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Michael_d
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Post Number: 40
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2004 - 10:36 pm: | 
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"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today." Theodore Roosevelt 1906 |
Michael_d
Member
Post Number: 42
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 15, 2004 - 11:06 pm: |
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“If all that Americans want is security, they can go to prison. They'll have enough to eat, a bed and a roof over their heads”-- Dwight D. Eisenhower as president of Columbia University, 12/8/49 |
Anonymous
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Post Number: 46
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 01:28 pm: |
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Of what good is it to be told that there is treasure hidden somewhere on an island without a map to guide you? Such a person as that who speaks of treasures and hidden wealth, yet offers no map to assist one in his search, is like one who has knowledge without understanding, or like one who thinks his understanding will cause the seeker to be less challenged. But how can that be? Though a map may lead you to treasure, still you will have to dig your way through to get at it. |
Dino_slice
Member
Post Number: 19
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 02:21 pm: |
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"What you pay attention to, you become conscious of." -- Ian Xel Lungold |
Anonymous
Member
Post Number: 48
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 12:46 pm: |
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Though I may judge, it is rather myself that I judge. For with every judgement I make, I realize my own imperfection and seek to perfect in myself the errors I observe. Thus what I hope to teach I hope also to learn and increase my understanding by arriving at new truths from the depths of old ones.
- Anonymous |
Anonymous
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Post Number: 49
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 12:48 pm: |
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It is through my suffering that I write, and through my writing that I express my suffering.
And the more I express myself, the more I learn, the better I understand, the wiser I become.
And it is my wisdom that in the end shall save me from my suffering.
- Anonymous |
Anonymous
Member
Post Number: 51
Registered: 09-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 01:02 pm: |
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What does it mean to be creative? Like a flower stretching toward the sky, expanding in all directions, growing in the understanding of its own nature and attaining toward a beauty that is the blueprint of its own existence - that’s what it means to be creative.
- Anonymous |
Hunter
New member
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2004 - 09:17 pm: |
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“[I]t is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” --Nazi Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering
“The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself... Almost inevitably, he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable.” - H.L. Mencken
Namaste,
Hunter |
Beli
Member
Post Number: 5
Registered: 05-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 02:49 pm: |
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Subject: meaning of life
On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the
field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves
and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty
years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty
years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty."
And God agreed.
On the second day God created the dog.
God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who
comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years."
The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and
I'll give you back the other ten."
So God agreed (sigh).
On the third day God created the monkey.
God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll
give you a twenty year life span."
The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't
think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"
And God agreed again.
On the fourth day God created man (who was directly or implicitly in the mind
of God all along.)
God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy.
I'll give you twenty years."
Man said, "What? Only twenty years" No way. Tell you what, I'll take
my twenty, and the forty the cow gave back, and the ten the dog gave back and
the ten the monkey gave back, that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You've got a deal."
So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy,
and do nothing; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support
our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the
grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and
bark at everyone.
Life has now been explained
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Claes
Member
Post Number: 89
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2004 - 01:27 am: |
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"...someone who thoughtfully and justly criticizes another human being's actions, thoughts, feelings, lifestyle and opinion, among other things, is that person's true friend. He who praises but omits criticism is the worst enemy." 
(Billy, 249th Contact)
www.figu.org </>/ us </us/>/ ufology </us/ufology/>/ contact_notes </us/ufology/contact_notes/>/ 249.htm
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Hunter
Member
Post Number: 48
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 06:46 pm: |
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"Believe nothing because a wise man said it.
Believe nothing because it is generally held.
Believe nothing because it is written.
Believe nothing because it is said to be divine.
Believe nothing because someone else believes it.
But believe only what you yourself judge to be true."
--Siddhartha Gautama (c.563 - c.483 B.C.) |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 33
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 02:27 pm: |
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"the dogs bark
to whom they don`t know"
. . .
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Memo00
Member
Post Number: 34
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 04:37 am: |
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-I can see in the darkness!!! said Nasruddin , one day while drinking tee
-If thats true - his friends said- then tell us,
how is it that sometimes we had seen you with a lamp at night???
-aaahhhhh . . . that´s simple,
I only use the lamp to prevent others from hitting with me . . .
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Joseph_emmanuel
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Post Number: 6
Registered: 05-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 01:24 pm: |
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"Now when I die don't think that I'm a nut.
"Don't want no decent funeral;
"Just want one like King Tut."
- Steve Martin |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 36
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 03:44 pm: |
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one day while buda was next to a tree, two musicians passed by
one said to the other:
"Do not tauten too much the strings of your sitar, or they will break,
Don´t let them too loose or they will not produce music"
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Memo00
Member
Post Number: 37
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 04:10 pm: |
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one day while Nasruddin was in a meeting with sages and erudites
a monk suddenly appeared and said:
My master sends me to propagate the word:
"humanity will not be happy until the man who has not been insulted infuriates in the same way that the man that has been offended"
at the moment all were speechless, then Nasruddin talked:
"My master taught me not to infuriate until we know for sure if its a true offense and not a disguised blessing"
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Savio
Member
Post Number: 479
Registered: 07-2000
| | Posted on Monday, June 07, 2004 - 12:47 am: |
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"When we say that the world is an illusion and Brahma alone constitutes the truth, we mean that what appears to be the world around us is actually a manifestation of the Brahma."
-- Swami Abhedananda (Journey into Kashmir and Tibet)
(Brahma is the divine essence, the one first cause, the all in all...... Creation)
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Memo00
Member
Post Number: 39
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:02 am: |
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taoist stuff
"Words can never convey the beauty of a tree; to understand it, you must see it with your own eyes. Language cannot capture the melody of a song; to understand it, you must hear it with your own ears. So it is with the Tao: the only way to understand it is to directly experience it. The subtle truth of the universe is unsayable and unthinkable. Therefore the highest teachings are wordless. My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When you get there, quiet your mind and close your mouth. Don't analyze the Tao. Strive instead to live it: silently, undividedly, with your whole harmonious being." |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 40
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 10:10 am: |
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and a little more, i hope you like it 
"Those who want to know the truth of the universe should practice the four cardinal virtues. The first is reverence for all life; this manifests as unconditional love and respect for oneself and all other beings. The Second is natural sincerity; this manifests as honesty, simplicity, and faithfulness. The third is gentleness; this manifests as kindness, consideration for others, and sensitivity to spiritual truth. The fourth is supportiveness; this manifests as service to others without expectation of reward. The four virtues are not an external dogma but a part of your original nature. When practiced, they give birth to wisdom and evoke the five blessings: health, wealth, happiness, longevity, and peace." |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 42
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 06:54 pm: |
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patience is a tree of bitter root but of very sweet fruits |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 43
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 06:56 pm: |
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if what you are going to say is not more beautiful than silence: don´t say it |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 51
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 05:15 am: |
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Everyone became frightened when they saw
the Mullah Nasruddin crossing in a hurry
the streets of the village
riding an ass
"¿Where are you going Mullah?" they asked him
"Im searching for my ass", he answered
as passing by. |
Memo00
Member
Post Number: 52
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 05:31 am: |
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The monk asked: "All this mountains, and this rivers, and the earth and the stars. . .
¿where do they come from?
And the master asked: "¿And where does your question comes from? |
