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"that which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow"
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maitreya
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· Oct 31
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To be meek is to embrace vulnerability. To be carried by the wings of infancy. To remove all obstacles is to remove all borders. To discourage rebellion is to remove the desire to deny nature. To be free. To live without anticipation is to find dharma. To forget about the past.
So few things are essential.
June 3, 2025 at 7:18 AM
So few things are essential.
To embrace the inevitability of death is to rid the mind and body of ego. An earthly heaven is the product of such purity.
May 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
To embrace the inevitability of death is to rid the mind and body of ego. An earthly heaven is the product of such purity.
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I moved from the US to Italy 11 years ago. It took me years to adjust to the slower pace of life and become comfortable taking a step back from work.
I'm an American who moved to Italy 11 years ago. It's completely changed my definition of success.
I moved from the US to Italy 11 years ago. It took me years to adjust to the slower pace of life and become comfortable taking a step back from work.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I moved from the US to Italy 11 years ago. It took me years to adjust to the slower pace of life and become comfortable taking a step back from work.
All is truly meaningless and emotion is a measurement, such as any perception beheld by mankind. But the statistician does not give weight to that which is placed upon the scale. The end result is that humanity is at the mercy of forces greater than any animal.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
All is truly meaningless and emotion is a measurement, such as any perception beheld by mankind. But the statistician does not give weight to that which is placed upon the scale. The end result is that humanity is at the mercy of forces greater than any animal.
Language and math must never be distorted, though a bell might develop such a tone when thoroughly cracked. The wind too may alter a bird's song. But truth is a clarion signal for those who have ears to listen.
March 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Language and math must never be distorted, though a bell might develop such a tone when thoroughly cracked. The wind too may alter a bird's song. But truth is a clarion signal for those who have ears to listen.
A behavioural consequence of abuse, neglect, or hatred serves as a barrier to healing.
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March 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A behavioural consequence of abuse, neglect, or hatred serves as a barrier to healing.
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‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts
‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts
Trial will determine whether electrical pulses can control and decrease yearnings
Surgeons are to put implants into the brains of alcoholics and opioid addicts in a trial aimed at testing the use of electrical impulses to combat drink and drug cravings.…
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March 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
‘Brain pacemakers’: implants to be tested to help alcohol and opioid addicts
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March 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
We must be confined to doing what is righteous rather than actively seeking to repress.
March 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We must be confined to doing what is righteous rather than actively seeking to repress.
The middle path invites those who feel balance is more essential than brute strength or raw speed.
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March 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The middle path invites those who feel balance is more essential than brute strength or raw speed.
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The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.
Microplastics found in the human brain
The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.
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March 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.
The bird of truth's feathers remain unruffled. It is he who speaks with a silver tongue who wishes to censor the lies of another. And truth is self-evident.
March 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The bird of truth's feathers remain unruffled. It is he who speaks with a silver tongue who wishes to censor the lies of another. And truth is self-evident.
The truth is inconvenient for all. Not just some. And the rain does not choose to punish or reward.
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March 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The truth is inconvenient for all. Not just some. And the rain does not choose to punish or reward.
To cover the Earth is to walk in circles.
February 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
To cover the Earth is to walk in circles.
Those who have nothing will give it all away to be of assistance.
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Those who have nothing will give it all away to be of assistance.
If Tuesday is a prosecutor, Wednesday is the judge. Thursday might provide defense, if one is truly innocent. Friday is in love with itself. Saturday is a rocking chair and Sunday is a new beginning. Monday is like Hell on Earth.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If Tuesday is a prosecutor, Wednesday is the judge. Thursday might provide defense, if one is truly innocent. Friday is in love with itself. Saturday is a rocking chair and Sunday is a new beginning. Monday is like Hell on Earth.
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Better it is to play the devil's advocate than become his client.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Better it is to play the devil's advocate than become his client.
One must look forward to being proven wrong, as such an outcome provides an opportunity for growth. And to know nothing beyond the instinctual will set the soul free.
February 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
One must look forward to being proven wrong, as such an outcome provides an opportunity for growth. And to know nothing beyond the instinctual will set the soul free.
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Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88
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February 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88
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A woman does not overcome a man with brute strength.
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A woman does not overcome a man with brute strength.
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Seeking Zen at a silent Buddhist retreat comes with its own challenges
Seeking Zen at a silent Buddhist retreat comes with its own challenges
It was supposed to be a quiet and peaceful weekend, but it left one writer lost for words
As the taxi approached the remote Lake District house where I’d be spending a week doing a silent Buddhist retreat, a thought struck me with Zen-like clarity.
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February 2, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Seeking Zen at a silent Buddhist retreat comes with its own challenges
One seeks truth until he finds it. Another professes falsehoods until the day he dies. Both are paid well for their effort.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
One seeks truth until he finds it. Another professes falsehoods until the day he dies. Both are paid well for their effort.
The truth is more important than one's political or religious affiliation.
January 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The truth is more important than one's political or religious affiliation.
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Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede in the holy center on the most auspicious day of the six-week event reut.rs/3EfbpZE
Millions of Hindus take 'holy dip' a day after fatal stampede
Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.
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January 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Millions of devout Hindus thronged the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, a day after dozens died in a stampede in the holy center on the most auspicious day of the six-week event reut.rs/3EfbpZE
In the absence of religion there is no sacreligion and where the ego does not live there is no blasphemy.
January 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In the absence of religion there is no sacreligion and where the ego does not live there is no blasphemy.