“Thought for the Day” had been running for quite some time on the Buddhist forum of Thaivisa, but has just been closed – apparently some of the thoughts were not sufficiently Buddhist enough.

Be that as it may. I was wondering if it would be possible – with the minimum of restrictions – to continue this thread here?

I know we are risking the brainless ones who will post wonders such as “Get it out and give it a twist everyday” or “The only cheek you should give your Mother-in-Law is on your backside” or worse etc. etc. but perhaps, you never know – “Pigs might fly”- maybe, someone might post something that could be called:

Thought For the Day:

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”

--Albert Einstein

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress. --Somerset Maugham

...good idea this, Tom

Before I join in another of Thomas Merton's threads, will he promise not to have it closed if someone from a royal family dies?

Before I join in another of Thomas Merton's threads, will he promise not to have it closed if someone from a royal family dies?

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Good idea... please clarify Tom

...good idea this, Tom

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Yes... seems like a good idea...as long as it doesn't become another platform for preaching american politics...

totster

You should be watching the rugby..me.

The King is Dead; Long live the King.

The real king is still alive. (TM will appreciate this!!!)

Before I join in another of Thomas Merton's threads, will he promise not to have it closed if someone from a royal family dies?

Good idea... please clarify Tom

...good idea this, Tom

Yes... seems like a good idea...as long as it doesn't become another platform for preaching american politics...

Uh...you want to expand on that theme K. Totster?

We seem to have been discussing UK politics of late...

Before I join in another of Thomas Merton's threads, will he promise not to have it closed if someone from a royal family dies?

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There are more than a few Royal families (not the Thai Royal family), that should they "be removed", I can promise you, I will be opening the odd celebratory thread.

"Royalty is a show business term for preservation of privilege."

- who said that?

Edited August 6, 200520 yr by Thomas_Merton

Before I join in another of Thomas Merton's threads, will he promise not to have it closed if someone from a royal family dies?

There are more than a few Royal families (not the Thai Royal family), that should they "be removed", I can promise you, I will be opening the odd celebratory thread.

"Royalty is a show business term for preservation of privilege."

- who said that?

Robin Williams?

There is a TV member named Thomas

He liked to stir things up for fun

He will draw you into an argument, I promise

About any and everything under the sun

What his motivations are I can't explain

To think of this leads me to great pain

From wars to royal familes, its all fair game

Debating with him will drive one insane

Is it for purpose or kicks, one will never know

One thing for sure, he helps the forum grow

From drivel to meaning, he talks it all

Never being shy, he's sure to appall

Were he not here, the forum wouldnt be the same

Listen to him for sure, you might have something to gain

Thomas this is for you, you're one of a kind

You post so much, I might just go blind

- TRIPxCORE

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

--Buddha

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TM im really sorry that im the cause that make your thread there close

Bambi

ps “Thought for the Day” - life is so short just smile at it even its good or bad..unever know next second what will be happend

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TM im really sorry that im the cause that make your thread there close

Bambi

No, Bambi, you were not the cause of the thread closing.

IMHO the person responsible was unable to demonstrate detachment and wisdom.

Do you know this story?:

Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.  One of them said, "My lord, this woman and I live in the same house. I had a baby while she was there with me.  The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there was no one in the house but the two of us.

    "During the night this woman's son died because she lay on him.  So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast.  The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn't the son I had borne."

    The other woman said, "No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours."

    But the first one insisted, "No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine." And so they argued before the king.

    The king said, "This one says, 'My son is alive and your son is dead,' while that one says, 'No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.' "

    Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword for the king.  He then gave an order: "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other."

    The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!"

    But the other said, "Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!"

    Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother."

    When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.

ps “Thought for the Day” - life is so short just smile at it even its good or bad..unever know next second what will be happend

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Good thought.

What was it now?

"I don't have it in me anymore. I can't even kill the bugs in my house."

--Mike Tyson

What happened here?

Is BambiNa's reply more than a little, er, graphically challenged?

Thoughts On Being Politically Correct:

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:

1. She is not a “BABE” or a “CHICK” - She is a “BREASTED WOMAN"

2. She is not a “SCREAMER” or a “MOANER” - She is “VOCALLY APPRECIATIVE.”

3. She is not “EASY” - She is “HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE.”

4. She is not a “DUMB BLONDE” - She is a “LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.”

5. She has not “BEEN AROUND” - She is a “PREVIOUSLY-ENJOYED COMPANION.”

6. She is not an “AIRHEAD” - She is “REALITY IMPAIRED.”

7. She does not get “DRUNK” or “TIPSY” - She gets CHEMICALLY INCONVENIENCED.”

8. She does not have “BREAST IMPLANTS” - She is “MEDICALLY ENHANCED.”

9. She does not “NAG” you - She becomes “VERBALLY REPETITIVE.”

10. She is not a “TRAMP” - She is “SEXUALLY EXTROVERTED.”

11 She does not have “MAJOR LEAGUE HOOTERS” - She is “PECTORALLY SUPERIOR.”

12. She is not a “TWO-BIT HOOKER” - She is a “LOW COST PROVIDER.”

HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:

1. He does not have a “BEER GUT” - He has developed a “LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY.”

2. He is not a “BAD DANCER” - He is “OVERLY CAUCASIAN.”

3. He does not “GET LOST ALL THE TIME” - He “INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS.”

4. He is not “BALDING” - He is in “FOLLICLE REGRESSION.”

5. He is not a “CRADLE ROBBER” - He prefers “GENERATIONAL DIFFERENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS.”

6. He does not get “FALLING-DOWN DRUNK” - He becomes “ACCIDENTALLY HORIZONTAL.”

7. He does not act like a “TOTAL ASS” - He develops a case of “RECTAL-CRANIAL INVERSION.”

8. He is not a “MALE CHAUVINIST PIG” - He has “SWINE EMPATHY.”

9. He is not afraid of “COMMITMENT” - He is “RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGED.”

10. He is not “HORNY” - He is “SEXUALLY FOCUSED.”

11. It’s not his “CRACK” you see hanging out of his pants-It’s “REAR CLEAVAGE.

Boon Mee...

How is that post a "Thought for The Day"..?

totster

Boon Mee...

How is that post a "Thought for The Day"..?

totster 

Well, I could have posted some "American Politics" but thought to give y'all a break!

Boon Mee...

How is that post a "Thought for The Day"..?

totster 

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Well, I could have posted some "American Politics" but thought to give y'all a break!

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Don't you mean thought's on the distribution of monies and the preservation of world peace by our cousins from over the pond?

“Thought for the Day” had been running for quite some time on the Buddhist forum of Thaivisa, but has just been closed – apparently some of the thoughts were not sufficiently Buddhist enough (allowing interesting conclusions such as: lack of humour, Puritanism and censorship are not only found in certain interpretations of Christianity).

Be that as it may. I was wondering if it would be possible – with the minimum of restrictions – to continue this thread here?

Good idea Thomas, the mods there could have moved it here rather than close it. Maybe start a Buddhist thought for the day.

"Never mistake motion for action."

--Ernest Hemingway

American novelist and short-story writer, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, 1899-1961

"Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness."

--Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Rights remain rights only up to the day when you decide to quit fighting for them!

(Jefferson?, Franklin?)

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

--Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Albanian born Indian missionary and founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity. Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. 1910-1997

"Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening."

Oscar Wilde

Quote Of The Day:

THIS FORUM WOULD BE A POORER PLACE IF NOT FOR THE THREADS AND COMMENTS OF THOMAS MERTON

PS. Assume the cheque's in the post Tom