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One day the Buddha was asked by the naked ascetic Kassapa:
-Master Gotama, is suffering created by oneself?
The Buddha replied:
-Not so, Kassapa.
-Then, is suffering created by another?
-Not so, Kassapa.
-Then,... continue...

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CHOICE AND NO CHOICE
Posted on Jan.14.2012 @ 07:05AM EDT by chontri

choice is a road lead by ghost (tendency of feeling).
no-choice is a way lead by devil (tendency of reasoning).
people tend to be lead by ghost and/or devil.
whether they realize this or not,
they are like Sisyphuses then.

CT just sits here and watches
the performanceo f their karma (action and its effects or results, if any).

ChonTri 01/14/12

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