hello, "Shunyata"; means: "which is devoid of entity". That does mean that nothing exists independently from the rest. The Dharma teaching poses the notion...
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james j granger
jjgranger@...
Dec 1, 2002 1:37 pm
I'd have to say Steve hits the nail right on the head here. For me too the idea isn't to change the world, but to change myself. The world is far beyond my...
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Steve Marquis
moralhappiness
Dec 1, 2002 5:07 pm
As an addendum to the attachment-to-position theme I generated a graph that relates various types of verbal communication. The horizontal axis is attachment;...
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Jan E Garrett
chrys1943
Dec 1, 2002 11:20 pm
Steve, I think we mostly agree. Without trying to respond line by line to your post let me just make a few points. * The world would be a much more just place...
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Mr Geoffrey Howard
ssojourner
Dec 2, 2002 7:08 pm
I'm reminded of the immortal words of the great philosopher Garth Brooks, "It's not the world that I am changing. I do this so the world will know that it ...
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Carrier, Christopher ...
cdcarrier555
Dec 3, 2002 8:24 am
Mr. Howard: It would appear that your message has been posted and mine has not. Moreover, Al Qaeda must be destroyed. Christopher Carrier Captain, JA (703)...
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tom_paines_ghost
tom_paines_g...
Dec 3, 2002 8:33 am
... Athens was a Democracy and an empire; but not a Republic and an Empire. The choice still exists; do we have a rule of law-or are we going to become an ...
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jlaerum
Dec 3, 2002 9:27 am
Good morning to you in the West: The asumption that the philosiphies in the East are more concerned with the "heart" than the mind is fairly correct I think. ...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Dec 3, 2002 3:02 pm
Hello Christopher, ... (Seneca, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius -- whose lives and words cannot be reconciled with the views of the moderators) nor in our time ...
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Keith H. Seddon, Ph.D.
khs10uk
Dec 3, 2002 3:29 pm
Dear Friends, We now have a slightly revised version of the Forum Guidelines at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stoics/files/GUIDELINES.htm We have modified the...
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Steve Marquis
moralhappiness
Dec 4, 2002 12:42 am
Christopher wrote: ______________ 4. Everyone must defer to academic credentials. ______________ Maybe I helped inspire this response. From a previous post...
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Steve Marquis
moralhappiness
Dec 4, 2002 12:42 am
Christopher wrote: ______________ 4. Everyone must defer to academic credentials. ______________ Maybe I helped inspire this response. From a previous post...
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Steve Marquis
moralhappiness
Dec 4, 2002 12:46 am
My latest post was posted as 2 different versions. The 2nd is a little better. Steve...
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Douglas Pashakarnis
dio1701
Dec 4, 2002 3:20 pm
I am following with a bemused sense of fascination this great controversy surrounding the use of an e-mail tag which clearly only asserts the personal opinion...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Dec 4, 2002 6:23 pm
Hello Douglas, ... surrounding the use of an e-mail tag which clearly only asserts the personal opinion of the poster.<<< I guess we must be the largest Stoic...
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Mr Geoffrey Howard
ssojourner
Dec 4, 2002 9:29 pm
let me ramble a bit on "curbing disruption".... I understand the moderators' concern over those leaving the group due to political discussions with no ...
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Keith H. Seddon, Ph.D.
khs10uk
Dec 4, 2002 10:12 pm
Hello Geoffrey, You raise important points. ... Well, it wouldn't be a matter of desisting, but of presenting posts in a way that really stood a chance of ...
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Mr Geoffrey Howard
ssojourner
Dec 5, 2002 12:24 am
thank you keith for the encouraging words. I have perused through L. Becker's "A New Stoicism" and it was quite beyond me. of course this is no criticism of...
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james j granger
jjgranger@...
Dec 5, 2002 2:07 am
I have to wonder if I'm receiving all the forum's posts as all this talk of disruptions has me wondering, ''what disruptions?" There's been some posts I find...
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Mr Geoffrey Howard
ssojourner
Dec 5, 2002 3:06 am
jim... so glad there is another stoic with a sense of humor. i felt alone with these eggheads.... just kidding my porchtalkin rebel philosophical brothers. oh...
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Jan E Garrett
chrys1943
Dec 5, 2002 4:44 am
Friends and others (including those who have just decided to put up with me) . . . I am writing this in my personal capacity, not as a moderator. But it ...
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james j granger
jjgranger@...
Dec 5, 2002 5:17 am
Geoffrey, >>Just how many Stoics does it take to change a light bulb?<< HA...I'm gonna have to think on that one. If I can come up with a decent answer I'll...
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james j granger
jjgranger@...
Dec 5, 2002 6:07 am
Jan wrote: >>"Friends and others (including those who have just decided to put up with me.)"...<< FINALLY Jan, you raised a smile from me! I don't 'just put up...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Dec 5, 2002 12:08 pm
Hello Jim, ... enjoyable, if the writers could just talk plainly and leave all the big words in the dictionary.<<< You are quite right. I daresay I have been...
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Keith Seddon
khs10uk
Dec 5, 2002 12:32 pm
Hello Jim, ... Hellenistic Philosophers'' which Jan and Keith were kind enough to recommend, but I gotta tell you: it's a slow going process reading it and I'm...
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brucec3123@...
brucec3123
Dec 6, 2002 1:27 am
Hi everyone, I'm a newbie to Stoicism with a lifelong jones for self-improvement. I'm now underlining entire passages in Letters From A Stoic like a college ...
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james j granger
jjgranger@...
Dec 6, 2002 2:03 am
Hi Keith, Thank you for your tips on how to read/understand this book. It's being quite the challenge for me. I will give your way a try and when I feel I can...
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Paul
pdlanagan
Dec 6, 2002 6:15 am
Stoics, I was talking with someone yesterday about good and evil. I have been convinced from my readings on stoicism that if a person recognizes what is good...
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John Laerum
jlaerum
Dec 6, 2002 9:38 am
Aha, the list is recovering it's soul. The two points of view may not be so far apart if we consider the "various reasons" you mention at the end. When I...
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Steve Marquis
moralhappiness
Dec 6, 2002 1:27 pm
Paul wrote: ______________ I was talking with someone yesterday about good and evil. I have been convinced from my readings on stoicism that if a person...
