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07 September 11:40AM
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What Barbara1127 loves about this:
As I said, I've been seeing a lot of this, mostly in the workplace.

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18 September 01:23AM
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I believe that we see what our slightly askewed thoughts tell us to see. One's succes-material or otherwise is not the next person's definition of success. One may say that Trump is nasty and materially abundant- but then the Queen of England is cold yet more abun...
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09 September 11:22AM
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I think that in our Western perspective, we view karma from a material perspective: the rewards of good behavior are nice things, physical comfort, a life free of toil.  But in fact, karma is a spiritual principle that has to do with shedding ego attachments, ending ...
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10 September 10:33AM
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Lauren,

You are a beautiful, wise soul.  Thank you for your insight.  You have reminded me of what I know, but somehow lose sight of.  You are a sparkling soul!  Barbara

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10 September 12:21PM
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Thank you kindly, Barbara.  I appreciate your asking such a deeply important question.  I am glad you are here!
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08 September 06:42PM
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The short answer could look something like ; "The whole world is a stage and everyone an actor" - because thats the role he has been assigned. People cannot help being themselves.Even as Hitler faced his own distruction, his thoughts even included his ...
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08 September 12:30PM
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I would suggest to add "who appear to succeed," and I'll share a story...I was given the "opportunity" to accompany my "successful" boss's 14 year-old son to a ski-resort my boss was developing. As we walked into the just-finished ski...
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07 September 12:40PM
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Why does material things mean success?  If they are in fact nasty and evil, I would think they were the opposite of success.

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08 September 11:08PM
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Someone has to design these material things, manufacture them and the sell them. Then there are the people who maintain them and clean them. These translate into providing, millions if not billions of people,  jobs and a living. These are the little po...
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09 September 10:53AM
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Build it and they will come...

Is it not envy that creates the greedy, merciless, and rich?

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08 September 06:49PM
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In the making of the material things little, helpless, deserving people are kept body and soul.

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08 September 08:57PM
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This does not compute...  the only people I know that are little, helpless and deserving are children and they need to be taken care of. Material things are just that, things.  It is what you do with those things that make it good or bad.  If ...
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