@CaptainCons@Michellek4040 All true but you are ignoring the fact that he subconsciously views the team as an extension of his own ego and then you get what we had here the other day.
@waitbutwhy Actually, we've officially put a bow on 24 years of the new century. We're in the 25th year now. We'll have completed the first quarter of the century at the end of this year. Sorry to have to be the one to tell you that you're wrong here, Tim, especially in an "official" sense.
@urakarla Sometimes I have to repeat it to myself over and over that I'm done with a certain train of thought, it helps to do it during meditation. Then it's much easier during the day to say "oh yes, I've decided I'm done thinking about that"
@sbkaufman "As I see it, hate is an unnatural reaction to a perceived threat to an ego is that itself is inaccurately perceived as separate from the world."
I agree with everything in that statement except the word "unnatural" - can anything even *be* unnatural in this sense?
@vagrantwires The only thing I don't like about this one of wifejak at target, is that it makes her look like she's only 3 and 1/2 feet tall because she can barely see over the handlebar.
@made_in_cosmos According to the stories, he did meet his son Rahula again, and taught him lessons directly leading to Rahula's enlightment.
As many a Zen teacher has said, it's important also to remember that these are teaching stories, not stories of historical accuracy.
@ZubyMusic Napoleon I died on St. Helena in 1821, just 11 years before Jon hatched. Although Jon didn't arrive on St. Helena until 1882 - it would have been wild if Napoleon had lived a bit longer and this tortoise had arrived sooner. Imagine saying "This tortoise met Napoleon!"