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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 15 Sep

Rabbi Freeman Roskevski was giving a lecture on karma, the law of cause and effect. Here is what he said: [b]"Every action, creates another connected action, such as when a rock is thrown, it might smash a window, hit...

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George B Vieto @innertalks That is true.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Shiva @innertalks They play a role - to satisfy the cravings of a few looking for miracles all their lives! Maybe, to escape from the biting reality of life.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Traceyjayne @innertalks I do not think they define us as a person …..for a mere cold that is rediculous

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Shiva @innertalks I have heard of a few who go into a trance at the drop of a hat and struggle to stay rooted to life here. Yes, maybe they could also be a staged show to hoodwink others who look for miracles high and low!

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, but a debilitating disease tests us with our body taking the upper hand - "ignore me at your peril" is its rallying cry to peg us down. However, an underlying faith that body is bound to decay and perish but we will forge ahead with renewed...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Shiva @innertalks Those who accept what they are endowed with lead a fulfilling life. And as opposed to this approach, there are those who are never contented and they end up spreading their misery around - like things are bad, going to be worse etc..

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Shiva @innertalks When we see some severely crippled, we wonder how they manage their lives. However, they do not need sympathy for its own sake as the suffering is their own. They manage in their own way fighting day-to-day. Steve Hawking is a prime example and he...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Jim Bauer @innertalks Well said.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 6 Sep

The Zen master coughed loudly, as it appeared that he had a cold, but when his student asked him if he did have a cold, the Zen master had replied, "Zen masters do not get colds." The student thought hard, and...

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Jim Bauer @innertalks When you put it in those terms, this makes perfect sense to me and is something I preach a lot about, especially when it comes to our financial lives. Thanks for adding this perspective.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 1 Sep

The old Zen master, Sergeff Kerploski, was having the same dream every night. A large brown bear was chasing after him in his dream, but it never did catch him. The master thought this might literally mean that his life...

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Arunima Singh @innertalks Yes.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 1 Sep

The old Zen master, Sergeff Kerploski, was having the same dream every night. A large brown bear was chasing after him in his dream, but it never did catch him. The master thought this might literally mean that his life...

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Shiva @innertalks In old age, especially, some with big egos have to swallow their pride in one swift gulp! Since I had observed what old age does to them, I got ride of any vestiges of pride or ego much before old age crept in. I heard from a relative how one...

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Marie Coyle @MarieCoyle (48489) 1 Sep

I was at the pharmacy yesterday (again!) and as usual, there was a wait. Nothing new in the service department, it's slow as ever. A little boy was there with his parents; he must have been about 4-5 years old. When they were...

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Marie Coyle @innertalks We are never done growing or learning, you are correct.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 1 Sep

The old Zen master, Sergeff Kerploski, was having the same dream every night. A large brown bear was chasing after him in his dream, but it never did catch him. The master thought this might literally mean that his life...

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Arunima Singh @innertalks Actually stories are a great way to express. And each one can take what they want to take from that story. I use a lot of stories in my work with children and in my therapies. I have even done few workshops in corporates with stories about the way...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 1 Sep

The old Zen master, Sergeff Kerploski, was having the same dream every night. A large brown bear was chasing after him in his dream, but it never did catch him. The master thought this might literally mean that his life...

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Marie Coyle @innertalks That's a good thing. Sometimes, I do the same thing.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Shiva @innertalks There is also another angle to contracting cancer and following up with treatment. My father developed stage 2 lymphoma when he was past eighty. The doctor did not recommend aggressive treatment procedures but managing the cancer with the...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Shiva @innertalks A slight increase in BP and diabetes is good enough for ending up on lifelong medication. I know a case where one was on Metformin and the doctor suggested that it was better to have a detailed check-up as that drug could lead to cancer. He said...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Shiva @innertalks I recall a businessman confiding in me that his thirty years of running a business led only to heartburns. He said he would have been better off doing nothing! Sadly he passed away due to cancer in his mid-fifties. It could well be he was...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Shiva @innertalks I have experienced in business dealings a few con artists. They start with a few innocuous transactions and slowly gain confidence. Soon they balloon to big sums and then it is too late when their real intentions come home to roost leaving the...

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Yuleima Gutierrez @innertalks You are right and there are very few people who have that objectivity to see things. I am glad and proud to know you and to share these experiences because, just like you say,We are here to learn from each other, you from me, I from you.

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emptychair @innertalks (23153) • Australia 25 Aug

The old Zen master, Rechard Zerraski, had an an usual method of vetting new students, who wanted to study in his monastery. He would get each prospective student to write him a short story, involving a koan, and then he...

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Yuleima Gutierrez @innertalks I love these topics about philosophy is where you learn to appreciate the true being of the person even when this person does not agree with you you learn to see different points of view and How that person sees the world through what he says and...

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