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Nichirenista, I know you're sincere. I'm not a Buddha and I don't have your answers. I wish I did. I'm glad you came here, at least for my own sake. I realized, during the course of this conversation, a lot of things about myself simply by interacting with you. I'm sure that's no great consolation t...

I like that Jesus ran the money changers out of the temple and reminded the wealthy that they're going to hell. I also appreciate that he preferred the company of those left behind or rejected by his society: the homeless, fishermen, sex workers, and so on. He also didn't hesitate to spit in the ey...

Friend, I hate to tell you like this, but join the horde . Across the nation are children from broken families reaching maturity and there are ever families forming and dissolving. I would love to tell you that your trauma is singular and could be borne with a stiff lip, but unfortunately it is just...

What's with all these birds chirping? I wonder if they have birds on Endor, where the Ewoks live. Or is that where Chuey is from? The subconscious is a funny thing. Or at least, it can be. Maybe.



Man these birds are loud.

I'm sure the local Tea Party here in rural Texas has a seat waiting for Nameless, if he was willing to make the move. It would likely be easy for him to advance among their ranks. So, how has all of this affected your practice? You know, where I'm at, Italians don't quite make the cut for whiteness....

Well, while I'm not acknowledging Namelesses posts at this point, I had PMed him a link that might have caused him to draw a line between my situation and Star Wars. Possibly. Anyway. Speaking of science fiction, the situation you describe... It all kind of makes one want to turn into Shinzon of Rem...

Establishing a new identity was difficult for me. Well, you said you tried to establish an identity as a mainstream white guy, but that it didn't work. Here, you use the past tense, as if you've already found your sense of identity. You also say that you've recently had a panic attack, which seems ...

Nameless, I'm ignoring you. LOL. (Sorry man. Chill.) Nichirenista: You know, there are plenty of people who wish they could blend in seamlessly with the majority. You have that opportunity, as my father did and mother didn't. Why is that opportunity so hard for you to embrace? You're estadounidense ...

I was not trying to understand, I knew I could not (really sounds like I would not want to). I should not have said what I said. I messed up. Nichirenista has started some of the most interesting threads, lots to chew on. I feel bad. I said I am an observer, my intention was to observe. Didn't pull...

@Nameless: There are things you're missing from all of this. In fact, there are many things that you must experience yourself in order to understand them. This reality makes up the, sometimes, untranslatable worlds of groups and individuals. There is no argument. You aren't a part of the argument be...

You don't think someone like me would be aware of that? I have been deviant and an outcast my whole life. COME AT ME SENPAI All if this arguing is a bit ridiculous, I think. I have no issues with you being wrong or otherwise on the internet. Lol. :D I was offended too by things said in this exchang...

It should be noted that offense isn't an argument. Quit being a jackass, Nameless. You can't prove to other people that their subjective experience is wrong , no matter how wrong their opinion is. Lol. But it isn't subjective. Star Wars is make-believe; the Conquest is fact. I don't mean to sound r...

This is possible, yes. however I don't think Masaru has aspergers and he does this all the time. You have to be able to identify with people and assure them that you share at least a portion of their pain, otherwise, you're just mocking them. And no matter how skillfully one navigates social nuance...

Myoho-Nameless wrote:Dear sir

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While you're at it, do you have any Holocaust jokes you'd like to tell? Do jew know of any? As monstrously insensitive and politically incorrect as they may be, even those can be a real gas. Now, don't sue me just yet. Even I get mistaken for a Jew, as a non-Catholic, non-Christian Mexican. Also, f...

Masaru wrote:Everything is striving, and we all just want to stop and find Completion.

https://youtu.be/RViDSdj-EUE

Myoho-Nameless wrote:It should be noted that offense isn't an argument.

Quit being a jackass, Nameless. You can't prove to other people that their subjective experience is wrong, no matter how wrong their opinion is. Lol.

I'm going to do my part in keeping this thread alive so you can't leave... Híjo le. Just don't sue me for "thread support." Then I'll really be stuck. It actually reminds me of how my first "babymama," who had aspirations of being a lawyer before we met, became a debt collector ...

Man, how do I become Mexican ? Seriously? Just marry one - no mikvah required. Other than that? Well... Most people think my closest homeboy, who is Mexican, is actually Asian. People often mistake Chinese students for him at a distance. Even one of my paternal half sisters gets misidentified as an...

Experience actually sent me into a panic attack. I fell asleep in the midst of a panic attack last night, and chanting the Daimoku under my breath was the only thing that soothed me and allowed me to fall asleep. The " Cosmic Race " has encountered the Cosmic Religion . http://i198.photob...