Comments on: Suffering with a Cold - Part 2 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/ Scattered values and the chance of philosophy. May contain funny. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:34:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: » Blog Archive » Suffering with a cold - Part 3 (Last Part) http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-1582 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:10:21 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-1582 [...] « Suffering with a Cold - Part 2 One Sentence Poem » [...] […] « Suffering with a Cold - Part 2 One Sentence Poem » […]

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]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-668 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-668 Leemer! You never sent ME any letters! Leemer! You never sent ME any letters!

]]> by: Leemer http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-667 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:01:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-667 Have you ever read the <a HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=br_ss_hs/102-7367231-9136932?platform=gurupa&#38;url=index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&#38;field-keywords=letters+from+a+nut&#38;Go.x=0&#38;Go.y=0&#38;Go=Go" rel="nofollow">Letters From A Nut</A> books? If not, you should. Have you ever read the Letters From A Nut books?

If not, you should.

]]> by: Cliff http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-666 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-666 About 6 years, although I've been reading about it for more than 15 years. Nothing led me there. To begin with, I read about it in Jack Kerouac and Robert Persig when I was a kid. But it wasn't one tragedy or triumph or any single thing that set me off. It's just been life itself and with the experience of that came the realisation that the more I understood about Buddhism, the more it made sense and the happier I was and the better person I could become. Which is funny in itself, because I'm not even that great. There was no big light that went off for me, no "Bo tree" moment, but a gradual series of things that made me think: "yeah, I get it". It might not be for everyone, but it just clicked with me - if there's such thing as a gradual, ongoing click. Which Buddhism'll tell you there is, there in the moment of the click, just like you're standing there right now before you're gone. Or the sun shining in the sky. See, that's the draw for me - things like that. About 6 years, although I’ve been reading about it for more than 15 years. Nothing led me there. To begin with, I read about it in Jack Kerouac and Robert Persig when I was a kid. But it wasn’t one tragedy or triumph or any single thing that set me off. It’s just been life itself and with the experience of that came the realisation that the more I understood about Buddhism, the more it made sense and the happier I was and the better person I could become. Which is funny in itself, because I’m not even that great.

There was no big light that went off for me, no “Bo tree” moment, but a gradual series of things that made me think: “yeah, I get it”.

It might not be for everyone, but it just clicked with me - if there’s such thing as a gradual, ongoing click.

Which Buddhism’ll tell you there is, there in the moment of the click, just like you’re standing there right now before you’re gone.

Or the sun shining in the sky. See, that’s the draw for me - things like that.

]]> by: Kirsty http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-665 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:51:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-665 My husband has had to put up with my harrumphing every time that ad is shown. And also my "Look at the turtle! Look! Look at the turtle!" My husband has had to put up with my harrumphing every time that ad is shown.

And also my “Look at the turtle! Look! Look at the turtle!”

]]> by: Ed R http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-664 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.thisisthis.org/2006/02/28/suffering-with-a-cold-part-2/#comment-664 I think the guy - or girl- who answered your letter is making it up as he - or she- goes along. How long have you been A Buddhist? And what led you down that path? I think the guy - or girl- who answered your letter is making it up as he - or she- goes along.
How long have you been A Buddhist? And what led you down that path?

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