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Zen story: The Zen master who bowed to his student, acknowledging his poignant words

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 12 May 25

A student went into the Zen master's room one day, to hand him a letter from another Zen master, who had passed by, but had not wanted to come in. The student, never being in his master's room before, was surprised that...

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World repeats too much lessons on riches

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 23 Jan 23

The thought of getting rich strikes me within. Is it wrong dreaming of riches? When people on earth are reliant on clothes in inches. When storm daily occupies someone living. A new car every year! A new house in every...

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MOUNTAIN !WHY DOES ONE CLIMBS IT

DEV D @abhinalstrikr (4110) • India 16 Dec 22

it's one of the famous line and obvious answer is because it's there .though other's can have different reasons.for me mountain is a great thing to learn,one has to be very conscious while climbing it.one has to be present in the...

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own world, kindness , humanity, self respect

imtiaz ahmad @Browngoat (16) 2 Mar 19

very people treat with other people according to their own nature while they do not think the feelings of others. actually everybody has a self respect and every body has his own world in the mind, we should treat others with kind...

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Kill him not.

dave @dave121495 (1294) • Philippines 27 Sep 18

This is just a story about my latter teacher thought as about. He said that a single period could kill a person. So the story goes about a judge giving an instruction for the executioner to the death row inmate. Back in the day...

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Hatred and Love

Shilabrata Barua @shilabrata1 (100) 23 May 18

Hatred creates hatred. Let us make the world fit for all living creatures with love. We can't go in vain the teachings of the Grate men. So love and be loved

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The people that made me who I am today.

Katelynn Letinich @CrazyAnimaLady (279) • United States 3 May 16

My grandma, Nanny, taught me manners and how to talk through things and use my words. She taught me how to make a good healthy chicken soup by making everything, even the stock, from scratch. She grew up with almost nothing with...

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Skyforge

Joseph Ruita @jbaraka (252) • Nairobi, Kenya 13 Dec 15

I have been seeing offers on Skyforge. Everyday I think about it and I see a concept that some religion carry. To think of one becoming God is a misplaced concept. That you grow to become an elder god with your own world is...

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Protestants campaigned for FLat EArth Error?

LetranKnight25 @LetranKnight25 (33117) • Philippines 6 Dec 12

Hello lotters, The the middle ages believed that the world was flat and because of science we started to believed that the world is actually round. while I was watching the video about debunking ancient aliens theory, the...

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Do you believe in life after death?

bembzee @bembzee (768) • Philippines 8 Oct 12

My religion teaches about good and evil. And by doing good, we can achieve eternal life in heaven. That makes us believe of life after death. Does your religion teaches the same? Do you believe in life after death?

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How many years after the death of Jesus was the first book written about him?

riempie9 @riempie9 (1021) • South Africa 22 May 12

The reason for my question is if it is a hundred, two hundred or three hundred years before someone wrote about this great historical figure, does it not stand to reason that when there is no literature recorded for such a long...

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if you had to teach something, what would you teach?

otakumarie @otakumarie (48) • Philippines 1 Feb 12

we all have something in us that we wished to share with the world. In school I always end up giving people a piece of my mind and somehow I get to think that I get to give them a piece of my life.It gives you a certain...

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We can learn from sun

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 29 Jan 12

14th January 2012 was “Makar Sankranti”, it falls on January 14th every year. It is the day of the year when the sun, which is considered the king of all planets, is in the ‘rashi’ (zodiac sign) known as ‘Makar’ (Capricorn). This...

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I like to think of myself as an artist sometimes

amybcraft77 @amybcraft77 (314) 10 Nov 11

Even though in reality I don't have even a quarter the talent as some street artisit I have seen. this just gives me the will power and emotional courage to make it through any home crafts projects or any art like venture at all...

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Who's your best teacher?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 27 Aug 11

We all have one, right? from school... from friends, from elderly, family, even co workers... who do you think is the best teacher for you and what have you learned from this person? did it change your life? how and when?

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Have you ever praised the teachings of another religion with sincerity?

nakula2009 @nakula2009 (2325) • Indonesia 16 Feb 11

Have you ever praised the behavior of people of another religion (which is good) with sincerity? I believe that religion brings more good than bad. I also believe that competition among religious people will not be plunged in...

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Should we explore the teachings of other religions?

gengeni @gengeni (3308) • Indonesia 6 Feb 11

Friend ..., To believe our own religion, do you think should we explore other religions? or simply believe in our own religion and then run it,,,,?

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Tolerance and Forgiveness.

bhanusb @bhanusb (5709) • India 25 Dec 10

Today is merry Christmas. The birthday of Jesus Christ. The whole world is celebrating the day with joy and merry making. But how many people are remembering today the teachings of the Great Jesus. He teaches the mankind to...

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You were born to pleasure god.

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 30 Sep 10

This was the banner that hung outside a church when Iredell it as the car passed by it along the way to my destination. I am not a follower of Christ's teaching. But I am sure this is not in any of his teachings. Mabbe it is...

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Do you believe in spirits?

rjvb26 @rjvb26 (2518) • Philippines 7 Nov 09

I do believe in spirits although i haven't seen one but i do believe. Science is far too young to understand things in this world. My belief on spirits is like how i believe that there is God. Do you believe in love? If you do?...

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