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gab13by13

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19. Love your thread.

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 08:24 AM

Apr 2022

I have read a lot of Buddhist books, I like the path they follow. I had a satori moment one time in my life while driving through the countryside of New York on my way to work in Toronto. I will never forget how at peace I was for those several minutes, just looking at the scenery.

I have found there are common threads that run through Buddhism and other inspirational books.

Ekhart Tolle's books, beginning with "The Power of Now," have common threads with Buddhism.

Yeah, it can be tough, I find myself catching a bug in the house and releasing it outside instead of crushing it.

Old monk training a new disciple how to meditate. A mosquito lands on the trainee's ear and he flicks it away. The old monk shakes his head and says, I would have said hello my friend, drink your fill and have a safe trip home. I can't do that.

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What is "woke," and why do Republicans hate it so much? [View all] vlyons Apr 2022 OP

Consider the opposite of 'woke' EYESORE 9001 Apr 2022 #1

yes, what does it say about those for whom "woke" is something awful? vlyons Apr 2022 #9

The Republican oppessors don't want their victims to become aware ("woke") NCjack Apr 2022 #46

Actually atreides1 Apr 2022 #54

Republicans prefer brain dead zombies. patphil Apr 2022 #51

Or, perhaps "asleep" tinrobot Apr 2022 #56

Sleep Walking or maybe Zombified. mackdaddy Apr 2022 #57

The irony is, white Christians have also been singing hymns to "wokeness" for centuries. Beastly Boy Apr 2022 #2

Exactly Rebl2 Apr 2022 #42

Excellent post. Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #3

"woke" means you care about and are nice to their Americans (and people in general) RAB910 Apr 2022 #4

ehank you. " fear is the mind killer " dune . AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #12

The GOP was inspired by this quote from Yoda RAB910 Apr 2022 #16

It's basically the updated version of their hatred for anything "politically correct". tanyev Apr 2022 #20

Yes. I was brought up to be considerate of other people's feelings. Apparently they weren't Walleye Apr 2022 #23

Racists seem to be the first to commandeer cool ethnic stuff Marthe48 Apr 2022 #36

Basically yes, but a little more than that, which is really important. Caliman73 Apr 2022 #59

I'm fated to never be awakened. But I am woke. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #5

They did the same thing with the word entitlements. Emile Apr 2022 #6

"Entitlements" covers anything you are entitled to by law if you qualify JHB Apr 2022 #37

+1 spot on! Emile Apr 2022 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #55

And the word liberal... druidity33 Apr 2022 #61

Gingrich use to roll the word liberal off his tongue like he was puking. Emile Apr 2022 #62

If it is Black slang, they just use it as a code for their racism as everything else Walleye Apr 2022 #7

I was unaware it was black slang, I would have credited it more with a Bhuddist mind set, 2Gingersnaps Apr 2022 #17

What I mean by "they don't know what they are doing" is vlyons Apr 2022 #30

I'm a comic book fan, and this trend has made me realize how many comic book fans Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2022 #8

Yep, and it's all wrapped up in some weird pop-psych reasons people act the way they do...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2022 #34

Because they benefit from not having it IronLionZion Apr 2022 #10

LBJ had it right. Make the lowest white man feel like he's better than the best black man. Walleye Apr 2022 #24

i the following badges with pride,, communist pinko pig by a high school instructor. AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #11

Thank you for your post, vlyons. It's so hard for me not to hate them right back, and this was LaMouffette Apr 2022 #13

I frequently imagine that the Dalai Lama is right beside me, vlyons Apr 2022 #31

So, being anti-woke is simply a return to the narrow-minded superstitions of the Dark Ages? sop Apr 2022 #14

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu. FalloutShelter Apr 2022 #15

To Republicans, being 'woke" is a THREAT to their rule. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2022 #18

Love your thread. gab13by13 Apr 2022 #19

Although some of the compassion stuff is not what we can do today, vlyons Apr 2022 #32

They don't hate it. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #21

Yes, no originality that's a big part of it. Plus they love the black culture, and hate admitting it Walleye Apr 2022 #26

They steal everything. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2022 #40

Indeed, the New Testament was "woke" Zambero Apr 2022 #22

Many fell asleep in the church pew during the sermon about blessed are the peasemakers. vlyons Apr 2022 #35

The new testament woke????? Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #43

I wish that a Magat would call me woke, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #25

They always believe they will be able to force their rights through violence Walleye Apr 2022 #27

Just new christofascist newspeak for politically correct. Thomas Hurt Apr 2022 #28

Rightwing strategy is to turn something positive into a pejorative Martin Eden Apr 2022 #29

It's called the "Luntzification" of political speech. sop Apr 2022 #41

Very true. And sadly it works. The Democratic party did great Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2022 #44

Repigs bdamomma Apr 2022 #33

What it really means is not an issue for them. dchill Apr 2022 #38

Quite. When some Republican talks about 'them woke libruls,' PatrickforB Apr 2022 #39

Asleep at the wheel. sop Apr 2022 #45

Sometimes DownriverDem Apr 2022 #47

My general understanding Mad_Machine76 Apr 2022 #48

I learned a glossed over version of slavery in grammar school Warpy Apr 2022 #49

Excellent Post greblach Apr 2022 #50

"Woke" in their usage is a command word to elicit a conditioned response. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #53

Woke, Snowflake, Fake News, Cancel Culture. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2022 #58

it means educated Skittles Apr 2022 #60

Right-wingers and others make new definitions. betsuni Apr 2022 #63

Hope John doesn't mind my posting this here........ NowsTheTime May 2022 #64