Standing Birdy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 On 6/19/2021 at 11:58 PM, Cynical Ape said: One of my fav "non-religious" books of all time: I read about 20% of Dawkins' God Delusion. Since I agreed with everything, felt like a waste of time to continue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing Birdy Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 60% through. It's an excellent summary of what we know about the world and universe and how the unknowns will probably be known when the theory of everything is complete. Also reading this slowly. I feel it is more chim than Tao Te Ching, which I have read thrice and each time learned more to apply. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Ape Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 This my current bedtime read 2 1 Good content = Topics that genuinely encourages and stimulates interaction/banter. Bad content = Clickbaits, brag posts and social media news feed that nobody gives a flying fuck about + waste of server storage space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Standing Birdy Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Reading this book and saw something apt. WHY GOOD PEOPLE DIE The village preacher at the home of an elderly parishioner was busy answering grandma’s questions over a cup of coffee. “Why does the Lord send us epidemics every so often?” asked the old lady. “Well,” said the preacher, “sometimes people become so wicked they have to be removed and so the good Lord allows the coming of epidemics. “But then,” objected grandma, “why do so many good people get removed with the bad?” “The good ones are summoned for witnesses,” explained the preacher. “The Lord wants to give every soul a fair trial.” There is nothing that the Rigid Believer cannot find an explanation for. THE SMARTING DERVISH A dervish was sitting peacefully by a river when a passer-by saw the bore bock of his neck and yielded to the temptation to give it a resounding whack. He was full of wonder at the sound his hand had made on the fleshy neck, but the dervish, smarting with pain, got up to hit him back. “Wait a minute,” said the aggressor. “You can hit me if you wish. But answer this question first: Was the sound of the whack produced by my hand or by the back of your neck?” Said the dervish, “Answer that yourself. My pain won’t allow me to theorize. You can afford to do so, because you don’t feel what I feel.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 came across this presentation by a tiong economic professor in 2019. and looking back from 2021, he was prescient in his assessment of tiongland 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 lately i came across this topic. and relate to how Ah Gong and CCP completely implemented his ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 https://www.amazon.sg/Kabbalah-Handbook-Encyclopedia-Concepts-Mysticism/dp/1585425605/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kabbalah+handbook&qid=1627398061&sr=8-1# Just read a portion of this book and i really find it hard to read(for someone who has no foundation on kabbalah) In the end i did not finish the whole book. By the way it's available as ebook at NLB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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socrates469bc Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, chamfer said: alrdy tell u peasants how to become rich with a conscience liao. now go forth and be rich. wahahahahahahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Take what knowledge that you find it useful and discard the rest. Advice given may not be applicable to everyone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 3 hours ago, chamfer said: Take what knowledge that you find it useful and discard the rest. Advice given may not be applicable to everyone. i only know buy these 2 stocks can earn money gao gao. wahahahahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Magic-Divination-Healing-Enchantment/dp/1611808251/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=buddhist+magic&qid=1628697701&s=books&sprefix=buddhist+m&sr=1-1 Just finished this ebook. Book and ebook is available at NLB. Quite a 'dry' book to read if one has not much knowledge on buddhism. But i'm quite surprized that magic is part of buddhism. And those magic practices of thailand,burma,etc are not folk religions incorportated into buddhism. There is a chapter on tibetan book of spells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huat Zai Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, chamfer said: https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Magic-Divination-Healing-Enchantment/dp/1611808251/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=buddhist+magic&qid=1628697701&s=books&sprefix=buddhist+m&sr=1-1 Just finished this ebook. Book and ebook is available at NLB. Quite a 'dry' book to read if one has not much knowledge on buddhism. But i'm quite surprized that magic is part of buddhism. And those magic practices of thailand,burma,etc are not folk religions incorportated into buddhism. There is a chapter on tibetan book of spells. Buddhism was developed from Hinduism, you'll find a lot of similarities between the magic of the two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 9 hours ago, chamfer said: https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-Magic-Divination-Healing-Enchantment/dp/1611808251/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=buddhist+magic&qid=1628697701&s=books&sprefix=buddhist+m&sr=1-1 Just finished this ebook. Book and ebook is available at NLB. Quite a 'dry' book to read if one has not much knowledge on buddhism. But i'm quite surprized that magic is part of buddhism. And those magic practices of thailand,burma,etc are not folk religions incorportated into buddhism. There is a chapter on tibetan book of spells. 8 hours ago, Huat Zai said: Buddhism was developed from Hinduism, you'll find a lot of similarities between the magic of the two. i m not a particular religious or superstitious person, but i m starting to believe in this christian mythology liao. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Does this look and sound like our current situation? We are not the only country facing these problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, chamfer said: Does this look and sound like our current situation? We are not the only country facing these problems. allow me to make capitalism easier for u to understand on a personal level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Been having trouble doing meditation. In the end realise that i have let my mind clatter bother me so much that my breathing is out of sync. 莫忘初心(thanks to @Huat Zai for the reminder) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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socrates469bc Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 1 hour ago, chamfer said: i have the cd but looking for the original vinyl record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 lately watching this citizen historian discussing tiongland 3 kingdoms period and the many facets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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