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Post by jahgentle on Nov 15, 2018 23:46:00 GMT -5
Emperor Wu of China was a very benevolent Buddhist. He built many temples and monasteries, educated many monks, and performed countless philanthropic deeds in the name of Buddhism. He asked the great teacher Bodhidharma, "What merit is there in my good works?" Bodhidharma replied, "None whatsoever." The Emperor then asked, "What is the Primal meaning of Holy Reality?" Bodhidharma answered, "Emptiness, not holiness." The Emperor then queried, "Who, then, is this confronting me?" "I do not know," was Bodhidharma's reply. Since the Emperor did not understand, Bodhidharma left his kingdom.
Later, the Emperor related this conversation to an adviser, Prince Shiko. Shiko reprimanded him, saying that Bodhidharma was a great teacher possessed of the highest truth. The Emperor, filled with regret, dispatched a messenger to entreat Bodhidharma to return. But Shiko warned, "Even if all the people in the land went, that one will never return."
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 16, 2018 0:01:50 GMT -5
The lesson here for Emperor Wu is this is what happens when you don't just stick to spending your time watching Duck Dynasty on TV.
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 17, 2018 16:22:31 GMT -5
The lesson here for Emperor Wu is this is what happens when you don't just stick to spending your time watching Duck Dynasty on TV. hahaha You always get it...I think you might be maitreya. |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 17, 2018 16:54:42 GMT -5
The lesson here for Emperor Wu is this is what happens when you don't just stick to spending your time watching Duck Dynasty on TV. hahaha You always get it...I think you might be maitreya. If so it hasn’t ever shown up in my blood work. Is this the greatest tread evar or what? |
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Nov 17, 2018 22:07:33 GMT -5
I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I have come to the conclusion that Ping-ting is a bit of an ass.
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 18, 2018 21:27:40 GMT -5
I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I have come to the conclusion that Ping-ting is a bit of an ass. Wow. |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 18, 2018 22:01:37 GMT -5
I've been thinking about this for a long time, and I have come to the conclusion that Ping-ting is a bit of an ass. Wow. Yeah, hey, whoa, leave Ping-ting alone man! |
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 18, 2018 22:06:17 GMT -5
Yeah, hey, whoa, leave Ping-ting alone man! I think we are all rather disappointed by HMF unprovoked attack on Mr Ting here. I don't know if it's because Ping isn't Baptist or Hart just had a bad day or the media...? I really don't know man I think it's best if we all just stepped back here a little, let things calm down and hope cooler heads prevail |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 18, 2018 22:10:21 GMT -5
Yeah, hey, whoa, leave Ping-ting alone man! I think we are all rather disappointed by HMF unprovoked attack on Mr Ting here. I don't know if it's because Ping isn't Baptist or Hart just had a bad day or the media...? I really don't know man I think it's best if we all just stepped back here a little, let things calm down and hope cooler heads prevail Yeah for real. We don't want the Tinger breaking out the nukes on us! |
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 18, 2018 22:12:57 GMT -5
I think we are all rather disappointed by HMF unprovoked attack on Mr Ting here. I don't know if it's because Ping isn't Baptist or Hart just had a bad day or the media...? I really don't know man I think it's best if we all just stepped back here a little, let things calm down and hope cooler heads prevail Yeah for real. We don't want the Tinger breaking out the nukes on us! You are right this is the best tread ever as I have no idea what it's about |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 18, 2018 22:28:42 GMT -5
Yeah for real. We don't want the Tinger breaking out the nukes on us! You are right this is the best tread ever as I have no idea what it's about That makes for the best treads.
On HMF's behalf, at least he didn't crack (supposedly) Ping-ting's door.
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 18, 2018 22:32:12 GMT -5
You are right this is the best tread ever as I have no idea what it's about That makes for the best treads.
On HMF's behalf, at least he didn't crack (supposedly) Ping-ting's door.
"On HMF's behalf, at least he didn't crack (supposedly) Ping-ting's door.' lmao!!! that's the kind of escalation we need to avoid here |
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Post by Fumbduckery on Nov 18, 2018 22:41:17 GMT -5
That makes for the best treads.
On HMF's behalf, at least he didn't crack (supposedly) Ping-ting's door.
"On HMF's behalf, at least he didn't crack (supposedly) Ping-ting's door.' lmao!!! that's the kind of escalation we need to avoid here But I'll bet Ping-ting would have some ridiculously deeply philosophical quote about it if it happened.
Like "may the fleas of a thousand camels infest your mother's crotch" or maybe something a little better than that even.
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Post by jahgentle on Nov 18, 2018 22:47:45 GMT -5
Nansen saw the monks of the eastern and western halls fighting over a cat. He seized the cat and told the monks: `If any of you say a good word, you can save the cat.'
No one answered. So Nansen boldly cut the cat in two pieces.
That evening Joshu returned and Nansen told him about this. Joshu removed his sandals and, placing them on his head, walked out.
Nansen said: `If you had been there, you could have saved the cat.'
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Post by Hart's Middle Finger on Nov 19, 2018 7:54:17 GMT -5
Sometimes I just say things.
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