old3bob

The potential and or actual dangers of spiritual paths (including forms of Buddhism) gone wrong have been spelled out here before.... (with many examples being shared by many members over the years) Btw. I don't see non-acknowledgement of that as being honest for anyone that has been at this site for awhile, etc.

various people have been sharing some of "dangers" at this site for many years, I'd say that many have noticed such when brought up (now and then) and have sometimes offered advice, help or warnings as best they can.

nope, just mean to say that lovely quotes won't really cut it when (or if) one is dangling somewhere, yet they do have a purpose not to be denied. Btw if one does not know of the dangers then I'd say one will meet such sooner or later.

thus a contrivance of non-contrivance or bypassing, many here could also state or quote all sorts of transcendent stuff but such doesn't really cut it...and which can be dangerous for new and even some advanced students.

transcendental type ramblings and throwing the baby out with the bath water, what the hell?

do the teachings of the historic Buddha have meaning to you?

then again the historic Buddha did speak of meaning as being important.

I can think of better things passing by than a bus regardless of its color... btw, no need to go get lost in a nihilistic sounding variation via a hologram when the happiness of right dharma at all levels is here, there and everywhere.

could be many years of talk and who knows how many thousands of bucks in cost, along with having someone who may or may not be safe in digging around in our heads, is such natural?

one has to wonder at times....

have had several older Fords thus have experienced the meaning of, "Fix Or Repair Daily..." Newer vehicles aren't much fun either since one can't hardly DIY with them without tech. info and special tools. (as for talking to them I don't think they respond as well compared to older ones?) I have used the brute force method at times on some engines when nothing else worked, namely several shots of starter fluid down their throats which btw one doesn't want to get carried away with or risk them vomiting up flames!

most of my 4 years in the military were during the Vietnam war era (but I remained stationed statewide) soon after I graduated from high school. I had a civilian like job which I liked and was pretty good at. (telecommunications which included being a telephone man which are mostly extinct now) The comradery among our guys was good, (there were no women in our unit) meeting new people, going to new places and learning new tasks was interesting and at times challenging to deal with. It was somewhat conflicting to me at times that we were under military rules while protecting civilian or democratically related freedoms, rules or laws.... As in civilian life with its whole gamut of human interactions (good and not so good) the military also has its whole gamut of things going on but with a command and rule structure from a 4 star general down to a new private that included orders being given and which must be followed or rather drastic consequences could follow! Also there are the dubious or dirty politicians and others deciding what would happen to and where our "boys" would be sent to carry out their political agendas which caused a lot of unnecessary suffering and deaths in war zones on all sides, along with riots taking place back in the states. (for example Kent state was a horrific one) As human beings there really is no free lunch for us; the saying, "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance" (thus certain sacrifices) has been proven though the ages and is universal, so if taken for granted it won't be there for those that come after us! There are many examples about what some people get wrong or do to our military forces, like them being dishonored, betrayed, misused, or being under very poor and insane like leadership !! . Alas as with all peoples whether military or not our better or worse angels may come into play.

well I was practicing my tap dancing before some unknown force or probably the little gray guys drew me outside to converse with them....

Good kitty, got a bad alien! (while the little gray guys with big eyes are supposedly ok)

forgot to mention there were also multiple ufo's that night and one of them landed in my backyard whereupon some little gray guys disembarked from their craft to share their take on non-dualism with me ...while a big black cat observed us which I could see with my night vision device.