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mala
Hong Kong
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 Posted - 04/17/2012 : 20:00:52
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We are what we think,
All that we are arises from our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world
-Buddha
Good Luck & Good Health
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bryan3000
USA
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Posted - 04/17/2012 : 23:22:15
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| I always found this so interesting because for most it seems the path to enlightenment seems to be in realizing that we are not our thoughts... that thoughts are just thoughts. |
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Darko
Australia
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Posted - 04/18/2012 : 04:11:44
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Yeah that's an interesting point Bryan! Thought are just thoughts until we buy into them....and for the most part we buy into them. Whilst not buying into ones thoughts is the path to take we also need to take responsibility for our conscious thoughts.....these are the ones that are important
Here's how I see it....there are voluntary and involuntary thoughts. The latter are the ones we can ignore and not buy into....these are usually crap, negative rubbish from the past or whatever. BUT the voluntary ones are the thoughts we must be very aware to make sure they are positive and serve us....these are the ones that "make us"
If you consciously think in a negative fashion then you can expect negativity in your life.......
Put another way....whether you believe you can or you can't, you're usually right!
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lynnl
USA
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Posted - 04/18/2012 : 06:12:15
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Thoughts don't just exist in some imaginary ether.
They physically exist in the form of physical chemicals and electrical charges. And they are recorded and can be recalled. So yes, we are partially our thoughts.
But other than academic interest, I'm not sure how relevant that is.
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art
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Posted - 04/18/2012 : 07:43:24
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Said in many different ways down through the ages I'm guessing:
"There is really nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so." Shakespeare
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shawnsmith
Czech Republic
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balto
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Posted - 04/19/2012 : 19:03:55
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I saw this quote on the net today:
"Don't think too much. you'll create a problem that wasn't even there in the first place". |
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Stryder
686 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2012 : 16:45:36
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NEO
This isn't real?
MORPHEUS
What is real? How do you define
real? If you're talking about
your senses, what you feel, taste,
smell, or see, then all you're
talking about are electrical
signals interpreted by your brain. |
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We are what we think
