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someone once asked the dalai lama what surprised him most

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  1. paulftsk

    paulftsk Member

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    his response:
    "Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived."

    just thought that was a quote worth sharing :)
     
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  2. Dr of Dunk

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    Tell that to the bill collectors ...


    (although, in all seriousness, I do tend to agree with him...)
     
    #2 Dr of Dunk, Jul 31, 2011
  3. plcmts17

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    I like his other quote better "Gunga Galunga".
     
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    great stuff, thanks for sharing
     
    #4 rsx_htown, Jul 31, 2011
  5. RedRedemption

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    Wow. His school of thought is so different from mine.
    If you think of it that way...
    But still I'd rather be a rich man living 50 years than a poor man living 100.
     
    #5 RedRedemption, Jul 31, 2011
  6. Jontro

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    I dunno, I think Dallas sweeping the Lakers was surprising as well.
     
    #6 Jontro, Jul 31, 2011
  7. Realjad

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    Thanks for sharing, I definitely think it was worth looking at this thread to see it.
     
    #7 Realjad, Jul 31, 2011
  8. Major Malcontent

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    How old are you? I am 40.....maybe with luck I'll see seventy....never made more than 25 K a year. I wouldn't sell back the last 5 years of my life for a million bucks a piece.

    Maybe I could have pulled the trigger at 20...maybe even 25.
     
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  9. Dei

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    I won't believe he's never been surprised by a bug that just jumped out of nowhere.
     
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    <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xlIrI80og8c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  12. CometsWin

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    He is a wise man that Dalai.
     
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    I say the same if my entire life is supported by the slavery system and later the generous support of all western sheeps around the world.

    :rolleyes:

    /flame suit on
     
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    The whole Dalai Lama selection process (as I understand it) seems surprising to me.
     
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  16. CometsWin

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    Dude is sooooo quotable!

    The New York Times, 11/28/1993

    Q: You once wrote that the Chinese want to rule the world. Do you still
    think so?

    A: I didn't mean it that way. The remark was related more to the Marxist
    world intention, rather than Chinese national historical expansionism.

    Q: Do you think that still is the case?

    A: It's changed, I think. That kind of spirit . . . perhaps in the
    1960's, with the Cultural Revolution, it was there. On the Soviet side,
    Khrushchev realized around 1956 that that kind of goal was not realistic. By
    the end of the Cultural Revolution, in the 1970's, the Chinese realized that
    it was out of the question. Now I think the issue is Chinese nationalist
    historic chauvinism. To them, all other people are barbarians.

    Q: Including you?

    A: Oh, certainly! Of course! They are a proud nation. With Marxism gone,
    the strategy is to reach the economic levels of Western countries. They
    consider themselves a champion of the third world, particularly after the
    Soviet Union collapsed. They see Russia as having become a part of the West.
    So what you have is the most populous nation, the worst kind of totalitarian
    system, the rule of terror -- with nuclear weapons and with an ideology that
    force is the ultimate source of power. Their economy was poor, but now it is
    improving -- without changing those other things. Time magazine has called
    them "the super-power of the next century."
     
    #16 CometsWin, Jul 31, 2011
  17. Bandwagoner

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    Screw that slave owning POS.
     
    #17 Bandwagoner, Jul 31, 2011
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    <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_BQcFjA2sDA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    Dalai Lama >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> China
     
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  20. Cowboy_Bebop

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    Easy for him to say since his life is all being taken care of. But his quotes ring some truth.
     
    #20 Cowboy_Bebop, Jul 31, 2011
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