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#51 2012-04-09 22:22:35

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Re: death calls us all...

http://lemurking.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/badgers_arse.jpg

that's right Beans, keep 'em in line

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#52 2012-04-09 22:24:20

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Re: death calls us all...

joe wrote:

RJ wrote:

about a half an hour ago

not feeling much of the fool from you so pardon me if I doubt that very much.

pardon granted

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#53 2012-04-09 22:37:43

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Re: death calls us all...

RJ wrote:

http://lemurking.files.wordpress.com/20 … s_arse.jpg

that's right Beans, keep 'em in line

So much left unanswered on the last page, and this is what you take up space with RJOLLY?

Here's your reply to the pic above:

RJ wrote:

you talking about the others again there Beans?
do you know that there is a cure for that kind of paranoia?

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#54 2012-04-09 23:03:09

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Re: death calls us all...

I can't turn back the page on the grounds of not wanting to but I seem to recall my (lovingly and openly of course) asking you to talk about love on whatever terms you wished and getting some of the usual evasive action that passes for the pretender's pretence at knowing what they don't know.

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#55 2012-04-09 23:03:13

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Re: death calls us all...

RJ seems to be quite the sad and lonely fellow. I really actually feel quite sorry for him.

K met and had lunch with Dr Richard Feynman (spelling?) with David Bohm and a few others one time. Later on K said to someone, I watched him very closely, and he is a very unhappy fellow.

I have read and watched RJ here for quite a while, and have to say, he is quite a unhappy fellow too.

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#56 2012-04-09 23:07:34

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Re: death calls us all...

RJ, if you dont mind me asking you, I am curious. Have you read K extensively? What is your background with K? You dont seem to talk about K or his teachings much on this forum. I sometimes wonder why you and certain others are even on here. And what your reason for being on here is.

For myself, I have read K extensively and am here to connect with and discuss with fellow like minded K people, to discuss the teachings.

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#57 2012-04-09 23:09:37

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Re: death calls us all...

sds wrote:

RJ seems to be quite the sad and lonely fellow. I really actually feel quite sorry for him.

K met and had lunch with Dr Richard Feynman (spelling?) with David Bohm and a few others one time. Later on K said to someone, I watched him very closely, and he is a very unhappy fellow.

I have read and watched RJ here for quite a while, and have to say, he is quite a unhappy fellow too.

oh god, it's like being hit in the face with bad breath
talk directly to the person you are trying to offend, coward.

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#58 2012-04-09 23:15:33

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Sir, I am not trying to offend you.

And I am indeed talking directly to you. This is not gossip.

I am trying to help you, like you seem to be trying to help others.

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#59 2012-04-09 23:15:37

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Re: death calls us all...

sds wrote:

RJ, if you dont mind me asking you, I am curious. Have you read K extensively? What is your background with K? You dont seem to talk about K or his teachings much on this forum. I sometimes wonder why you and certain others are even on here. And what your reason for being on here is.

For myself, I have read K extensively and am here to connect with and discuss with fellow like minded K people, to discuss the teachings.

ah, here is the direct approach
no wait, K's here

hi K
how are you?

oh, you're dead
bummer.

can I still ask you for advice?
no

why not?

oh yeah, you're dead

how about if I put a problem in my mind then open a page at random, does that count?
what's that you are saying, I can't make it out

"tantum si non balls quidquid"

ah right you are, thanks mate, always a pleasure to chat.

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#60 2012-04-09 23:16:38

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RJ wrote:

I can't turn back the page on the grounds of not wanting to but I seem to recall my (lovingly and openly of course) asking you to talk about love on whatever terms you wished and getting some of the usual evasive action that passes for the pretender's pretence at knowing what they don't know.

Now, RJ, you know you're just being evasive here. You asked for a definition of love, and I gave a straightforward answer...which apparently you didn't like. Why don't you take a stab at defining love, your way?

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#61 2012-04-09 23:22:18

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Youre too silly RJ.

Take care my friend.

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#62 2012-04-09 23:29:05

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Been saving that one up, LOLLY? Yawn, I'm off to bed.

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#63 2012-04-09 23:32:29

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For Joe. This is from Michael Krohnens book "Kitchen Chronicles" talking a little about K and his pancreatic cancer and how K had to endure illness like the rest of us. It is sad to read, but I feel is related to what you are or will be going through with your dog.

At 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 30, an ambulance pulled up beneath thepepper tree, and Krishnamurti was carried on a stretcher by two paramedics intoPine Cottage. A hospital bed and an intravenous drip system had been set up, andnurses were to look after him around the clock. By now he was unable to takeany food and was fed entirely by intravenous means.*Carrying a tray into the Pine Cottage kitchen around 1:00 p.m. on February 1, Inoticed in passing that the hospital bed had been set up in the living room. Anangular metal stand next to the bed had several plastic bottles suspended from a

chrome arm, feeding a clear liquid drop by drop through transparent tubes intothe veins of the sleeping patient. A male nurse in an immaculate, white-starcheduniform sat beside the bed, silently watching patient, monitor and drip system.On the way out, I briefly paused at a respectful distance to take a look at the raresight. It was something I had never seen before: Krishnamurti asleep.A frail and tiny child lost amidst billowing white linen, he was breathinggently and regularly, apparently without pain for the time being. His silver hairwas disheveled and spread out like an aureole around his still beautiful features.It was an image of heart-breaking poignancy. I felt a sudden urge to shield andprotect this precious life, at the same time realizing my utter helplessness.Clearly, nobody was exempt from the law of life, which dictated that old age,disease and death were our common lot. He himself had often talked about it, jokingly quoting an Italian saying: “
Tutti gli uomini debbeno morire, forseanch’io
.” When I had asked him what it meant, he had translated it, “All menmust die, perhaps I, too.” Then we had all laughed. But now, contemplating thecessation of his life, laughter was far from my heart.

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#64 2012-04-09 23:56:57

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One last part from the same book as above for Joe

In the early afternoon of February 10, I took a tray of food to Pine Cottage. If ithadn’t been that Krishnamurti was gravely ill, the scene in the living room wouldhave been one of leisure. A few people were sitting quietly in armchairs and onsofas, while a blazing fire roared in the fireplace, although it wasn’t especiallycold. The sofa had been placed lengthwise directly in front of it. On my way out Inoticed that Krishnamurti, who had been lying on the sofa, was being helped bythe male nurse to sit upright. It gave me a shock to see him thus: throughout hislife he had maintained the independence, not only of his mind but also of hisbody, and now he was reduced to dependence on another for the simple act of sitting up. It brought tears to my eyes. It was pitiful.I felt impelled to move closer to the frail figure wrapped in blankets, and Iknelt down beside him. He could hardly move his head; instead, he turned hislarge eyes toward me. They were like mirrors, with a measureless depth to them,balanced as they were between life and death. Carefully entering his visual field,I said out loud, above the crackling of the fire, “Good afternoon, Krishnaji.” Icouldn’t think of anything else to say.In response, he lifted his right hand a few inches and dropped it again fromutter exhaustion. There was no strength left in him. He slowly opened his mouth,mumbling something, croaking like a person dying from thirst in the desert. Hisvoice sounded weak, and his words were drowned out by the crackling of thefire. I touched his hand very lightly with the tips of my fingers, hardly sensingthe pulse beneath the silken skin. Swallowing hard to overcome the upsurge of pity and pain within me, I murmured, “Thank you, sir. Goodbye.”He rolled his eyes in acknowledgment and heaved a heavy sigh. It was thelast time we met. Having seen him in this pitiful state, I wished only that his suffering would end.

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#65 2012-04-10 00:28:42

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Re: death calls us all...

beans wrote:

Been saving that one up, LOLLY? Yawn, I'm off to bed.

Gute Nacht Fraudlein

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#66 2012-04-10 01:20:48

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Re: death calls us all...

beanZ, not to worry; being a consummate fraud myself, I could use the company!

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#67 2012-04-10 06:39:33

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Re: death calls us all...

beans wrote:

pearl wrote:

Totally so.  Got a slightly whacky sense of humor.  Many thing speople say and do set me laughing, including what I say as well.  How you been beans?

You sure you've been laughing it up all night? Cause this interchange betw you and sds from a few minutes ago looks kind of tense.

sds:  Yes.....Lets just leave each other alone from now on. Deal?

pearl: You started all this, and you've been yelling foul, so wake up and or just go away!  Nobody came after you.

No tennsion here.  Frauds and hypocrites like sds will always exist on forums and RJ has some valid observations as to how a fraud functions, I mean he points it out clearly if you listen, but it seems you're onto RJ calling him names, rjolly, what's up with all this dear?

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#68 2012-04-10 07:57:32

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Re: death calls us all...

RJ wrote:

beans wrote:

Been saving that one up, LOLLY? Yawn, I'm off to bed.

Gute Nacht Fraudlein

Hi Jollllly!

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#69 2012-04-10 07:58:32

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Re: death calls us all...

pearl wrote:

beans wrote:

pearl wrote:

Totally so.  Got a slightly whacky sense of humor.  Many thing speople say and do set me laughing, including what I say as well.  How you been beans?

You sure you've been laughing it up all night? Cause this interchange betw you and sds from a few minutes ago looks kind of tense.

sds:  Yes.....Lets just leave each other alone from now on. Deal?

pearl: You started all this, and you've been yelling foul, so wake up and or just go away!  Nobody came after you.

No tennsion here.  Frauds and hypocrites like sds will always exist on forums and RJ has some valid observations as to how a fraud functions, I mean he points it out clearly if you listen, but it seems you're onto RJ calling him names, rjolly, what's up with all this dear?

Hi pearl!

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#70 2012-04-10 08:02:47

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Re: death calls us all...

wilbro99 wrote:

beanZ, not to worry; being a consummate fraud myself, I could use the company!

Thank goodness, willy.
I'm pretty self-transparent at times ;-)

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#71 2012-04-10 08:32:50

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SDS...while I appreciate that you are trying to be kind, I want to assure you that there is no need to continue worrying about me or the loss of our dog.  I have sat with many a pet as their lives ended, but I was posting this to talk about the inevitability of death and change, not looking for sympathy.

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#72 2012-04-10 09:25:36

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joe wrote:

SDS...while I appreciate that you are trying to be kind, I want to assure you that there is no need to continue worrying about me or the loss of our dog.  I have sat with many a pet as their lives ended, but I was posting this to talk about the inevitability of death and change, not looking for sympathy.

Hi Joe, yes good, I understand.

I posted those few things because I thought they were related to your thread.

It was about the inevitability of death and change, for the human. Even the World Teacher had to go through it. And it wasnt pretty or glamourous. Tubes, morphine, drip system, etc.

Thanks for this thread and your understanding.

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#73 2012-04-10 10:13:12

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Re: death calls us all...

pearl wrote:

beans wrote:

pearl wrote:

Totally so.  Got a slightly whacky sense of humor.  Many thing speople say and do set me laughing, including what I say as well.  How you been beans?

You sure you've been laughing it up all night? Cause this interchange betw you and sds from a few minutes ago looks kind of tense.

sds:  Yes.....Lets just leave each other alone from now on. Deal?

pearl: You started all this, and you've been yelling foul, so wake up and or just go away!  Nobody came after you.

No tennsion here.  Frauds and hypocrites like sds will always exist on forums and RJ has some valid observations as to how a fraud functions, I mean he points it out clearly if you listen, but it seems you're onto RJ calling him names, rjolly, what's up with all this dear?

Superficial, petty, shallow, ugly women like Pearl will always exist on forums too. Sorry to say. With their foul mouths and ugly spewings...

P.S. - I only responded in kind, Pearl. As long as you mention my name in a negative light, gossip, put me down, I will respond in kind. Otherwise, I have no interest in interacting with you. Take care.

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#74 2012-04-10 14:04:06

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Have you noticed all that you are spewing on pearl and others actually fits you to the T.
In other words the negativity you claim to see is your own corrupted bad energy, sick energy, and not the energy of a healthy mind.  You need to do something about it seriously and stop yelling.  The pearl you're attacking is the figment of your own imagination.

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#75 2012-04-10 14:44:59

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as is the sds you are attacking part of your imagination...such is the way of things, no?

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