Give my regards to Alice B. Toklas.
On Sep 12, 3:03 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes, how true, but there is a variety when combined with a brownie
> that may offer some euphoric enhancement while on it's way to the end.
> 8-/
>
> On Sep 11, 9:30 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Slip, ANY grass you eat will come out as dung! ;-)
>
> > On Sep 11, 6:22 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I had a friend I met while in Austin who moved to India and returned
> > > to sell off his materialism. He was so into all his new found
> > > mysticism and soul enlightenment which he graciously laid out for all
> > > to see. He had a step van converted to propane from gas and asked if
> > > I wanted to buy it, and in fact I really needed it at the time but not
> > > the affordability. I straight faced told him that if he really wanted
> > > to enhance his spirituality he would just give it to me. Well I'm
> > > sure I don't have to tell you that he turned pale in the knowledge
> > > that I was purely right in perspective but he could not just let his
> > > material possessions go. I understood it all to be the cow dung that
> > > it all is. I think the grass is still greener on the other side.
>
> > > On Sep 11, 7:51 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > The snag for me here Orn is that I just can't agree that there is no
> > > > focus on the observation of mind in academe or even if I restrict that
> > > > just to science, though I'd agree this is the case in the dross,
> > > > populist bits of academe increasingly part of the mega-billion
> > > > international education industry. My guts say charlatan watching this
> > > > guy - I don't like his micro-expressions and general 'wide-eyed'
> > > > approach. I would not fashion this into an argument without knowing
> > > > much more. I don't go much for arguments starting in
> > > > incommensurability claims and disliked the build-up Alan was given
> > > > (such stuff always reminds me of Saturday Night at the London
> > > > Palladium). Of course, I regard almost all 'notable' academics as
> > > > charlatans (the best are too busy getting on helping where they can).
> > > > Didn't spot the humour and there seemed little depth other than some
> > > > clear emotional play. I much prefer you Orn.
>
> > > > On 10 Sep, 20:28, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > This is a very accessible, clear and enlightening video with one of my
> > > > > Tibetan Language teachers, Alan Wallace.
>
> > > > > He is a scientist, a teacher, and one of the more erudite and wise
> > > > > people in an experiential way I have met in this area. He addresses it
> > > > > all….Christianity, contemplation, science, materialism, happiness,
> > > > > consciousness, mind, truth….and aspects of Buddhism like philosophy,
> > > > > suffering and other aspects of its ontology that are commonly
> > > > > misunderstood.
>
> > > > > His humor and depth is wonderful.
>
> > > > >http://www.consciousmedianetwork.com/members/awallace.htm
>
> > > > > What is your experience of Alan?- Hide quoted text -
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