OK, I'm game.... Though I don't expect many questions (heck, I barely get many comments), I am here to answer all mysteries during the month of March
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Let me extrapolate on the Happiest Memory, have you ever felt centered and right there in the moment, and if so what were you doing, That is what I conder true happiness.
I've often felt "centered" and "right there in the moment" -- But the happiness you describe is fleeting emotion, like sadness. True happiness is a state of mind that persists even when you are sad or experiencing life difficulties or challenges. When we have memories, we associate emotions with them, yes. However, we must not confuse those emotions with being "truely" happy or not. e.g. Some of my happiest memories, are now some of my saddest because I may never experience them again due to circumstances out of my control. On the other hand, I've learned to never say "never". Someday, I may have more happy memories, different happy memories, and/or stronger happy memories.
That is a very interesting outlook on happiness. You've really managed to open my mind to the different aspects of happiness and how it relates to the past. I'd like to think you'll have more happy memories, but who am I to judge someone elses life. Best wishes, and many thanks to you for opening my mind to a new view, hope to talk more in the future.
Do you condsider yourself Buddhist? Does a tree have buddha nature? -- I haven't even studied the Four Nobel Truths.
Do you believe in the Zodiac Signs, and if so how much? Not really. They're fun, though. I think for the most part, horoscopes and zodiac signs are worded in such a way that you could apply their descriptions to anyone. So, in many ways, people believe in them because they become self-fulfilling. On the other hand, I can often fit all the reported stereotypes of a "Scorpio".
Where is your favorite place in the world? The world is all so beautiful everywhere I've been. From wilderness to metropolitan. I couldn't chose just one place. If I could live anywhere, I'd live in London. But I've loved Paris, Florence and Tuscany, Berlin, Palm Springs, and San Francisco; and one of my spiritual centers is the Leelanau Pennisula and Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan.
What is your happiest memory? (I changed this question's tense to present, because, well, I'm not dead yet.) -- My Dad telling me how much he was proud of me and how
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Do you believe in the Zodiac Signs, and if so how much?
Where is your favorite place in the world?
What was your happiest memory?
Have you ever been to a Buddhist Temple, not in the US?
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Do you believe in the Zodiac Signs, and if so how much? Not really. They're fun, though. I think for the most part, horoscopes and zodiac signs are worded in such a way that you could apply their descriptions to anyone. So, in many ways, people believe in them because they become self-fulfilling. On the other hand, I can often fit all the reported stereotypes of a "Scorpio".
Where is your favorite place in the world? The world is all so beautiful everywhere I've been. From wilderness to metropolitan. I couldn't chose just one place. If I could live anywhere, I'd live in London. But I've loved Paris, Florence and Tuscany, Berlin, Palm Springs, and San Francisco; and one of my spiritual centers is the Leelanau Pennisula and Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan.
What is your happiest memory? (I changed this question's tense to present, because, well, I'm not dead yet.) -- My Dad telling me how much he was proud of me and how ( ... )
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