The Buddha says, "the mistake is you think you have time."

althecat

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Tue Oct-21-08 07:45 AM
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The Buddha says, "the mistake is you think you have time."

Edited on Tue Oct-21-08 07:47 AM by althecat

hmmmmmm....

(edited to correct spelling of think.... i clearly wasn't)

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DemoTex

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Tue Oct-21-08 07:51 AM
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1. OK, I'll bite ..

What's the context?

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TexasObserver

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Tue Oct-21-08 07:56 AM
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2. He was talking about ordering take out Chinese late at night.

Edited on Tue Oct-21-08 07:56 AM by TexasObserver

He loved to order Moo Goo Gai Pan about 1 AM.

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mainegreen

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:02 AM
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3. I'm guessing 'the universe'.

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timtom

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:04 AM
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4. My guess is:

To be in the moment at all times and live as though each moment is your last.
The future is an illusion.

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althecat

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:19 AM
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6. You didn't bit you asked a question? It seems appropo the Credit Crisis.

I don't know the context. I am thinking its about the danger of acting too slowly. It seems appropo the financial tsunami - I think we ain't seen nothing yet.

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FloridaJudy

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:09 AM
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5. I like the Einstein quote

"Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once". May be apocryphal, but it's an interesting observation.

Maybe the Buddha quote means that one shouldn't try to defer happiness - learn to appreciate the moment you're in. Or, as I put it "eat dessert first".

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althecat

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:20 AM
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7. Thats a good one Judy.....

Love it....

:hi:

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FloridaJudy

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Tue Oct-21-08 08:25 AM
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8. It's a personality test, right?

How one interprets enigmatic Buddhist proverbs. A lot of them are weird and inexplicable to me, and I'm a Buddhist.

We argue a lot. Just like Jews, only quieter.

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