Kammassakomhi

Theravada Buddhist and Pali student, among other things.

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An operator monitors the control panel at a massive power station. Social studies, intermediate grades. 1938. Harry Sternberg, illustrator.

Internet Archive

From a textbook uploaded by LexW

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Aleksey Batalov as Sasha Rumyantsev in "The Rumyantsev Case" (1966)

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Man Ray, Lee Miller, 1930

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold The Falling Rocket, 1875

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Another genuine Buddha quote. Translation from the Pali by yours truly.

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Appamada is a Pali word that's not easily translatable into English. Yet the Buddha thought this quality was so important that he used his dying breath to recommend that we practice it. This talk examines the concepts associated with this term and how to practice Appamada.

(via appamada : Scott Knickelbine : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive)

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Another genuine Buddha quote. Translation by yours truly.

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Buddhist Teacher Bodhipaksa Explains How to Debunk the Fake Buddha Quotes That Go Viral

In his new book, the Triratna Buddhist teacher shares his methods for spotting viral Buddha quotes that the Buddha definitely never said.

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Another genuine Buddha quote. Translation from the Pali by yours truly.

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Mutta, free yourself from your bonds, like the moon from the grasp on the eclipse! With heart and mind set free, eat your food guiltlessly.

Therigatha 1.2 (Translation from the Pali by yours truly)

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One of the Verses of the Elders (Theragatha) from the Pali Canon. Translation by yours truly.

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Awful pedants of the world, unite!

“We do quotation differently now. Time was when it was chiefly a literary device, a way of weaving an essay or speech into an ongoing conversation with the past … Now they’re self-sufficient atoms of wisdom that make their own way in the world — passed along in chain emails, tweeted, posted on Instagram and Pinterest boards, inscribed on bracelets and household items.”

Getting quotes right and adding the context is the difference between laziness and sloppiness vs. skill and insight.

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Hear, hear. Particularly with quotes from the Buddha. This problem is just getting worse.

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Yet another genuine Buddha quote. Translation by yours truly.

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Another Genuine Buddha Quote, from the second line of Dhammapada verse 45. Translation by yours truly.