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Topic: Pop Culture and Entertainment - A Prison for Your MIND.
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koiflower
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From: Australia
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posted January 01, 2010 09:34 PM
 
Oh boy, Polo C - who else are you? Or have you been?IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 01, 2010 09:38 PM
Great!
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Polo C
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posted January 01, 2010 09:43 PM
I have never been anybody else. I am new to this sight.IP: Logged |
oneruledbymars
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From: South Carolina
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 02, 2010 01:36 PM
This thread is pretty funny, lol.Polo although its drifted off course from this I would have to say your reply of "to learn" coming before "to love" would be equivalent to something Osiris would say to Isis, not realizing that it was she that came first.
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katatonic
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posted January 02, 2010 03:04 PM
ORBM as always succinct and on the mark!!IP: Logged |
oneruledbymars
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posted January 02, 2010 10:39 PM
lol Aww Kat, from day one I must say, and it is long over due! lol I love you!IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 02, 2010 11:11 PM
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This thread is pretty funny, lol.
hehe yeah it is appealing to my Royal RAMness too  LOL! I must say, i don't see lots of LEARNING and LOVE here today! I don't actually think i've sworn at you yet - i admit i've asked you not to insult my intelligence but apart from that, what exactly have i said that has you so HOT under the collar? IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
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posted January 02, 2010 11:15 PM
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go look at the post "Real People" Look at PDF and Lara and some others. When they stop, I'll sop. If not, it's just gonna get worse, I promise. I'm disgusted by it!
Polo, are we on different forums cos i just re-read REAL PEOPLE and all i said to you was "apology accepted" so where is all this crap that you are supposedly disgusted by please?
I mean, come on man!!, if you are gonna accuse me of something then make sure it's there in writing! IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 02, 2010 11:23 PM
HEY! Come on... That post is days old so will you please just drop it?IP: Logged |
Lara
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posted January 02, 2010 11:26 PM
That is hardly an excuse Polo because you are still slagging me off, and for what?!!
24 hours ago is days old? Are you sh1tting me? lol
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Polo C
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posted January 02, 2010 11:28 PM
NO COMMENT!!!!!!!!!IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
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posted January 02, 2010 11:32 PM
ok. I can see that you like to dish it out yet not eat what's dished to you.Peace and compassion. IP: Logged |
katatonic
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posted January 03, 2010 02:49 PM
"But it's B.S. Pire! To BE... You can sit in a rocking chair for 80 years and just be, but you "Would Be" no different than a rock, which does not have consciousness. So F--k that S--t you're talking!!!"
you do realize that that is exactly what buddha did? was he no different than a rock?
the purpose of life IS. IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 03, 2010 04:22 PM
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you do realize that that is exactly what buddha did? was he no different than a rock?the purpose of life IS.
Buddha's body remained stationary, yes, but his consciousness did not. He "Learned" and from him others "Learned." Through contemplation he discovered a way to end suffering. This is not just "Being." We are all already "Being" human by simply existing as "Human Beings". To be is to EXIST! Human is the state of our existence. My question is "Why do we Exist?" What is the purpose of our existence? The answer cannot be "To Be". By this you are saying that we exist to exist. That may sound philosophical and deep, but it's actually foolishness and doublespeak. The purpose of our existence is to "Expand Consciousness" and we do this through "Learning." CHRIST consciousness is the WAY to higher TRUTH and a loving LIFE. This is what the Buddha discovered as he sat under the tree. He thought, he pondered and he wondered with an active mind. To simply "Just Be" one does not add to or enhance their own existence in any way. To simply "Just Be" they DO nothing! Purpose is in the Doing, not the Being. My question is about the doing. IP: Logged |
katatonic
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posted January 03, 2010 09:29 PM
i know it may seem simplistic to you but i DO think the purpose of life is...to LIVE. to BE. and however you do that you WILL learn. even YOU, Polo!!you will experience, you will learn, you will feel...and as for any other purpose, well sweetie that is up to you!! and that is largely WHAT buddha learned from contemplation. torturous philosophical meanderings about what my purpose is, whether i am living it, what the man next door is doing arse-backwards, all of that is creating suffering...sitting in a rocking chair on the other hand is not. unless it is! IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 03, 2010 09:35 PM
Everything is learned in SILENCE. It is the only way to learn.
This is what Buddha teaches ~ IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 03, 2010 10:22 PM
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i know it may seem simplistic to you but i DO think the purpose of life is...to LIVE. to BE. and however you do that you WILL learn. even YOU, Polo!!
We are not in disagreement. The Purpose of life is to learn and we learn from the various experiences that we have as we live as long as we are conscious. quote:
Everything is learned in SILENCE. It is the only way to learn.
This is what Buddha teaches ~
Not exactly everything is learned in silence, but indeed, learning is the purpose of our existence. It is the reason we are alive. We Live to Learn. It is the reason that we reproduce; so that learning can continue beyond each individual life an evolve the collective consciousness as a whole. IP: Logged |
Dervish
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posted January 03, 2010 11:06 PM
Ignoring the "begging the question" parts, I think part of what's tripping people up is that some people consider "to be" to mean only the physical while others include the spiritual & mental aspects as well. Personally, I do not consider the mental/spiritual and physical/mundane to be a dichotomy. Others do, so YMMV on certain terms as "to be." IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
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posted January 03, 2010 11:07 PM
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!Polo how can you say that when everything is in silence and nothing is gained from noise! white noise zzzzzap zzzzzap lol IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 03, 2010 11:14 PM
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Polo how can you say that when everything is in silence and nothing is gained from noise!
Because we learn from "Experience" and not all experienced events happen in silence. I would say that we can deepen our understanding of what we learn in silence as we contemplate on our experiences. quote:
Ignoring the "begging the question" parts, I think part of what's tripping people up is that some people consider "to be" to mean only the physical while others include the spiritual & mental aspects as well.
Personally, I do not consider the mental/spiritual and physical/mundane to be dichotomy. Others do, so YMMV on certain terms as "to be."
Excellent point! It does seem that way. I prefer to be as specific as possible. In my opinion, the more vague, the more room there is for misinterpretation.
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koiflower
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From: Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 05, 2010 06:44 PM
I like the idea of learning in silence - that way, I can hear the Universe speaking.IP: Logged |
Lara
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From: aspideronmars
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 05, 2010 06:51 PM
We only learn in silence though ~ it is our mind that tricks us into thinking otherwise because when thinking one is not learning, surely?IP: Logged |
ghanima81
Moderator Posts: 128
From: Maine
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2010 09:01 AM
Hmmm.. Let's try not to swear all, shall we? And no "I'll stop when they stop..." we're not in grade school. Please be respectful of each other as I know we are all capable. Thanks, guys! Some interesting ideas as always, hope they don't get lost in arguments.  to all IP: Logged |
AscTaurus
Knowflake Posts: 79
From: Pretoria, Gauteng,South Africa
Registered: May 2009
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posted January 11, 2010 03:18 AM
Great topic, very insightfull!IP: Logged |
Polo C
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posted January 11, 2010 03:56 AM
Thanx! I'm glad you think so.IP: Logged |
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