January 31, 2012 at 2:58 am)Bgood Wrote: If you don't study Buddhism, don't meditate, and don't believe in anything but in how much your meaningless life sucks, then don't say you know what Buddha is, because it just makes you look stupid and shallow.
And hello to you too.
By the way my meaningless life is great, I have a lovely family and a beautiful wife.
Why should I 'study'something to have an opinion on it?
I often that by studying something you can see things that arent really there. like seeing a face in the pattern of wood.
The more I read Bgood, the more I realize how innefectual Buddhism can be.
I thought meditating was supposed to rid you of those hateful thoughts?
(February 11, 2012 at 2:33 pm)Abracadabra Wrote:(February 11, 2012 at 1:13 pm)Epimethean Wrote: Incorrect, Abra. Love is not free. It is a medium of exchange.
I have proof positive that it's not.
I love my cat. I can say that because I truly care about it's welfare, I care that it's well-fed, I care about it's health. I feel really bad if it is harmed, etc.
Yet my cat couldn't give a rats ass about me.
So it can't very well be a medium of "exchange".
But I will agree that love is not exactly free. Cat food is expensive!
Your love for your cat is not the same as your love for a human being-um, unless you're weirder than even I think. Nice try, but no cigar.
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