wow, no one told me that if you're thin, fashionable and beautiful move to toronto (actually that's a lie, i have been told that, but still). i've been viewing a lot of torontonian photos recently, and everyone in them is a babe. i've heard the same goes for montreal. everyone i've met from there or has moved there fits this description. so uh...well done teams. speaking of montreal, it seems that about 70% of the people i know went to montreal this summer. the thought never really occurred to me to go there. i've heard great things about it, but when i think of travel, i think of europe, asia or those mega cities in the states i haven't been to yet. i always kind of forget about canada. i know canada is big and beautiful (just how i like my men lol, well i guess tall rather than big....potato potato..that saying does not work when typed..), but it just doesn't seem exotic enough for me i guess. but if i were to go on a canada vacay, i would pick vancouver, montreal or toronto. just because they're different than home.
also, just because i can and i want to, i'm going to share with you the four nobel truths of buddhism and the eight fold path, which are the basic concepts behind buddhism.
four noble truths:
1)in every life and all aspects of life, there is suffering.
2) suffering is caused by desire or attachment
3) to end suffering, one must cease any desire/attachment
4) in order to be able to overcome desire/attachment, it is necessary to follow the eight fold path.
Eight fold path centers on the idea of right or moral living and includes:
1) right view: realization that one can achieve true happiness by following the teachings of the buddha
2) right thought: focusing on the positive to overcome difficulties
3) right speech: always telling the truth and not saying bad things about others.
4) right action: never killing, stealing, being jealous. perform good acts and help others
5) right work: doing work that will not harm any living creature
6) meditation: training your mind to concentrate and find peace from within
7) right goals: loving and helping others
8) right awareness: never letting your body control your mind; knowing when to say no.
it all kind of seems like common sense, but it seems that we forget about it because not everyone does these things. i like that in buddhism, everything is very positive and everything you do is to help others and not cause harm.
i think the research project i do for this course is going to be on the bamiyan buddha's. in 2001 the taliban blew up two ancient buddha statues. the interesting thing about this, is that one of the staples in buddhism, is not to be attached to material things. i'm going to research what the reactions of buddhists were to the destruction of the buddhas.
5 comments:
When did you get so interesting!?
gee. thanks dale. wish i could say the same :P
Ouch, harsh! That was a compliment!
and mine was a jooooke
Nope, we're not friends anymore. =P
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