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Old 04-08-2010, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Silicon Valley, California
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nope....being a practicing Buddhist for 40 years the program left a lot to be desired for info....
It is very hard to distill a complex tradition going back to 500 BC down to 2 hours. I had many problems myself with the presentation, in the sense of the vocabulary employed and the overall flow. But I recognize that this was meant primarily as an introduction for a Western audience and so...
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Old 04-08-2010, 10:28 AM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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It is very hard to distill a complex tradition going back to 500 BC down to 2 hours. I had many problems myself with the presentation, in the sense of the vocabulary employed and the overall flow. But I recognize that this was meant primarily as an introduction for a Western audience and so...
That's where I found it especially lacking....introduction for a Western audience...very lack-lust in peaking anyone's interest actual practice of Buddhism....
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Old 04-08-2010, 10:31 AM
 
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That's where I found it especially lacking....introduction for a Western audience...very lack-lust in peaking anyone's interest actual practice of Buddhism....
It was primarily about the story of Buddha's life. Now, of course, one could argue that the man was all about his message, but I think the focus of the programme was not so much the practice as much as the story of Buddha.
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Old 04-08-2010, 10:55 AM
 
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It was primarily about the story of Buddha's life. Now, of course, one could argue that the man was all about his message, but I think the focus of the programme was not so much the practice as much as the story of Buddha.
that's the point you can't have one without the other....Buddha was all about the message of practice...enough said!
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Old 04-09-2010, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Sevastopol city, Russia.
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Hi everyone! What a spring weather today! It's snowstorm with wind of 35 meters per sec.
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Old 04-09-2010, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Anchorage
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Wow, Lyutky, find your bathing suits!
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Old 04-10-2010, 04:03 AM
 
Location: Sevastopol city, Russia.
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Wow, Lyutky, find your bathing suits!
... bathing fur-suits ?
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Old 04-10-2010, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Sevastopol city, Russia.
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Hi everyone! Today is April 11. It's a snowstorm with a wind of 33 meters per sec.
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Old 04-10-2010, 03:41 PM
 
Location: Lots of sun and palm trees with occasional hurricane :)
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Hi Oleg. You have a VERY, VERY cold Spring! How much is 33 meters per sec. in miles per hour?
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Old 04-10-2010, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Bethel, Alaska
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33 meters per second equals 73mph.
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