02-25-2008, 01:00 PM
Hey Bob,
I have friends who live in Puna and I was offered a few months of technical work by a firm here. Both of those experiences were great. My job is finished and I did a good one. I did not come here to escape or find paradise, only with the idea of work and see how it was.
This is not a case of "boy I thought it would be paradise but now I see it is not".
Punafish, Buddha would say "get away from that unhealthy place. They are interested only in external experiences and sensual delights.". I am not painting everyone with this image, but it is certainly the majority. A statement of reality is not a judgment.
Do not follow a life of evil; do not live heedlessly; do not have false views; do not value worldly things. In this way one can get rid of suffering. - The Dhammapada
I have friends who live in Puna and I was offered a few months of technical work by a firm here. Both of those experiences were great. My job is finished and I did a good one. I did not come here to escape or find paradise, only with the idea of work and see how it was.
This is not a case of "boy I thought it would be paradise but now I see it is not".
Punafish, Buddha would say "get away from that unhealthy place. They are interested only in external experiences and sensual delights.". I am not painting everyone with this image, but it is certainly the majority. A statement of reality is not a judgment.
Do not follow a life of evil; do not live heedlessly; do not have false views; do not value worldly things. In this way one can get rid of suffering. - The Dhammapada
Do not follow a life of evil; do not live heedlessly; do not have false views; do not value worldly things. In this way one can get rid of suffering. - The Dhammapada