What Happened to Simon E ??

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A Ah Sha Sa Ma Ha
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What Happened to Simon E ??

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I noticed a while back he stopped posting...
I hope he is OK :heart:
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I believe he came to his senses and resolved that this mutual prapanca society was not conducive to the spiritual path.

To paraphrase Marlon Brando, "The only reason I'm here is that I don't yet have the moral courage to turn down the prapanca."

:crying:
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
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Kunga Lhadzom wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:29 pm I noticed a while back he stopped posting...
I hope he is OK :heart:
Yes, he's taking some time off.

I am finding it lonely as the only Grumpy Old Brit in the DW village. ;)
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Thanks Mantrik...Glad he's ok...I feel like I know you guys..and I'm like a mother hen ... :jumping:
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Queequeg wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:45 pm I believe he came to his senses and resolved that this mutual prapanca society was not conducive to the spiritual path.

To paraphrase Marlon Brando, "The only reason I'm here is that I don't yet have the moral courage to turn down the prapanca."

:crying:
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Didn't he say somehwere that he would be on retreat for some time ?
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Marc wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 7:18 pm Didn't he say somehwere that he would be on retreat for some time ?
Nah, that was Captain Oates. :)
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Queequeg wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:45 pmprapanca
Never heard of that word.....reminds me of theatrical props...
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Kunga Lhadzom wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 7:29 pm
Queequeg wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:45 pmprapanca
theatrical props...
In a way, there might be a metaphor in there...
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
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Hi Simon,When you get a chance maybe tell us of your travels.I miss that. :cheers:
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Glad he is OK. Thanks for info Mantrik-la
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Kunga Lhadzom wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 7:29 pm
Queequeg wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:45 pmprapanca
Never heard of that word.....reminds me of theatrical props...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_proliferation
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Mantrik wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 7:09 pm
Yes, he's taking some time off.

I am finding it lonely as the only Grumpy Old Brit in the DW village. ;)
Well at least we have one Grumpy Old Brit. But I miss Simon. :tantrum:

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I'm not around much either, but have noticed that Simon had moved on. as far as I can see, he was beyond descriptions .... be well Simon.
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Queequeg wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 6:45 pmmutual prapanca society
Brilliant! :twothumbsup:
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