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:lol: who is pam?

typographical errors hold a lesser degree of unacceptability with me. :) no, i do not think that it is poor etiquette to sign your posts.

i had never thought of it in that way. thank you, that makes sense.

it seems, from this explanation, that lds ideology in this matter (no pun intended ) is somewhere at a crossroads with buddhist and mainstream notions. would you say that it is more of an epistemological or ontological idea (or neither)?

it was such a beautiful film. i believe it was made by an lds producer. it made me, a silly little buddhist, cry and cry.

completely random observation about a mary poppins song.... in the song "jolly holiday", bert sings a song to mary in which he observes how lovely it is spending the day with her. he goes on for some time about the wonderfull attributes of mary poppins....and then it's her turn. it may just be me and my crazy mind, but it seems to me that her "warnings" to him are a little harsh.... (bert singing) Ain't it a glorious day? Right as a mornin' in May I feel like I could fly 'Ave you ever seen The grass so green? Or a bluer sky? (lovely sentiments about the beautiful day) Oh, it's a jolly holiday With Mary Mary makes your 'eart so light When the day is gray And ordinary Mary makes the sun shine bright! (how could she help but feeling happy after hearing such kind words?) Oh 'appiness is bloomin' All around 'er The daffoldils are smilin' At the dove When Mary 'olds your 'and You feel so grand Your 'eart starts beatin' Like a big brass band Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary No wonder that it's Mary that we love! (more kindness....nothing nefarious about that....i don't think anyway) Now then what'd be nice We'll start with raspberry ice And then some cakes and tea Order what you will There'll be no bill It's complimentary (and then we get to mary's part....) Oh, it's a jolly holiday With you, Bert Gentlemen like you are few Though your just a diamond In the rough, Bert Underneath your blood is blue! (a little cautious?) You'd never think of pressing Your advantage For bearance is the hallmark Of your creed A lady needn't fear When you are near Your sweet gentility is crystal clear! Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert A jolly, jolly holiday with you! (say what?? is she afraid of him? did she think that his motives are less than pure? she was politely telilng him he could take a leap of a cliff if he thinks their relationship will ever progress further?) observations great and small....this certainly qualifies as a small observation, but what do you think?

except for we buddhists. we are perfect and never do anything wrong. (i hope you know i am only joking! )

surely one member's words spoken on one occassion can give no cause to believe that this is the feeling of all members of that group. hitler (though he was austrian) and his fellow nazis said some pretty horrific things about jews, but are all germans bad? are all austrians?

the mormons among whom i live have always treated me with the kindest regard and most amiable manner. when i have politely declined their requests to join, they have yet to draw a sword.

you mean i got it wrong? this is unacceptable!

thank you for your answer. would you mind terribly going into a little more detail about this idea of "spiritual intelligence"? this is fascinating. also, what is the "veil" to which you refer? what do you believe in this regard? do you believe this?

was it Joyeux Noël? this, however, takes place during wwi in 1914....

good morning may i ask, what is the lds view of the soul?

it has often been noted by many that i am completely void of reason. there may be some truth in that. with regard to grammar, however, i am unflinching in its defense. is it wrong to care about grammar? (i realize that i only seldom use capitalization, but that is only out of protest for all things technological!) it is said that, back in the 1940's, the following message was prominently displayed at the front of the main chemistry lecture hall at a major university: "The English language is your most versatile scientific instrument. Learn to use it with precision." in the intervening years, the teaching of proper grammar in the public elementary and high schools has seemingly fallen into disfavor. the inevitable result is that manuscripts submitted to us (teachers of english) are often full of grammatical errors. these errors often go unrecognized (and, in could be argued, the makers of such errors often would not care about them if they did recognize them). i personally regard this state of affairs as deplorable, and i want to do something about it. what better place to start than here on tol? for many years i - along with many others - have tried to correct the grammar of papers when in a position to do so. this is toilsome at best, and completely vexing at worst. this sometimes entails rather substantial rephrasing. it would obviously be preferable to have authors use correct grammar in the first place. the problem, then, is how to get them to do it. one fairly effective way is to provide examples of what not to do. to this end, humor often proves itself particularly helpful. a few weeks ago i found taped to a colleague's office door the most complete list i have come across to illustrate this. (he told me it was passed out in a class at darthmouth at the time a term paper was assigned). i reproduce it here in the hope that it will have prove of use to some. 1. Make sure each pronoun agrees with their antecedent. 2. Just between you and I, the case of pronoun is important. 3. Watch out for irregular verbs which have crope into English. 4. Verbs has to agree in number with their subjects. 5. Don't use no double negatives. 6. Being bad grammar, a writer should not use dangling modifiers. 7. Join clauses good like a conjunction should. 8. A writer must be not shift your point of view. 9. About sentence fragments. 10. Don't use run-on sentences you got to punctuate them. 11. In letters essays and reports use commas to separate items in series. 12. Don't use commas, which are not necessary. 13. Parenthetical words however should be enclosed in commas. 14. Its important to use apostrophes right in everybodys writing. 15. Don't abbrev. 16. Check to see if you any words out. 17. In the case of a report, check to see that jargonwise, it's A-OK. 18. As far as incomplete constructions, they are wrong. 19. About repetition, the repetition of a word might be real effective repetition - take, for instance the repetition of Abraham Lincoln. 20. In my opinion, I think that an author when he is writing should definitely not get into the habit of making use of too many unnecessary words that he does not really need in order to put his message across. 21. Use parallel construction not only to be concise but also clarify. 22. It behooves us all to avoid archaic expressions. (this one, of all of these, is the most difficult for me!) 23. Mixed metaphors are a pain in the neck and ought to be weeded out. 24. Cunsult the dictionery to avoid mispelings. 25. To ignorantly split an infinitive is a practice to religiously avoid. 26. Last but not least, lay off cliches. it is not my wish to be didactic....well, that isn't entirely true ....but, rather, to present an issue that is of critical importance to me and, perhaps, to make you smile a little this morning. so what do you think? am i crazy?!?! :)

that may prove a little hard to do since buddhists do not believe in the the permanence of a soul.

eye spy with my little eye....

those are wonderful names. my parents are good people and are certainly deserving of such praise. i only hope that i can embody some of their wisdom.

do you? it has always been my favorite eye.

you are so kind! pema is my name. it is roughly pronounced "pay-ma" and means "a lotus". my middle name is tashi, which means "prosperity". i have one sister and her name is nima ("sun") sonam ("the fortunate one") you are certainly welcome. please do not hesitate to ask me anything. you have a beautiful "spirit" about you.

that, my friend, is not an easy task. it is something for which i have striven the whole of my life. what you mention above is something that a great buddhist scholar has spoken of at some length. i offer a few of his quotes to you: it isn't always easy to stay positive all the time. i can imagine that having children presents quite a challenge to your patience on occasion! children are wonderful, and their smiles make the world a better place. the most important thing to do is to do only one thing at a time. buddhism definately does not promote multi-tasking! when you eat, eat and do nothing else. think about the fact that you are eating and think about how the food tastes. when you walk, concentrate on walking. think about each step. when you brush your teeth, avoid thinking about what you have to do the following day. simply brush your teeth. all of this is not easy, but it does become a lot easier as you practice. -pema

very well said. thank you.

i think, perhaps, i get a little of what you're saying . if you would be so kind as to go into a little more detail, i would be more than happy to impart what knowledge i possess (althought this is by no means great!) to help you.

i want to tell all the mormons on this site (i think there are a few of you.... ) how very grateful i am to you for your chirst-like ways. while i do not believe in christ the same way you do (silly buddhist, i know), i am constantly impressed with your sincerity and compassion. i know that there are many in this world who would acuse you of not being real christians, but in my book, you are some of the more christian people i have ever met. in addition to this site, i participate in another forum on a "christian" site. i have never heard such hatred, malice, and blatant disregard for the well-being of others that i have encountered there. to be fair, there are a few on the site who treat me well, but this is certainly a minority. some of these "followers of christ" on this other site say some very embarassing, rude, and grossly un-christlike things to me with great regularity. thank you for being such a wonderful people. thank you for showing me love, for love indeed i feel whenever i log onto this site. may happiness find you this day and forever.

what a very wonderful thread. i, myself, find grammatical errors a vexation. i realize that i am in a small minority, but there is no exuse for poor grammar. to say nothing of president-elect obama or my feelings toward him, i found it rather disturbing that many of his campaign signs said, "change we can believe in." it is difficult to type such a blatant disregard for english grammar! thank you, prisonchaplain, for bringing such a valuable topic into the light.

side thought....aslan vs. mufasa vs. shere khan....any thoughts?