[Buddha-l] The mess at Bodh Gaya

[Gad Horowitz]

then there's GFW Hegel:  "midnight begins at noon"


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From: "Piya Tan" <dharmafarer at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] The mess at Bodh Gaya


> OK, so
> 
> ideals are like the stars: we may never reach them, but we could at least
> chart
> our course by them.
> 
> P. Anna
> 
> 
> 2008/2/7 Jim Peavler <jmp at peavler.org>:
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> >
> > On Feb 7, 2008, at 8:05 AM, jkirk wrote:
> >
> > > Or, "it's never so dark as just before the bottom falls out."
> >
> > I like this as an antidote to a lot of pollyannish things I keep
> > hearing some folks say about the current economy (which is holding my
> > retirement savings hostage by denying that they have any value anymore.
> > > Joanna
> > > =========================
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > The shadow is darkest where the light is brightest.
> >
> >
> > I like this because it is so pollyannish that I hope that my
> > retirement savings may still have value someday, perhaps even before
> > I die,
> >
> > If it weren't dark you couldn't see the stars.
> >
> > If I were any brighter the sun wouldn't come up in the morning.
> >
> > (Hint: the stars are a long long way off.)
> >
> > Jim Peavler
> > jmp at peavler.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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