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Reply to Satsang (Good Company) in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

But budhism also says, dont look for any guru. Look within and you will find god. There is even a book-"if you meet the budha on the way,shoot him"-though I dont subscribe to that extreme view. Is a guru essential for nirvana or can it be a self-discovery ?

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Reply to Omkar in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

You are so damn right. Om-the first sound. But the same can be said of zen budhism too, right ?

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Reply to Here we go... in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Yes olympics is an interesting topic. Look at the restless human spirit to win. Altius, citius, fortius. Here's wishing your country good luck in oplympics. Keep blogging anyway.

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Whats better, haikus or long poems? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Hello bloggers, I like haikus a lot. They are so tiny and cute like bosais. Do you like haikus too or longer poems-can anyone tell me websites where I can download beautiful Haiku peoms, Japanese or otherwise, please ?

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Letters to a haiku unborn in Art JoeUser Forums

This are my random thoughts on haikus concieved in my soul and yet to be born. My random musings. Darling, you came one night when I felt so low, on a day my career seemed so meaningless. You came unannounced and took shelter in my heart and soul. As days went, you started growing, blooming and even about to blossom. Why de

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Reply to Education and Technology in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

You seem to think computers are everything. It's not. Agreed that concepts are more important than a jumbled collection of facts. there is an educational theory called 'constructivism' applicable to science teaching. and there are concept maps, v-diagrams etc. Online support of science learning can also help. But not many teachers and students are using these things yet. In the final analysis, human mind and thinking cant be replaced with comp

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Reply to Walt Whitman Anyone ? in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

Thanks trinitie and dharmagrl. Yes dharmagrl, I am a hindu by birth and namaste to you too, are you also a hindu? I think I am more a zen budhist in spiril,though. Thanks for the nice feedback !

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Reply to Who is america's first modern environmentalist? in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the feedback. Wish other bloggers interested in environmental history join this post. The call of the wilderness was the first human response to environmental degradation wreaked by humans and, in that sense, the venerable John Muir deserves to be called the father of the modern environmental movement in America, right ?

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Reply to Speechless Teacher in Humor JoeUser Forums

Children pick up these expletives,obviously, from grow-ups only, so home environment is very important !

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Reply to Just Jump in Misc JoeUser Forums

Yeah, take a deep breath, and jump. Unless you try how will you know what you can not do. Fear of the unknown ?-one must sometimes break through it !

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Reply to Que Pides Tu? in Misc JoeUser Forums

In life, I think we ask only for a fair game and level playing field. To be happy is secondary. But life ,alas, is often not fair and we dont often get a level playing field. Right ?

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