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Centralised hub for Gaia Buddhists and those new to or interested in the Buddha Dharma as it is expressed in various forms.  Three Turns provides rooms for the discussion of theory and practice pertaining to each of the three 'vehicles' of Buddhism as well as numerous departments for discussing the application of the Dharma in daily life. 

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June 29th, 2009

flowerchildatheart [no longer around] said Jun 29, 6:45 AM:
 

A human being is part of the whole called by us 'Universe', a part limited in time and space.
We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest…
This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty…
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.


~Albert Einstein
  Meenakshi : Connection

Re: June 29th, 2009

Meenakshi said Jun 29, 8:43 AM:
 

“We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest…
This delusion is a kind of prison for us..”

This is the delusion that we sometimes get confused about, when told that ego and this world is illusion. It is not that this world is experienced that is illusion; but the idea that this world as it seems is all that is, that's the delusion.

I've tweeted this in my tweet, with a link to this group!

 

Re: June 29th, 2009

flowerchildatheart [no longer around] said Jun 30, 5:42 AM:
 

Thank you Meenakshi!