If the USA government had been smart they would have legalized and taxed pot as well as treating e-mail/ the internet, etc. like postage. Imagine our bulging Treasury!
On Sep 12, 2:03 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 - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
