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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks Medical breakthroughs seem to happen all the time but they do not percolate easily to the ground level. Lotto etc., give hope but soon it is back to reality. In the meantime, we can dream big how to uplift ourselves and the world monetarily. Of...

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks Without hope, life will be downhill accelerating in speed as we get older. Hope tells me good news is always across the corridor, in the next turn. The suspense for some good happening keeps me going though, oftentimes, it ends up as wishful...

9 Jan

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Winterishere @thedevilinme (4639) • Northampton, England 3 Jan

So Trump said he would not interfere with other countries and America First. But along came Epstein into Trump word, clearly evidence out there he may well have enjoyed younger ladies in Epstein's company. So a good old war or two...

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Shiva @ptrikha_2 Some are above the law and are accepted as such. Our poiticians too are of the same breed. UN is a white elephant with no teeth.

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks The irony is many end up as fence sitters ready to jump to the side of power and might. Justice and reason go out the window. Others wonder aloud "You too, Brutus?"

8 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks I have seen a few in their deathbed but hope to recover while the opposite also is a reality. A few have no hope at all and merely exist than live.

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks The problem is enemy robots can be invasive and can also be used to "lift" leaders when they least expect. It will soon dawn on them that it is reality and not a nightmare! When I was l was in Indonesia, it took me a while to underatnd their...

8 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks And we are in the process of giving free will to robots with AI gaining momentum every day. They may no more remain at our command but take over our lives in a way we cannot even imagine. We may end up as their robots then! The role is getting...

7 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 5 Jan

A Jewish Rabbi was debating with a Christian Reverend about God's place in our lives. The Rabbi said: [i]"When something bad happens to you, it had to happen to you, as otherwise God would have stopped it from happening...

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Shiva @innertalks We should never lose hope as when it is lost life loses its meaning too. Despair takes over then. "When Depressed or Feeling DownWhen hope feels lost, the Bible offers verses promising God's presence, strength, and rescue, such as Psalm 34:18...

7 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks It is survival on a daily basis for most with technology too cutting both ways. For the common folks it is making sense of the fast changing environment while for a few leaders how to use it against enemies and opponents. The agenda looks like...

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The Horse @TheHorse (233721) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Jan

Did the US really invade Venezuela last night and capture their President and his wife? I have seen this on several news sources but find it kind of hard to believe. I have to head to Guitar Center soon, so I'll have to do my...

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Shiva @TheHorse "The proverb "nothing succeeds like success" means that achieving success once makes it significantly easier to achieve it again. It suggests that success is self-perpetuating, building a momentum that attracts further opportunities and...

7 Jan

emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks I feel the generation (degeneration? gap is quite marked in modern times. The tech-savvy younger generation has drifted away from the old school family values that bonded multi-generaions in conservative socieities. I have to hang around with...

6 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks Nelson Mandela's words come to mind "the significance of a life is determined by the difference made in the lives of others, not merely by the fact of having lived." Hopefully, those who lord over us here will lead us to greater heights and not...

5 Jan

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The Horse @TheHorse (233721) • Walnut Creek, California 3 Jan

Did the US really invade Venezuela last night and capture their President and his wife? I have seen this on several news sources but find it kind of hard to believe. I have to head to Guitar Center soon, so I'll have to do my...

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Shiva @TheHorse So far it looks like "Nothing succeeds like success".

5 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks The common folks look up the sky for divine intervention, but Maduro had a different person who came to startle and take him into the sky for a faraway land! He could still be wondering whether it was only a nighmare from which he could wake up to...

4 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks US has attacked Venezuela and captured its President today!!! China could well be licking its lips as this could lead to a free for all. Things happening without rhyme or reason and could well get out of hand. One after the other, the smaller...

3 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks We hear the refrain from those who have control over our desiny, in a way, that they they will not hesitate to press the nuclear button if "threatened". That is a loose term often bandied about. Boris Johnson, former Britsh Prime Minister, said...

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks Those who rule us force and impose hatred in us. And innocents end up killing each other while the instigators brush away the vicims as mere digits. It is time we needed a real change agent but it is tough for that person to break through the...

1 Jan

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 29 Dec

The old Zen master had been asked, if being old like he was, whether he would still make any new year's resolutions, in the new year, this coming year. The old Zen master smiled widely, as he replied: [i]"Well to grow...

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Shiva @innertalks We repeat sayings of wise men and women ad nauseam, but at the end of the day they remain just that - lip service or even doing the opposite! We still have the good hearted appealing for sanity to our world leaders but the latter do not seem to...

31 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 23 Dec

The old Zen master had been noticed to have been keeping a diary for over 40 years, from when he had become the new Zen master at this monastery. He carried it everywhere with him, and was often seen making an entry into...

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Shiva @innertalks The master deflated the brushing off by his student instead feeling sorry that he broke his Master's favorite drinking cup. It really hurts when something bad happens to us and we tend to belittle similar issues that others face. The Englishman...

28 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23492) • Australia 23 Dec

The old Zen master had been noticed to have been keeping a diary for over 40 years, from when he had become the new Zen master at this monastery. He carried it everywhere with him, and was often seen making an entry into...

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Shiva @innertalks "The popular Lao Tzu quote about giving up who you are to find yourself is: “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”. This speaks to releasing fixed identities, assumptions, and limitations (like titles or fears) to open up to...

27 Dec

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