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by skittles
Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

Threats to large companies, even just disclosures of the company's faults, or anything else that might influence the economy can be called a National Security Threat.
by skittles
Sat Mar 12, 2016 8:09 am
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

Caodemarte, so you took the liberty of interpreting what I wrote in terms of UK terminology. You also assumed you are aware of all the laws even though secret courts and secret laws are now common knowledge. And despite my having documents that would constitute a federal crime if reported on, thereb...
by skittles
Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:08 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

Just a note that we don't have "media gag orders" in the US. The dead are not taxed; their heirs are taxed on their income, including what they receive as inheritances. This is important because in the US some claim that this is a case of double taxation or of "being taxed when you d...
by skittles
Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:20 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: What is the Buddhist's view on homosexuality?
Replies: 31
Views: 7997

Re: What is the Buddhist's view on homosexuality?

You must mean current European countries.
by skittles
Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:48 am
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

I was under the impression that most rich families passed their wealth through limited liability corporations which have no transfer tax because technically there would be no transfer from person to person, just a change in positions within the company. They can then extract funds which are taxed as...
by skittles
Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:27 am
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

Find a technical person and ask them to analyze the packets of internet traffic from your iphone as you take a picture or whatever. In addition to that however are programs that bridge the "air gap" between computers by communicating with ultrasound. I don't know if Apple uses that particu...
by skittles
Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:15 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: in enlightenment we only loose?
Replies: 17
Views: 4441

Re: in enlightenment we only loose?

Because we define affirmative and negative as both affirmative at times, there is gain or loss of many things. That is just a category/language thing though. For instance, I can say I lost my good eye sight or gained bad vision. It's one characteristic I'm talking about, but because of language and ...
by skittles
Tue Mar 08, 2016 3:44 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Newbie meditator, post meditation question
Replies: 8
Views: 2812

Re: Newbie meditator, post meditation question

When parts of the body are missing you can connect the parts that are there to form a contiguous whole. Then visualize the breath energy entering that area. So if you're missing the heart region, visualize other parts of the body connecting, going across, and filling in the space. Then visualize the...
by skittles
Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:24 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What exactly is Enlightenment?
Replies: 48
Views: 11354

Re: What exactly is Enlightenment?

Even a rebirth based on some compassionate intention would be deluded by my usage of the word, but another person might call that non-deluded and they could make a firm argument for that usage. Okay - even an 8th Bhumi and above Bodhisattva taking rebirth in samsara isn't fully enlightened and they...
by skittles
Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:12 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: From a Buddhist point of view, how to live your life properly ?[Life choices in the light of impermanence and death]
Replies: 15
Views: 3578

Re: From a Buddhist point of view, how to live your life properly ?[Life choices in the light of impermanence and death]

Ordain, manage your time better, or live longer. If you manage your time well then there should be plenty of time for meditation and study. Many teachings are on audio now, so play them while driving or on a head set when you don't need to be able to hear. If you work 8 hours and sleep 8 hours, ther...
by skittles
Mon Mar 07, 2016 7:21 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What exactly is Enlightenment?
Replies: 48
Views: 11354

Re: What exactly is Enlightenment?

Enlightenment is what you call it when someone no longer experiences a deluded rebirth. Tulkus do not experience deluded rebirth but most of them are not enlightened (and many are not on the buhmi's even). Kirt There are inferior and superior methods of taking a deliberate rebirth. I agree that mos...
by skittles
Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:50 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What exactly is Enlightenment?
Replies: 48
Views: 11354

Re: What exactly is Enlightenment?

Enlightenment is what you call it when someone no longer experiences a deluded rebirth. There's a chain of events that causes rebirth called the 12 links of interdependent origination. A break in any of these chains will end rebirth IF it is done for all the causes. In order to break all the chains ...
by skittles
Sun Mar 06, 2016 11:32 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Lama's that teach 100% rentention
Replies: 26
Views: 7370

Re: Lama's that teach 100% rentention

How old are you frankc? I'm not sure 100% is possible for most males due to wet dreams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocturnal_emission#In_men Maybe someone with extensive celibate experience could chime in on this aspect. In practice, semen ends up coming out on its own without arousal. I wouldn'...
by skittles
Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:32 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: What is the Buddhist's view on homosexuality?
Replies: 31
Views: 7997

Re: What is the Buddhist's view on homosexuality?

If you look at it from a Buddhist perspective of dependent arising of beings, there isn't any real difference between hetero or homo sex. People with an abrahamic religion background tend to elevate sex to something of prime significance. The reality is, the abrahamic religions are the deviants and ...
by skittles
Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:02 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Lama's that teach 100% rentention
Replies: 26
Views: 7370

Re: Lama's that teach 100% rentention

For any part of the "path"? I've never heard a lama say something like that for any part of the path. It's not uncommon for HYT. I have heard of 100% retention, except in the case of penis-vagina sex. But that was such an obscure tangent and not an essential point. From a physiological poi...
by skittles
Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:13 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Depersonalisation disorder
Replies: 19
Views: 5465

Re: Depersonalisation disorder

It sounds like a mental refuge to me.

Life has not been kind to everyone and this kind of view of self can protect you from suffering. Life is not safe. If you have nothing, then you have nothing to lose.
by skittles
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:25 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Berzin suggestion for overseas centers
Replies: 3
Views: 1526

Re: Berzin suggestion for overseas centers

The scope of what he wrote seems to be only about the next generation. It is now 2016, about 30 years later. Westerners have been and will continue to be welcome in the monasteries in India. Monasteries have since been established in Western countries and a very large amount of material has been tra...
by skittles
Wed Mar 02, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive
Replies: 17
Views: 5577

Re: Vain enough to give, not generous enough to receive

I don't like the idea of associating a devious company like Apple with Buddhism. Slave labor in China and everything that goes with it. Spying on clients. (Yes, this whole Apple fighting the FBI for encryption is a PR stunt to distract from the reality that all the information on your iPhone is uplo...
by skittles
Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:10 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Authoritarian personality
Replies: 115
Views: 18439

Re: Authoritarian personality

It would be nice to have a president that said what they were thinking. Trump said he wanted to impose taxes on Chinese goods as punishment for currency manipulation, the response from the Chinese officials indicates they believe he's a real threat to their US consumption profits. Too many short sig...
by skittles
Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:22 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Authoritarian personality
Replies: 115
Views: 18439

Re: Authoritarian personality

I still don't understand the words directed at me and my quotes. But asking seems to make more questions I'm not interested in seeking answers to. I won't be voting democrat if Hilary is the candidate. She destroyed evidence from her servers. And I see her having been on the board of directors for W...

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