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so much for the myth that canadians are 'nice'. i feel sorry for the tourism industry having to deal with all these drunk idiots.

you would need to expand on that definition. soul implies that the death of the body is not the absolute death of the person? the soul lives on after death?

you have the right attitude. i'm not trying to discourage you. just saying it's hard.

sorry, not quite grasping ... maybe i'm tired too. but ...

how can you prove the soul exists? how do you define it?

you are right

no war going on? that must be the mother of all conspiracies. i met some folks from ukraine back home. they were fleeing from 'something'.

couples should live in separate apartments. give each other breathing room, time to recharge on your own, less likelihood of arguments and fights.

people want to know how this was all created, why it was all created, by whom exactly. and people want to know why the world is full of bs, war, suffering, etc.. these questions can not be answered man.

what's a drinks party? don't all parties revolve around alcohol?

primarily due to lack of sunlight / short days for much of the year. plenty of sunshine in thailand. and what does "domestic problems in his homeland" mean exactly? he was juggling a wife in thailand and a wife back home?

and then there's david bowie's lyrics in starman. there's a starman waiting in the sky he'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds. maybe most people would lose their minds if god suddenly appeared in the clouds.

one thing about the elites is they plan things 100 years in advance. which is not necessarily a bad thing. but if you only see 2 feet in front of you, you may not see the forest for the trees. no one is talking about the great reset. i don't see any threads on the forum about the great reset. no one has looked into it in any detail. in my opinion, many things they are planning in the future for the great reset are positive. it's not all negative. and it's not all a nefarious plot to stomp on your head for no apparent reason. a lot of things in the future will be a lot better than they are now based on this great reset. we are entering a new era in human history. we are witnessing the death of an old era. if you only see 2 feet in front of you, nothing will make sense.

yeah, perpetually pump n' dump. forever and ever. never get emotionally attached. that's what the soi dogs do and it works fine for them.

Regarding Eckhart Tolle, he is encouraging people to examine the inner workings of their mind. which is a useful thing.

I didn't say it's all nonsense.

Ok, lets talk about Eckhart Tolle then. I haven't read his work, just a few quotes. He claims in his book that meditation can cure illnesses. I don't believe it. This appears to be nonsense to me, possibly deliberate on his part. So the guy with the most charisma and eloquence comes off as the most 'enlightened', even though many of the things these people are saying are factually inaccurate and/or useless. You can't trust everything anyone says. Except Snoopy.

Could be. Jesus went to Pattaya and avoided the bars. Check the Bible if you don't believe me. No, love does have to hurt.

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I don't know most of the people on the list. I looked up Mother Meera. She is a self-proclaimed 'mystic'. Sometimes self-proclaimed mystics are charlatans. Maybe Robin Williams was "enlightened", even though that word is vague and I don't like using it. He devoted his life to making people laugh .... so there is less chance that we take life too seriously and become too embittered and end up starting world war 3 and killing each other.

maybe Nobel prize for literature is a bit much, but his songs are worth a listen for their odd lyrics. Bob Dylan - I Contain Multitudes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jUJW8kfT-8 Bob Dylan - False Prophet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIF0gkqvaQ0

like who? that term is vague and almost meaningless. is the dalai lama enlightened? he may know a lot, but some of his advice seems silly ... for instance, he has advocated celibacy because relationships can lead to suffering. doesn't seem feasible for everyone to be avoiding relationships. so maybe 'enlightened' doesn't exist.

the whole concept of 'credible link' is flawed / outdated / corrupt / useless / and or silly. in the past, the internet didn't exist. we ONLY had access to govt-approved sources of information. if I ask you ... what is a credible link about retiring in Pattaya? Is International Living Magazine credible? The answer is yes and no. It depends on which information. They sometimes have to hide things to keep the money rolling in and not frighten some of their audience away. So they may omit talking about the seedy side. Or they make not recommend the place as a retirement destination to avoid being associated with 'bar girls'. As they are a "reputable" source, there are certain things they are not allowed to discuss. So in other words, for many aspects of retiring in Pattaya, a forum like this becomes more of a credible link. Because people are anonymous and not trying to run a for-profit magazine, they can say what they really experienced living in Pattaya .. the good, the bad, and the ugly. Without fear of losing revenue. Of course some posters opinions are more reliable than others .. But the concept of "credible link" is flawed. If you wanted to retire in Pattaya, you would ideally read mainstream magazines for some general info, but you would get a more complete picture by also reading forums. People are using the internet but don't understand what it is. Any reasonably intelligent person expressing an opinion is a potential credible link. As the internet is a tool to empower anyone to get a message across to an audience. Where that was not possible in the past. With regards to science, you can watch the film "Thank You For Smoking". They made it clear that the initial research into whether cigarettes cause cancer was funded by the Tobacco companies. Credible links are not always credible. And sometimes a nobody online can be a credible link.

I try to avoid advertising. Women is an entirely different issue as there is sex and emotions involved. But even then, you need to learn when your woman is being too manipulative to extricate yourself.

yes, we are easily manipulated. sometimes you can tell or suspect by someone's facial expressions that they are lying. and there's no time to fact-check everything as we are being bombarded with information.