Arthur Giunness was born in 1725, the son of the land steward to the Archbishop of Casel. Arthur's dad had already carved out a local reputation for himself by brewing ale for the estate workers--bot a bad gig for a 1725 kinda cat. Mighta been genetics or paying close attention, Arthur was able to leverage thishere brewing skillset in a way that history still sits up and notices(even 250 years later, dig?) When the Archbishop(also Arther's godfather) died, he left Arthur a cool stash of cash, which he used a few years later to start his own brewery in Leixlip, County Kildare. But, to mix a metphor, Arthur heard the bright lights of Dublin calling and it wasn't long before he'd put his brother in charge of the brewery and leave Leixlip for the promise of city life. Bublin, with its stiff taxes and stiffer local brewing competition, wasn't the best place for a brewer to land in 1759, but Arthurwas able to wrangle the lease to a shoddy four-acre brewery at St. James's Gate, and even came away with two key lease provisions.Alreaddy a member of the Dublin Corporation of Brewers, Arthur began to turn the decrepit brewery around and eventually rose to become Master of the Guild. And when a stout beer called "porter" arrived from london, Arthur took notice and decided to brew his own variety, Guiness Porter.In 1799, Arthur made a bold decision that would forever alter time, and the time it takes to pour a decent pint, forsaking traditional ales and pouring all the production of the St. James's Gate distillery into porter--into what we know today as Guinness Stout. Thus was born a new tradition.
Two hundred years later, those cats still are making Guinness in the same brewery at St. James's Gate in Dublin, and in locations in 50 countries around the world.Each day , the world enjoys about 10 million pints of Guinness.
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LAST TIME THE BOYS EVER PLAYED TOGETHER | FUNNY COP HATS
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Great Live Performance - Santana - Woodstock 1969 Soul Sacrifice
I LOVE SPANISH WOMEN | AND SPANISH MUSICIANS
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OSAMA YO MAMA | I LOVE SOUTH PARK
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FOR ALL MY FELLOW VEGGIES | HER SHIRT IS FUNNY
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Rock and Roll Circus Jethro Tull 1968
THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, THEY INSTANTLY BECAME MY FAVORITE BAND EVER | THIS WHOLE MOVIE IS SWEET. A MUST SEE. "ROLLING STONES: ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS"
beatles, jethro tull, pink floyd, ccr, stones,
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TOOLS BEST VIDEO EVER | IF YOU ASK ME, ANYWAY
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MUSIC THAT SHAPED A GENERATION | OF DEFECTS LIKE ME
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Movies:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
LOVE HUNTER S. THOMPSONS WORK. JOHNNY DEPPS PRETTY COOL TOO!The despatate assumption that somebody, or at least some force, is tending the light at the end of the tunnel...
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Television:
Busted!
I LOVE BEAGLES, THIS ISN'T MINE BUT IT'S FUNNY |Food network, discovery channel, history channel, any channel showing MASH or star trek. The sadness behind her eyes ignites
a blue fire, I'll dance for the rain.Our paths will cross again, I know
grace calls back to agonies cry,"never" tastes so bitter when spoken,
and our words were only half of tounge.Can I bring you my soul, will you take it
will my given words be sung?Desire grows like the desert i will cross
to simply know you.An oasis waits for me in this world
where the water is always new.Does my heart swell only of mystery,
is all I feel a thirsty wonder,why is now her sum intriques me,
why from reason do I sunder?David Alan BycraftCopyright ©2006 David Alan Bycraft
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It happens, I can't stand it
all around in the cold or the heat
a fraction of the universe, may
without it, still incomplete
to strangers in passing,
the sphere collapsing
praying witness fell to my feetJust can't help but feel- a
gypsy sharing a common road,
shy sinner leaving soon,
his own fortune still untold.Should the lines lead me inside
you find me run and hide
for that fortune is tied
spirit subside
and come the sun, sea comes to tide
dig, you may be too lateDavid Alan BycraftCopyright ©2006 David Alan BycraftLight, Figure And Shadow
let your wolves out to play
unlock the truth from its chains to sympathy
the truth is our love, the action pity,
after the rain
love plays her lonely song, waiting to be
the dream, the life, they wish to become us
swim in the water to know its real
tell the pain away
tear it away
drop away into infinate adoration
i promise you love like you've never known
you are allah, christ, buddah
and to you i offer prayer and sacrifice
to you it is made on the alter of destiny
love as the light, fate as the figure,
our lives the shadows.David Alan BycraftCopyright ©2006 David Alan BycraftCedar Badge Intro
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" About Buddhism
Some 2,500 years ago, an Indian prince, Siddhartha Gautama, sat quietly in a place known as the Deer Park at Sarnath. In this quiet place, before a small assembly he began to offer simple teachings, based on his own experience. These teachings, referred to as the "dharma," meaning "truth," were practical instructions on how to relate to one's everyday experience of life and mind.
Because his realization was profound, he became known as the "Buddha," which means "the awakened one." The teachings he offered came to be known as buddhadharma ("the teaching of the awakened one"), and ultimately as Buddhism. The Buddhist teachings proclaim the possibility of awakening the potential within every human being, and they provide a practical method for doing so. This practical method, passed down from generation to generation, is known as meditation, which is the practice of mindfulness and awareness.
Meditation is a natural process of allowing oneself to examine the nature of thoughts, emotions and physical sensations, and to discover the inherent purity of one's being. It is a practice based on direct experience, rather than on blind belief.
Buddhism is taking an increasingly prominent role in contemporary western society as interest increases in this approach to life. A unique quality of the Buddhist teachings is that they can be expressed through existing cultural norms, making use of them rather than destroying or replacing them. This allows many westerners to practice Buddhism today without renouncing their cultural heritage or radically changing their lifestyles.
Origins of Buddhism
The word "buddhism" comes from the Sanskrit word "buddha," which means "the awakened one." buddhism, or buddhadharma, is the proclamation of, and journey toward, an awakening of human potential.
The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born around 560 B.C. at Lumbini, in present-day Nepal. He was brought up as a prince of the Shakya clan and excelled in all the worldly arts. After realizing the truth of impermanence at the age of twenty-nine, he left his kingdom to seek spiritual understanding.
After studying for six years with many spiritual teachers, Siddhartha realized that neither the extreme of worldly success nor of asceticism could lead him to full awakening. He sat under the bodhi tree on the banks of the Ganges and vowed not to rise until he had attained enlightenment. Through examining the nature of his body and mind, he attained complete awakening.
The Buddha's discovery of awakened mind cannot adequately be described as a religion, a philosophy, or a psychology. It is better described as a way of living. The buddhadharma provides a practical method for attaining the realization of which it speaks: meditation, which is the practice of mindfulness and awareness. Meditation is a natural process of allowing oneself to examine the nature of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations and to discover the inherent purity of one's being. It is a practice based on real experience, rather than on blind belief.
A variety of schools of buddhism developed in India after the Buddha's death, or parinirvana. The schools that were prominent earlier, called hinayana, placed primary emphasis on self-liberation through personal discipline. The schools that were prominent later, called the mahayana or "great vehicle," placed greater emphasis on working for the liberation of society as a whole. Both schools -were disseminated from India throughout Asia. The tradition established in Tibet is mahayana buddhism. It is also known as vajrayana, or "the indestructible vehicle," referring to the particularly powerful and direct methods of realization it employs.
The Practice Lineages
There are four major lineages of buddhism which originated in India and flourished in Tibet: Nyingma, Kagyü, Sakya, and Geluk. Some lineages, like the Sakya and Geluk, put special emphasis on an intellectual approach to the teachings, training students as scholars and logicians. Others, like Nyingma and Kagyü, put special emphasis on the practice of meditation; they are often called the "Practice Lineages." The founder of the Shambhala community, the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, was a holder of both Kagyü and Nyingma lineages, as is the current head of Shambhala, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
The Kagyü Lineage
The Indian mahasiddha Tilopa was the founder of what would later be called the Kagyü lineage. He spent much of his life wandering from place to place and studying meditation with various teachers. Finally, he meditated alone for several years in a grass hut on the banks of the Ganges until he attained realization. He received direct transmission of the mahamudra teachings from the dharmakaya buddha Vajradhara.
One of his most important disciples was the Indian mahasiddha and pandit Naropa. At the height of his career as head of Nalanda University, he sacrificed everything he had accomplished in order to search for an authentic teacher. He found Tilopa and studied with him for twelve years until attaining enlightenment.
One of Naropa's principal students was the Tibetan translator, Marpa Chökyi Lodrö. At exceptional risk to himself, Marpa made three long journeys over the Himalayas to India to study the dharma with Naropa and other great teachers. He transmitted the teachings to the Tibetan ascetic and hermit Milarepa. Milarepa in turn transmitted them to Gampopa, who had already received training in the monastic Kadampa lineage. From that time until the present, the teachings of the Kagyü have been transmitted in an unbroken lineage from teacher to student.
From the time of Gampopa, the Kagyü lineage developed into a number of branches, called "the four great and the eight lesser schools."
The Nyingma Lineage
The Nyingma lineage ("the ancient ones") is the oldest of the four Tibetan lineages, dating back to the ninth century, when its founder, Padmasambhava, traveled from India to Tibet to establish the first Tibetan monastery, Samye.
His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche was the leader of the Nyingma lineage in exile until his parinirvana in 1987. His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche assumed that role until his own parinirvana in 1991. H.H. Khyentse Rinpoche was a teacher and close associate of the Vidyadhara; he was also a teacher of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche (then the Sawang). The Venerable Penor Rinpoche is the current head of the Nyingma lineage.
The Surmang Tradition
The Surmang tradition was founded by the siddha Trungma-se (circa 1400). Trungmase received mahamudra teachings from deshin shekpa, the Fifth Karmapa (1384-1415). He received the Nyingma teachings of the Khandro Nyingthik ("The Innermost Essence of the Dakinis") from the teacher Menyakpa. Trungma-se himself was not a tülku; he was the teacher of the first Trungpa.
The following is a list of the Trungpa tülkus: (I) Künga Gyaltsen, (II) Künga Sangpo, (III) Künga Öser, (IV) Künga Namgyal, (V) Tendzin Chögyal, (VI) Lodrö Tenphel, (VII) Jampal Chögyal, (VIII) Gyurme Tenphel, (IX) Karma Tenphel, (X) Chökyi Nyinje (1875-1938), (XI) Chökyi Gyatso (1940-1987), (XII) Chökyi Sengay (1989-).
The Surmang Kagyü is especially known for the hearing lineage of Surmang, its practice of Chakrasamvara, and for the performance of the extensive Chakrasamvara dance.we could be heroes
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