is coming to speak at my university in October. Is it worth going to see him speak, even if I have no interest in Buddhism? I really do not know much about him beyond his Wikipedia article. Just wondering how interesting he was as a person and a speaker.
Tickets are limited, so that's an issue too.
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Go. If only for the fact that mentioning it to the right girl in the future might go a long way to getting even a scrub like you laid.
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I didn't know chicks digged Buddhists. More power to ya, I guess.
If you go
You will see him
But will you really see him?
Get a ticket, and be the guy who keeps trying to ask him about the Kung Fu movies he's starred in.
He'll like that
You will see him
But will you really see him?
Get a ticket, and be the guy who keeps trying to ask him about the Kung Fu movies he's starred in.
He'll like that
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
I'd go see him. Really, I'd probably see any world spiritual or political leader if I had the chance to see them speak in a controlled setting (i.e. not me in a mob of 15k people).
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If you can get a non photoshopped or altered picture of him and yourself together holding an allakhazam coffee mug i'll buy you premium for a year!
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Dread Lörd Kaolian wrote:
If you can get a non photoshopped or altered picture of him and yourself together holding an allakhazam coffee mug i'll buy you premium for a year!
That's pretty fUcking Zen
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Go.
I've seen his speeches before, and he is an amazing speaker.
It's worth it, even if you don't have an interest in Buddhism.
I've seen his speeches before, and he is an amazing speaker.
It's worth it, even if you don't have an interest in Buddhism.
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He's fun and has a great sense of humor, all things considered. I'd totally hit it.
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Nexa wrote:
I'd totally hit it.
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual equivalent of gin.
Fact.
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Nexa wrote:
He's fun and has a great sense of humor, all things considered. I'd totally hit it.
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Nexa wrote:
He's fun and has a great sense of humor, all things considered. I'd totally hit it.
Joph quit posting on AF's account.
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Go. For sure.
I went to see him three times. Twice to Kalachakras in the Indian Himalaya, in Spiti and in Leh, and once in Auckland NZ.
An excellent experience all three times.
He's just such a nice bloke.
I went to see him three times. Twice to Kalachakras in the Indian Himalaya, in Spiti and in Leh, and once in Auckland NZ.
An excellent experience all three times.
He's just such a nice bloke.
"If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders". Carlin.
You need to ask yourself:
When in my life will I ever again have to opportunity to pinch the nipple of the world's foremost passivist?
I think you can see what needs to be done now.
When in my life will I ever again have to opportunity to pinch the nipple of the world's foremost passivist?
I think you can see what needs to be done now.
Wuts a passivist?
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Wuts a passivist?
*** u.
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"The Rich are there to take all of the money & pay none of the taxes, the middle class is there to do all the work and pay all the taxes, and the poor are there to scare the crap out of the middle class." -George Carlin
I'd see him. While the danger of learning something new is definitely real, you can avoid that by texting the whole time.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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I'd see him. While the danger of learning something new is definitely real, you can avoid that by texting the whole time.
Or shouting "But is it really?" after each statement he makes.
I'd go and see him in a heartbeat, great guy, great mind, great philosophy. Full of win.
Geez, Makaro, quit being a tard and go see him. You can always go for beers after.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Go. You might see Richard Gere there.
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Aug. 20-27, 2007 issue - In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission.
lol
Ack, it was sold out. Well, I tried... maybe I can buy a ticket off an unworthy heathen student.
Well, since other people had the good sense to jump on those tickets, I'd wager a guess that you are the unworthy heathen in this equation. 
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Definitely. Jokes aside, he's an interesting religious leader; in that you don't have to be any specific religion to see truth in what he's saying. The second thing that makes him an amazing religious leader is his fascination with science.
He has said before that if under testing, a Buddhist belief is found to be false, that belief must be changed. How many other religious leaders have you heard say that??? He has sponsored quite a big of neurological studies about the effects of meditation and mindfulness practice that are extremely interesting.
Or asked to speak at neuroscience conventions
He has said before that if under testing, a Buddhist belief is found to be false, that belief must be changed. How many other religious leaders have you heard say that??? He has sponsored quite a big of neurological studies about the effects of meditation and mindfulness practice that are extremely interesting.
Or asked to speak at neuroscience conventions
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