Complete vs. Finished

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Complete vs. Finished

No English dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London , England , and attended by some of the best linguists in the world: Samsundar Balgobin, a Guyanese, was the clear winner.

His final challenge was this: Some say there is no difference between
COMPLETE and FINISHED. Please explain the difference between COMPLETE
and FINISHED in a way that is easy to understand.

Here is his astute answer:

"When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. But, when you marry
the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one catches you
with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!"

His answer was received with a standing ovation lasting over 5 minutes


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The Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

The Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
was coursing in the deep Prajnaparamita,
he perceived that all five skandhas are empty,
thereby transcending all sufferings.

Sariputra, form is not other than emptiness
and emptiness not other than form.
Form is precisely emptiness
and emptiness precisely form.

So also are sensation, perception, volition and consciousness.

Sariputra, this voidness of all dharmas
is not born, not destroyed,

not impure, not pure, does not increase or decrease.

In voidness there is no form,
and no sensation, perception, volition or consciousness;

no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind;

no sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, thought;

there is no realm of the eye
all the way up to no realm of mental cognition.

There is no ignorance and there is no ending of ignorance
through to no aging and death and no ending of aging and death.

There is no suffering, no cause of suffering,
no cessation of suffering, and no path.

There is no wisdom or any attainment.

With nothing to attain,
Bodhisattvas relying on Prajnaparamita
have no obstructions in their minds.

Having no obstructions, there is no fear
and departing far from confusion and imaginings,
they reach Ultimate Nirvana.

All past, present and future Buddhas,

relying on Prajnaparamita, attain Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi.

Therefore, know that Prajnaparamita
is the great mantra of power, the great mantra of wisdom,

 the supreme mantra, the unequalled mantra,

which is able to remove all sufferings.

It is real and not false.

Therefore recite the mantra of Prajnaparamita:

Gata, Gata, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha.

 

 

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Excellent presentation of a Meditation Program that was introduced in a US Jail which
transformed the thinking and attitudes of hardcore criminals.  A similar program had
previously been successfully implemented in an Indian jail with outstanding results,
where the prisoners who followed the course correcting their ways and not re-offending
to end up in the same prison.
           
With Metta,
Mahinda

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why is it there generally a FABULOUS WOMAN and rarely a FABULOUS MAN who does and says things?... PLEASE believe me ... you will NOT regret having watched and LISTENED.

Blessings to you ALL

M

It is a 12 minute video on the TED series which you will find quite interesting.TEDxBoston - Jenny Phillips - The Only Way Out is In - YouTube

 

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Classic magic trick revealed - body cut-up

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Classic magic trick revealed - body cut-up This trick by today's standard is classic. Most of you should know by now how a person's head, hand and leg can move even when the human box that contains the person gets separated into 3 boxes. The first part of the video shows you how the presentation is done and the second part reveals the trick. Enjoy! ---

Just for laugh...

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**Rrriiiiinnnnggg, rrriiiinnnngg,**

 

**'Hello?'**

 

**'Hi honey.**
**This is Daddy.**
**Is Mommy near the phone?'**

 

**'No, Daddy.**
**She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Gabe.'**

 

**After a brief pause,**

 

**Daddy says,**
**'But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Gabe.'**

 

 

**'Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy,**
**Right now..'**

 

Brief Pause.

 

**'Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do.**
**Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs**
**And knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy**
**That Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway.'**

 

**'Okay, Daddy, Just a minute.'**

 

**A few minutes later**
**The little girl comes back to the phone.**

 

**'I did it, Daddy.'**

 

**'And what happened, honey?' **

 

'Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming.**

 

**Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser**
**And now she isn't moving at all!'**

 

**'Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Gabe?'**

 

**'He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too.**

 

**He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window**
**And into the swimming pool..**
**But I guess he didn't know that you took out the water**
**Last week to clean it.**

 

**He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead.'**

 

*****Long Pause*****

 

*****Longer Pause*****

 

*****Even Longer Pause*****

**Then Daddy says,**

 

**'Swimming pool? ............**

 

**Is this 486-5731?'*

 

**No, I think you have the wrong number........*

 

 

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Movi.Kanti.Revo

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Take a look at this site:

 

http://www.movikantirevo.com/ 

 

is by  Cirque du Soleil. 

"Movi.Kanti.Revo is a sensory  Experiment uniquely crafted by Cirque du Soleil that explores a new way for people to journey in a digital world using tones and gestures."

"It is indeed by gesturing and making sounds that users navigate a beautifully surreal world, follow a mysterious character in her adventure, enjoy surprising Cirque du Soleil performances and live an emotional journey made of love, doubts, hope and dreams."

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Wisdom is: knowing who you are...

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A guy is 84 years old and loves to fish. He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, 'Pick me up.'

He looked around and couldn't see anyone.
 He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again, 'Pick me up.'
He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog.

The man said, 'Are you talking to me?'

The frog said, 'Yes, I'm talking to you.'

'Pick me up then, kiss me and I'll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen.

I'll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous because I will be your bride!'
The man looked at the frog for a short while, reached over, picked it up carefully, and placed it in his front pocket.

The frog said, 'What, are you nuts? Didn't you hear what I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful bride.'

He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said, 'Nah, at my age, I'd rather have a talking frog.'
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