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This England from Richard II by William Shakespeare
Piney commented on Waspie_Dwarf's blog entry in The Buzz Word
Shakespeare's greatest quote... "First we kill all the lawyers".- 1 comment
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WA mom pleads not guilty to stabbing 4-year-old son to death
joc replied to Scholar4Truth's topic in True Crime
One screwed up meth***** doesn't the whole world make! -
Sadhguru on understanding the nature of mental illness....
joc replied to Ajay0's topic in Spirituality, Religion and Beliefs
The reason that humans smoke and drink and no other animal species do is simply because we have no fur to keep us warm in the winter. So, we found that fire was a great help. In our subsequent understanding of fire, we discovered smoking and drinking. What does any of that have to do with mental illness. Everyone can have moments of wisdom and insight. But Indian Gurus get waaaay too much credit for their 'wisdom' and 'insight', which by and large consists of how to present oneself in order to scam money out of duped followers. -
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Why The Crusades Were Awesome, Actually
Piney replied to OverSword's topic in Palaeontology, Archaeology and History
During the Crusades the Jews were attacked and slaughtered all over Europe for many reasons including the Crusades. The Jews were also allies with the Spanish Muslims which is why Spain was so hard on them during the Reconquista. -
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Religion pulled apart by Dan Barker
Piney replied to pellinore's topic in Spirituality, Religion and Beliefs
Not anymore. It was stolen or destroyed with everything else at my farm -
Small earthquake felt in Wood County Sunday night
Piney replied to docyabut2's topic in Earth, Disasters and the Environment
The Dakota Aquifer, which is drying up is the remains of that inland sea. - Today
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WA mom pleads not guilty to stabbing 4-year-old son to death
tcgram replied to Scholar4Truth's topic in True Crime
I just don't understand how someone can do that to a child, much less their own. -
The Phoenicians, Atlantis, and the Richat Structure
Harte replied to Thanos5150's topic in Ancient Mysteries and Alternative History
Please quote Plato talking about these mountains. Part of the ancient myth of Okeanos is that the world was flat and Okeanos circled it. The idea was that there had to be something holding the water on the flat Earth. Thus, a surrounding continent (lip) beyond the world river (Okeanos.) Plato was trying to make his story SEEM to come from antiquity by telling it in a way that evoked this ancient viewpoint. Harte -
Small earthquake felt in Wood County Sunday night
docyabut2 replied to docyabut2's topic in Earth, Disasters and the Environment
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Sadhguru on understanding the nature of mental illness....
Ajay0 replied to Ajay0's topic in Spirituality, Religion and Beliefs
India is an ancient civilization that has been there for milleniums and is still standing while other contemporary ancient civilizations like the Egyptian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian have collapsed. By the law of averages, the Indian civilization should not be standing at the moment but it is . As per economic history, both India and China were the richest nations on earth for milleniums. It was the recent British colonisation and economic exploitation that resulted in its diving headlong into poverty, but after independence is now moving swiftly up economically and is the fastest growing economy on earth at the moment with the third largest number of billionaires in the world. However as Sadhguru stated in the article, the increasing focus on affluence, consumerism and capitalist model induced multiple desires are creating havoc in urban India as well. As per Hindu scriptures, the Rajarshi or spiritual householder, with both spiritual and material prosperity, is superior to a mere ascetic as the ascetic is dependent on his alms and material supports on the householder. Janaka was an enlightened king mentioned in the Vedas who was not averse to manual labor in the field and at the same time was an instructor to philosophical and spiritual seekers. Rama, Krishna, Lahiri Mahasaya are other such examples. The Rajarshi is similar to the philosopher-king of Plato. 'Dharmasya Moolam Arthah' is a sanskrit saying which means Dharma or righteousness grows by wealth earned by honest and ethical means. As per Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism) too, the householder who makes a honest and ethical living with his mind on the Divine, need not perform any other austerities. One can have goals and intelligently crafted duties to progress in life enthusiastically without craving for them. It is strong desires as in cravings that agitate the mind leading to stress and loss of peace of mind. Such cravings can also lead one to vice and crimes of passion as well. All desires for sense-pleasures are bound to result in pain and misery in the long run due to the factors of impermanence and saturation. The goal thus would be to find a permanent source of happiness and joy that is derived from Self-knowledge or Buddha nature or Christ-consciousness within. The ascetic or monk also plays a vital role in society, in showcasing the fact that running endlessly after numerous desires for transient pleasures is not exactly wise and to focus on wisdom and bliss of enlightenment instead. Siddhartha himself was inspired by an ascetic in his search for truth and enlightenment later on. -
A Trump raising money off election lies? Now we’ve seen everything.
Cho Jinn replied to Grim Reaper 6's topic in United States and the Americas
It’s 2024 and I am sill waiting for internet people to define what “stealing the 2020 election” means exactly, so that we can prove to the intransigent question-askers that whatever it is didn’t happen. -
Looking for serious help from a psychic
Raptor Witness replied to josey1996's topic in Metaphysics and Psychic Phenomena
You don’t need a psychic, you need to move. -
Democrats Introduce Resolution to Strip Trump of Secret Service Protection if Convicted and Jailed
Kenemet replied to Steve McGarrett's topic in United States and the Americas
Turns out that the Secret Service has plans in place to deal with Trump being jailed - note that this would be for contempt (attacking jurors/judge/etc with his posts) : https://abcnews.go.com/US/secret-services-prepares-potential-trump-contempt-order-hush/story?id=109542824 -
Why The Crusades Were Awesome, Actually
Kenemet replied to OverSword's topic in Palaeontology, Archaeology and History
In all the crusades (if memory serves) there were a number of incidents where Christian towns were attacked and sacked, and Jewish areas in towns were burned/sacked/destroyed. And People's Crusade was what got the elites moving. -
It goes some way to expelling the myth that we need immigration to boost the economy, and expelling the myth that uncontrolled immigration isn't a drain on society.
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Woman claims to have married and divorced the ghost of a soldier
the13bats replied to UM-Bot's topic in Ghosts, Hauntings and The Paranormal
I can't imagine not getting believers upset with anything I bray here but ( in my best will smith voice ) daaaaaaamn ! In some of my research into paranormal I've met poor souls this messed up, does it count as metal illness? I mean they live lives have jobs, etc -
Sadhguru on understanding the nature of mental illness....
Alchopwn replied to Ajay0's topic in Spirituality, Religion and Beliefs
And this "lets' settle for less" attitude is why India stagnated for centuries, and was conquered by Muslims who unrelentingly massacred the Hindu population for 500 years. There is a place and a reason for all things under heaven, or so the saying goes. Even for desires. Enlightenment isn't everything, in fact, it may not be enough. The bad side of an ascetic life is that it encourages you to tolerate poverty and deprivation instead of bettering your lot in life. It tells you "don't be materialist", but it is in times of prosperity that religion flourishes. Religion is always the enemy, because it is inevitably some "wise guy" telling you to make do with less while he makes do with the "more" you supply him. -
Tucker Carlson claims that UFOs are piloted by 'spiritual entities'
Raptor Witness replied to UM-Bot's topic in Extraterrestrial Life and The UFO Phenomenon
McConnell is on Adderall today … -
Why The Crusades Were Awesome, Actually
Alchopwn replied to OverSword's topic in Palaeontology, Archaeology and History
The so-called People's Crusade was part of the First Crusade, and not a very successful part at that. As the saying goes: A pile of logs is not a house, and an unruly mob is not an army. -
Woman claims to have married and divorced the ghost of a soldier
Stiff replied to UM-Bot's topic in Ghosts, Hauntings and The Paranormal
Transparency issues. -
Woman takes her dead uncle to the bank, then tries to take out a loan
nandobardo replied to UM-Bot's topic in Weird, Bizarre and Offbeat News
Here in Brazil! In my city -
Labour is now the true party of English patriotism (Sunday Telegraph)
pellinore replied to pellinore's topic in UK and Europe
I'm sure this man agrees with you. He's struggling to say "foreigners" in an acceptable way: -
Argentina asks Interpol to arrest Iranian minister for his role in 1994 AMIA bombing
and-then replied to Kittens Are Jerks's topic in United States and the Americas
The rest of the world should take their cues from the Mossad in dealing with these evildoers.