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Same-same but different here. We all lived in asbestos houses (they called it fibro-cement sheeting, but yep, it was asbestos. We all played with the broken bits and no-one worried about it. Our parents all smoked, and boys all tried it as soon as they could.There was a regular group that met behind...

:coffee: I suspect you're right, Will, but the word's history is tangled enough that any spelling you can think of - and a few you can't - will have been used in the past. https://www.etymonline.com/word/Hindu http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_meaning.asp “Many scholars and historians have conc...

The theory: Folks in Asian countries tend to have lower rates of cancer, heart disease and obesity than Americans do, and they typically live longer, too. Researchers suspect that owes largely to their diet: a low-fat, healthy eating style that emphasizes rice, vegetables, fresh fruit and fish, wit...

Asia starts from the Korean peninsula in the East, reaches the shore of the Aegean and borders with eastern-Europe in the West, it includes Siberia in the North, the Arabic peninsula and stretches South as far as Indonesia. Let's get serious here: there is no typical Asian diet. True, Greg, but if ...

there is a thread for discussing vegetarianism in Buddhism. It will not be allowed to metasticize out of that area. Traditional diets: Rice, vegetables, pickles. That's what you fill up on. Meat is just a little side. Often fish. Chicken. Pork. Moderate portions. You should not feel full after the ...

I'm thinking we really should use california redwood limber for our raised beds, even though it is more costly. Redwood is very durable, local and sustainably farmed (I think?). Our house was built around 1890's with local redwood, there's barely any damage or rot, if any. Termites hate it. :thumbs...

Paint or other finishes serve as both decoration and protection for wood. Most wood needs some protection if it's going to be constantly in contact with dirt, as the inside and bottom of the raised bed will be. Protection from rain, wind and sun is less important but will extend its life. Paint or ...

Dessert last night was ... culturally peculiar, let's say, but nice: baked apples stuffed with dried fruit served with green tea ice cream The apples were home-cooked but the ice-cream was store bought. We do the applies in the microwave for speed and convenience - you don't get the burnt-caramel fl...

You could start with all the edible oils - olive, canola, peanut, walnut, ...


Kim

But I wonder how this black burned wood would last. :spy: Pre-burning the surface like this actually makes the wood more resistant to fire, a serious concern in 1700s Japan (when the technique was commonly used), as all houses then were made out of wood. But the developers of this technique also di...

Aaah, raised beds. Hochbeete. :lol: A new vocabulary. It looks very nicely like zen style. But painted wood can't stand the weather. It will look very different next year. :tongue: So, it's not worth it. i assume. I think brown wood looks better, if you know it's healthy. I'm only an amateur garden...

No seeds? Isn't that a fruitarian fairytale? Rice is seeds. :smile: There are some extreme vegetarians who won't eat seeds but I don't think the idea was conceivable in the Buddha's society. As you say, Ayu, rice is seeds. Seeds - grains - have always been the staple food of pre-industrial agricult...

Womankind is a classy magazine which I rarely see and would not normally read but the current issue came my way and I have to recommend it here because of its themes: Tibet and Buddhism. There are photo-essays and interviews with Tibetans in exile in Nepal and India, articles about wellbeing and co...

Welcome back, Ogyen.
I don't think you will find DW has changed much, for better or for worse - and given that most internet forums go after a while, I think we can be quite pleased with that.


Kim

Before I began meditating I was big into exercise. I would go to the gym daily and work out for a couple hours. Now I seem to have let go of some attachments including to a good looking body or to lift heavier weight. So, without that as a motivating tool, how does one find the energy and desire to...

If you want more inspiration and encouragement to minimise meat in your diet ...


Kim

Not really but have learned a lot about other perspectives and ideas I had never considered. I've particularly learned a lot about Pure Land due to the meticulous way in which those associated with it answer questions and link to resources about it. I still feel a basic affinity with Zen although I...

There's quite a lot more about him here - https://www.space.com/15923-stephen-hawking.html including links to his interviews and a TED talk.


Kim

Excellent blog post by Ajahn Sucitto.


Kim