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Started by The Good Reverend Roger, March 21, 2007, 07:09:19 PM

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The Good Reverend Roger

#30
March 22, 2007, 08:27:48 PM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 08:17:45 PM
I was more so making reference to your seemingly gung-ho attitude about spreading the Truth,Ñ¢,

There's no point in doing it timidly, you know.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sir Perineal

#31
March 22, 2007, 10:42:31 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 22, 2007, 08:27:48 PM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 08:17:45 PM
I was more so making reference to your seemingly gung-ho attitude about spreading the Truth,Ñ¢,

There's no point in doing it timidly, you know.

But that's partly my point.  I'm trying not to just blindly follow all my preconceptions and believe that my beliefs are automatically True.  I've fallen into that before, as any young kid tends to do, and I know it gets you nowhere.  It's awfully hard sometimes to accept that you are just one minute cog in the vast Machine,Ñ¢, often because today's culture has become so inherently egotistical, at least in America.

There's seems to be a dichotomy in everyday life of which you have to choose a side.  Do you work to be able to rest?  Or do you rest to be able to work?

I'm not sure if either is better than the other.  To me, it seems like the latter is going to lead to a life of endless stress, whereas the former can lead to a life of peacefulness (AKA Slack,Ñ¢).

But now, your original post appears to advocate an abandonment of this peacful lifestyle, in favor of one of vehement opposition.

I guess, on a personal level, I am still trying to figure out what exactly I "should be" opposing, and whether or not opposition is even worth the effort.
Sir Perineal Gräfenberg III, KSC, AOHF, AISB, FNORD, HIMEOBS

~Concordian Commissar of the Academic Order of THE HEMLOCK FELLOWSHIP~

Sir Perineal

#32
March 22, 2007, 11:15:13 PM
I feel so PoMo ...  :lulz: :argh!:
Sir Perineal Gräfenberg III, KSC, AOHF, AISB, FNORD, HIMEOBS

~Concordian Commissar of the Academic Order of THE HEMLOCK FELLOWSHIP~

hunter s.durden

#33
March 23, 2007, 12:21:41 AM
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on March 22, 2007, 08:23:33 PM
A boddhisattva is a being who has dedicated themselves to reaching enlightenment, usually refining over many many lifetimes.

It was my understanding that bodhisattva (s?) have been enlightened and can enter Nirvana, but are holding off until everyone has ascended.
Again you are all welcome for my sacrifice.


Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 22, 2007, 07:25:53 PM
Quote from: hunter s.durden on March 22, 2007, 06:33:49 PM
I am a bodhisattiva.
Thank me later.

Ain't it fucking hilarious?  Buddhist monks spend their ENTIRE LIVES trying to reach Satori/the Buddha nature, and EVERY 18 YEAR OLD ON THE INTERNETS DID IT IN A WEEK.

:lulz:

No wonder nobody takes that religion seriously anymore.

Roger, we talked once of enlightenment. This is sort of my basis for not using the word too much. Serious Buddists rarely refer to the term because it is such a misnomer. Too many people read the stories of hearing a word and then becoming "enlightened".

It's about the journey, not the destination.
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The Good Reverend Roger

#34
March 23, 2007, 06:34:05 AM
It's about making fun of Buddhism, IMO.   8)
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#35
March 23, 2007, 06:34:44 AM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 10:42:31 PM
There's seems to be a dichotomy in everyday life of which you have to choose a side. 

NO THERE ISN'T!
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sir Perineal

#36
March 23, 2007, 06:12:05 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:34:44 AM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 10:42:31 PM
There's seems to be a dichotomy in everyday life of which you have to choose a side. 

NO THERE ISN'T!

YES THERE IS!

(see, that's a dichotomy  :hammer:)
Sir Perineal Gräfenberg III, KSC, AOHF, AISB, FNORD, HIMEOBS

~Concordian Commissar of the Academic Order of THE HEMLOCK FELLOWSHIP~

The Good Reverend Roger

#37
March 23, 2007, 06:30:56 PM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 23, 2007, 06:12:05 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:34:44 AM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 10:42:31 PM
There's seems to be a dichotomy in everyday life of which you have to choose a side. 

NO THERE ISN'T!

YES THERE IS!

(see, that's a dichotomy  :hammer:)

Um, yeah.  That was the idea of my post.

JOKE IS OVER.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Sir Perineal

#38
March 23, 2007, 06:35:30 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:30:56 PM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 23, 2007, 06:12:05 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:34:44 AM
Quote from: Sir Perineal on March 22, 2007, 10:42:31 PM
There's seems to be a dichotomy in everyday life of which you have to choose a side. 

NO THERE ISN'T!

YES THERE IS!

(see, that's a dichotomy  :hammer:)

Um, yeah.  That was the idea of my post.

JOKE IS OVER.

I kind of knew that, but I just wanted to see MC Hammer dancing...
Sir Perineal Gräfenberg III, KSC, AOHF, AISB, FNORD, HIMEOBS

~Concordian Commissar of the Academic Order of THE HEMLOCK FELLOWSHIP~

Random Probability

#39
March 23, 2007, 07:25:47 PM
Is this where the Monty Python joke goes?

kthxbye

The Good Reverend Roger

#40
March 23, 2007, 07:26:26 PM
Quote from: Random Probability on March 23, 2007, 07:25:47 PM
Is this where the Monty Python joke goes?

kthxbye

:mccain:
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

B_M_W

#41
March 23, 2007, 07:48:10 PM
Quote from: hunter s.durden on March 23, 2007, 12:21:41 AM
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on March 22, 2007, 08:23:33 PM
A boddhisattva is a being who has dedicated themselves to reaching enlightenment, usually refining over many many lifetimes.

It was my understanding that bodhisattva (s?) have been enlightened and can enter Nirvana, but are holding off until everyone has ascended.
Again you are all welcome for my sacrifice.

Under the Mahayana traditions, yes. But we were compairing the term arahant and boddhisattva, and arahant is not a term used in Mahayana, only in Theravada, the oldest tradition. Thus I used the Theravada definition.

Its all in context.
One by one, we break the sheep from their Iron Bar Prisons and expand their imaginations, make them think for themselves. In turn, they break more from their prisons. Eventually, critical mass is reached. Our key word: Resolve. Evangelize with compassion and determination. And realize that there will be few in the beginning. We are hand picking our successors. They are the future of Discordianism. Let us guide our future with intelligence.

     --Reverse Brainwashing: A Guide http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=9801.0

6.5 billion Buddhas walking around.

99.xxxxxxx% forgot they are Buddha.

B_M_W

#42
March 23, 2007, 07:50:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:34:05 AM
It's about making fun of Buddhism, IMO.   8)

The Good Reverend Roger:

Kicking Buddhists out of Satori for 40 years.
One by one, we break the sheep from their Iron Bar Prisons and expand their imaginations, make them think for themselves. In turn, they break more from their prisons. Eventually, critical mass is reached. Our key word: Resolve. Evangelize with compassion and determination. And realize that there will be few in the beginning. We are hand picking our successors. They are the future of Discordianism. Let us guide our future with intelligence.

     --Reverse Brainwashing: A Guide http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=9801.0

6.5 billion Buddhas walking around.

99.xxxxxxx% forgot they are Buddha.

The Good Reverend Roger

#43
March 23, 2007, 07:51:55 PM
Quote from: Buddhist_Monk_Wannabe on March 23, 2007, 07:50:46 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 23, 2007, 06:34:05 AM
It's about making fun of Buddhism, IMO.   8)

The Good Reverend Roger:

Kicking Buddhists out of Satori for 40 years.

It's a public service.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

hunter s.durden

#44
March 23, 2007, 09:03:15 PM
I didn't know what the fuck an arafat of whatever was.


Still, you're welcome.
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