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>>2429369
Tibetans give evertyhing that people love.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanamoli/PathofPurification2011.pdf

a few enticing pieces -

pg 399:

"One who wants to make the mind-made body should emerge from the basic jhána and first advert to the body in the way already described, and then he should resolve, “Let it be hollow.” It becomes hollow. Then he adverts to another body inside it, and having done the preliminary work in the way already described, he resolves, “Let there be another body inside it.” Then he draws it out like a reed from its sheath, like a sword from its scabbard, like a snake from its slough. Hence it is said: “Here a bhikkhu creates from this body another body possessing visible form, mind-made, with all its limbs, lacking no faculty. Just as though a man pulled out a reed from its sheath and thought thus: ‘This is the sheath; this is the reed; the sheath is one, the reed is another, it was from the sheath that the reed was pulled out’” (Paþis II 210), and so on. And here, just as the reed, etc., are similar to the sheath, etc., so too the mind-made visible form is similar to the possessor of supernormal power, and this simile is given in order to show that. This is success as the mind-made."

>>2429394

pg 394:

"He wields bodily mastery even as far as the Brahmá-world’: if this possessor of supernormal power, having reached mental mastery, wants to go to the Brahmá-world, though far, he resolves upon nearness, ‘Let it be near.’ [402] It is near. Though near, he resolves upon farness, ‘Let it be far.’ It is far. Though many, he resolves upon few, ‘Let there be few.’ There are few. Though few, he resolves upon many, ‘Let there be many.’ There are many. With the divine eye he sees the [fine-material] visible form of that Brahmá. With the divine ear element he hears the voice of that Brahmá. With the knowledge of penetration of minds he understands that Brahmá’s mind. If this possessor of supernormal power, having reached mental mastery, wants to go to the Brahmá-world with a visible body, he converts his mind to accord with his body, he resolves his mind to accord with his body. Having converted his mind to accord with his body, resolved his mind to accord with his body, he arrives at blissful (easy) perception and light (quick) perception, and he goes to the Brahmá- world with a visible body. If this possessor of supernormal power, having reached mental mastery, wants to go to the Brahmá-world with an invisible body, he converts his body to accord with his mind, he resolves his body to accord with his mind. Having converted his body to accord with his mind, resolved his body to accord with his mind, he arrives at blissful (easy) perception and light (quick) perception, and he goes to the Brahmá-world with an invisible body."

pg 398:

"When this possessor of supernormal power, while remaining here sees a visible object with the divine eye, hears a sound with the divine ear element, knows consciousness with the penetration of minds, he does not wield bodily power in doing that. And when, while remaining here, he stands with that Brahmá, converses, enters into communication with that Brahmá, he does not wield bodily power in doing that."

>>2428970
Yes, they realized it was too lenient and not harsh enough, allowing Germany to rebuild, hence the creation of the Morgenthau Plan.

>>2428994
But it didn't allow them to rebuild, Germany's build up prior to WW2 was a direct violation of the treaty

>>2429087
Because Germany was allowed to keep industry which allowed them to violate the treaty. They should have known better that Germans would treat it as a "scrap of paper"

>>2441197
Somehow teach cavemen basic military tactics and advance military tactics by at least ~1000 years?

1880s Paris.

>live off reorganizing birthing supermarkets under the modern techniques we have nowadays (as described in "Aux bonheur des dames")
>get myself a little cash that way and travel the word visting British India, French Algeria, parts of the Far East
>also tour Europe quenching my thirst for knowing of late XIXth century Russia, Victorian England, Germany
>join the hunt for Jack the Ripper in London, try to get Boulogne elected president of France and start a cheeky war against Germany, give teenaged Hitler a call and laugh at him for never going out with his then oneitis, drink a cup of tea with Lenin in Switzerland
>come home to France a weathered and experienced man, and get to experience "La Belle Epoque" at its height
>tell my children to enlist in the Navy by the time the 1910s would roll around, for them to be spared the trenches
I don't know. Anything retarded like that, but basically I'd like try at knowing how it was in the time of Europe's highest moment.

>>2441244
Seems cooler then mine.
To be honest I'd come with you.

>>2440902
Yes, but the past repeats itself regardless.

>>2440902
Operation Barbarossa.

those who are knowledgeable of the past are doomed to watch people who are ignorant of the past repeat it

>>2440708

Because we are moralising animals and cannot hep but attribute agency to what is in fact blind historico-economic forces.

>>2440708
What's even more funny is that we never stop doing terrible things, it could even been argued that the 20th century gave rise to some of the most terrible stuff done in the history of mankind.

>>2440708
Eh, while I agree that this complaint can be annoying, in some cases something we find repulsive when we read about it in history was actually regarded as bad even at the time, as well. Think of all the shit that goes on today that pisses people off.

>naming your country second and third empire
>never even have a first empire
so this is the power of german autism

Prussian empire best empire desu

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>>2440137
>1871-1919
>less than half a decade

I PREFER "CYBERNATIONS".

I started playing in like 2009.

>decide to cut taxes because low taxes good
>proposal comes up to cut inheritance tax
>go ahead and rubber stamp it
>next day my advisers tell me that the government has fallen and the presidential palace is being attacked by biker gangs
>it turns out the inheritance tax was the only form of tax my government had

Love NationStates
https://www.nationstates.net/gunstocker

>>2439823
>Angloposting again
It's the Eternal Frank and Perfidious Gaul
Fuck off you baguette loving nigger

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>>2439823
>/His/ is a Francophile board

i FUCKING agree OP

>>2439765

I don't know if much was written about the lamb in the picture. I think he was an analogue of sorts.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

>>2439765
Yes

>>2439602
The middle east isn't one big desert you fucktard.

>>2439602
Flood plains and rivers you dipshit
There are some parts of Iraq that look like Nam
Source: I was there in '12

>>2439602
>what is the fertile cresent .

>oh noes, muh dominoes

they had a chance to stop it

>They fucking lost

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>>2439304
>unjustified
Consider winning the war next time, Fritz. You might find out that the victors aren't bound by justice or morality.

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>>2439312
>posting an anime picture
>attempting to be serious at the same time

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>>2439317
Reddit's down the hall, newfriend.

>>2438809
They were cucked to oblivion by the Hansa

>>2438816
But those wre just trading cities. Why didn't Denmark just straight-on invade them? It was the strongest state in the region, and it seems they just faded into irrelevance without even trying to fight

They were put aside by the Swedes who took a leading role of the Scandinavian/baltic area after the fall of the Kalmar Union. And after Sweden lost power they became more dependent and a victim of Germany.

related
https://youtu.be/T6xJzAYYrX8

>>2438720
really boring and covers a lot of culture stuff, I think I would have enjoyed Ken Burns in middle school though.

>>2438745
this is great, ken burns is truly a master

Maybe, I think a big thing too is that too many people only interact with their grandparents twice a year growing up. They have no frame of reference.

Cultural Marxists

>>2438578
You're making up shit. Medieval period is probably the most attractive to the average Joe and their art/portraits looked like drawn by a 10 year old.