The basis of Buddhism is that one must rid oneself of all attachments. Only then can you attain enlightenment and be rid of all suffering. By that measure, all suffering is caused by attachment. (It will be argued that all suffering is caused by ignorance--ignorance of the fact that attachment leads to suffering which I just laid out so I will ( Read more... )

I disliked being touched. Immensely dislike ( Read more... )

I have taken it upon myself to make a list of my recommended fanfiction readings. Because I don't read fanfiction often at all and have a very high opinion of my...ah, opinion so I believe my recommendations beat all other recommendations ( Read more... )

I'm really tired these days. Is anybody not tired these days? It seems like everyone I know is exhausted. Tonight in my Old Testament class, my professor stops in the middle of the lesson and says, "I'm really tired. Let's just stop here and go ( Read more... )

The conquest of Canaan occurred in 1250 BCE. Israel splits in 922. The Deuteronomistic History is comprised of the Former and Latter Prophets, starting with Joshua. 所以我搭乘出租汽车去旅馆。在到了之前我饿死了。 Religious conversion is dependent upon personal transformation and situational contingencies and the salary for Taiwan is better but for the position in Korea ( Read more... )

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I seem to have started Thanksgiving Break a couple of days in advance. Which really just means I can't bring myself to do anything. Even the most leisurely of activities seem like too much work. I go through this every semester in the last two or three weeks. I wonder if I'll have such a routine life of fatigue when I finally graduate ( Read more... )

My day started at 9am after a mere 5 hours of sleep ( Read more... )