According to the Theravada school of Buddhism, if we attain egolessness of self, we realise nirvana, enlightenment. This is a common approach: to attain enlightenment for oneself. But when we have discovered the emptiness of the self, what is left? The other. In the Mahayana school, the “...
When we are a small child and we have favorite toys like a teddy bear, we take that teddy bear around with us everywhere and we really love teddy. So if someone tries to take teddy away from us — even though he’s dirty and scruffy and he’s lost an eye — we love him. It hu...
16He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 18 “The Spirit of ...
An irritated police officer ran towards him and asked, "What did you say?" The drunk replied, "A disgraced country, c*ap, I said!" The officer decided to arrest the man, handcuffed him, and took him to the police station. The next day, when they went to court, the drunk claimed ...
Interesting Duke Nukem Quotes to Get To Know Him Better 75. “I don’t die that easy boys. Come on time for a jailbreak—by balls.”– Duke Nukem 76. “And I thought cigars tasted bad!”– Duke Nukem 77. “I like big guns, and I cannot lie.”– Duke Nukem (Baby Got Back) ...
Back:Are you kidding me? There’s not even any space on the back of this card to write something personal? Sheesh… Hmm. Well, now that I think about it, I probably should have bought a different card with more room to write about just how much you mean to me. ...
I looked up at him in terror.” Slave Girl of Gor Was he telling her to rise as in "stand"? Was he telling her to rise as in "awaken"? It is a bit ambiguous. The more I have read this quote, the more I feel he was not telling her to stand. It is simply my opinion I ...
This happened today.My friend dropped a bag of hot cheetos on the ground and he had to clean it up.He got on his knees and started eating the cheetos off the dirty floor. Me:What the hell are you doing?" Him:Cleaning." Me:Augh. HimThis is my favorite)I don't care ...
The Lion King Quotes to Help You Relive Your Favorite Scenes 51. “I may run from hyenas but I always fight a bully.”– Pumbaa 52. “And just think, whenever he gets dirty you can take him out and beat him.”– Zazu 53. “No, no, no. Amateur. Lie down before you hurt yourse...
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all th...