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Old 05-04-2010, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth View Post
According to Buddhism, as I understand it at a rudimentary level, one of the four Noble Truths is that suffering result from an attachment to transient things such as wealth and prestige, so perhaps really the winner is the one suffering here and not the have-nots.
Very fu%$^n deep. And yes, grasshopper, I do believe you are correct.
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