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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, we are so preoccupied with life here as it is not a cake walk anyway. I have heard of few who remain unattached, single, all their lives to pursue their goals to have a higher awareness. However, I do wonder what for as they do not...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Shiva @innertalks I hold on to a belief we may never know what creation is really about - it is a bonus/gift if it is revealed later. That is mainly based on our inability to recall where we were, if at all, earlier. I try to curb my expectations so that what I...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Shiva @innertalks We do get an inkling of memory recall as what we did in childhood replays in our minds. So some of our past lives deeds could be playing their part in our present lives, like where we are born, to whom, which period etc. I go by what we do is...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks I think aloud that God might be scratching his head how to make an impact, make a grand entrance, to leave an indelible impression to last for thousands of years. Too frequent a visit, joining the affray, might diminish him in our eyes! It is not...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Shiva @innertalks That is the reason I did not go after material pursuits that can overwhelm our lives at the cost of what life is really about. I recall one of my friends getting consumed by work to an extent he did not have any other interest. He was a forex...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (367780) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Dec

My friend and her family are flying out of Western Australia tomorrow and spending Christmas and New Year in Japan. They bought a new gadget to help them weigh their bags. It just hooks onto the handle, you hoist the bag into the...

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Judy Evans @innertalks I have old recipes in the old measures too and don't bother to try to convert.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (367780) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Dec

I’m wondering if nicknames are common in countries other than Australia. I often hear of some very clever nicknames but can’t always remember them. I heard a new one today. There is a guy in the sea shanty group that we follow...

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Judy Evans @innertalks It pays not to use such names really. People must get caught out quite often.

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks Charlatans drive people into a frenzy, get them to eat out of their hands, with outrageous claims that they are up there with God himself doing His bidding. The gullible and naive are dime a dozen mirroring "Fools rush in where angels fear to...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Nocturnal Writer @innertalks That's fine.

18 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 17 Dec

The old Zen master was asked, by a visitor to his monastery. "What practical value is there in enlightenment? The old master smiled widely, and replied. [b]"An old tree lives on in my garden. Is there such a tree in your...

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Nocturnal Writer @innertalks This is great enlightenment you pour out. Thank you.

18 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks I feel we need an update from God as the teachings/guidance seem to have run its course. People have become cynical with leaders paying lip service while doing the opposite. They not only get way with it but also thumbing their noses at those who...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks Many start to wonder why bring up kids to such a violent world. If we cannot get our house in order, then let us ride our lives dodging robots and bullets and leave those waiting to come here remain where they are - hopefully at peace!

16 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, robots can hunt anyone down without mercy. One can run but cannot hide. Targeted killing will become the vogue.

15 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 10 Dec

The old Zen master posed this simple question to his students: "When is a stone a rock?" to test their understanding of the Zen mind. And no one, of course, knew his answer, so the master replied, "When the...

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Shiva @innertalks I recall a news item mentioning tests showed medicines/vitamins were effective even beyond expiry dates. Of course, it is better than being ineffective and unsafe even before the date! It may be a ploy for us to buy again. I have taken vitamins...

14 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks Some are warning us that they will get out of control. Or a few countries can use them against others. Many countries worry depending on others for critical equipment can make them vulnerable as the source country can shut off the operating system...

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 10 Dec

The old Zen master posed this simple question to his students: "When is a stone a rock?" to test their understanding of the Zen mind. And no one, of course, knew his answer, so the master replied, "When the...

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Shiva @innertalks Yes, they pull the rug from under our feet when we are most vulnerable. I used to get OTPs when traveling and suddenly they stopped. The Mobile Network Operator is now charging for them over and above the normal charges. They are in monopoly and...

13 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks The point is too much of free time in our hands and money given for free. Robots work 24/7 and no breaks too for lunch etc. AI is already making incursions into media with you tube videos that are not from the real world but tough to decipher...

13 Dec

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emptychair @innertalks (23424) • Australia 1 Dec

The old Zen master had been having a series of repeating dreams, over the last month, where he had found himself in a second-hand bookshop, looking for a diary book, that he had once had. This diary book had been given to...

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Shiva @innertalks God has to have a different mindset because he gets whatever he desires and has no rivals to usurp his throne. The devil's wings have been well clipped for him to pose any challenge! Our wings are also clipped as God knows what we will be up to...

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