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posted September 17, 2005 10:19 PM         

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"The mirror does not reflect evil, it creates it."

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posted September 17, 2005 10:20 PM         

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"This holy life is lived for the abandonment of becoming"

Siddartha Gautama Buddha

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posted September 17, 2005 10:27 PM         

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Greetings beebuddy, would you elaborate on those very fine quotes?

Blessings,

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posted September 17, 2005 10:30 PM         

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Looking in the "mirror" is becoming.

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posted September 17, 2005 10:40 PM         

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Are we on the same page ?

....But everyone also has a potential to go toward perfection according to whatever names they have. To receive the right signals you must polish your antenna -- or polish the mirror as they say in the mystical world -- and put it directly toward the satellite. Otherwise you will receive distorted pictures or snow. .....

Blessings,

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If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot

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posted September 17, 2005 10:53 PM         

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JuniperB,

Read it again. If you have another question post it and I promise to check this thread.

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posted September 17, 2005 10:55 PM         

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Thank you beebuddy, I have my answer

Blessings,

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posted September 19, 2005 02:19 AM         

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That's interesting. So something that is merely reflective has the power to create. Why evil though? Wouldn't that depend on the viewer? Oh hang on, you could say the same statement with benevolence instead of evil? So why can't you live a holy life without abandoning benevolence?

Dean.

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posted September 19, 2005 02:47 PM         

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Dean,

The proverbial mirror doesn't reflect anything. The "looking" is illusion's creator and the viewer is THE illusion that seems to be reflected. Whether an illusion appears evil or benevolent doesn't really have anything to do with what Siddartha said.

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posted September 19, 2005 09:42 PM         

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But in a positive light, you could say the mirror creates benevolence

Dean.

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posted September 20, 2005 12:33 PM         

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Dean,

I hear ya, but samsara is all about relativity and opposites... so with benevolence comes inevitible suffering.

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