Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 ---Hi Pete, I am new around here. My name is Annette and I am from the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy your writing - it's something a bit different. I loved the last line you wrote. One, Yes, effortlessly. Thankyou. Annette. In Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: > There are over 4,200 religions now in the world. And 6,800 living > languages. > > Buddhism: World estimates for Buddhism vary between 230 and 500 > million, with most around 350 million. > > Major Branches of Buddhism Branch Number of Adherents > Mahayana 185,000,000 > Theravada 124,000,000 > Lamaism (Vajrayana/Tibetan/Tantric) 20,000,000 > Pure Land: 18,500,000 > > > Christianity: 2 billion > Islam: 1.3 billion > Hinduism: 900 million > Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 850 million > Buddhism: 360 million > Chinese traditional religion: 225 million > primal-indigenous: 150 million > African Traditional & Diasporic: 95 million > Sikhism: 23 million > Juche: 19 million > Spiritism: 14 million > Judaism: 14 million > *** > > No figures regarding Advaita but I guess that number is: One > > Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Thanks Annette. Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog)likes a pat on the head from a lady once in a while Pete Nisargadatta , " noinnoout " <anjaki@b...> wrote: > ---Hi Pete, > > I am new around here. My name is Annette and I am from the Sunshine > Coast, Australia. Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy > your writing - it's something a bit different. I loved the last line > you wrote. One, Yes, effortlessly. Thankyou. > > Annette. > > > In Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: > > There are over 4,200 religions now in the world. And 6,800 living > > languages. > > > > Buddhism: World estimates for Buddhism vary between 230 and 500 > > million, with most around 350 million. > > > > Major Branches of Buddhism Branch Number of Adherents > > Mahayana 185,000,000 > > Theravada 124,000,000 > > Lamaism (Vajrayana/Tibetan/Tantric) 20,000,000 > > Pure Land: 18,500,000 > > > > > > Christianity: 2 billion > > Islam: 1.3 billion > > Hinduism: 900 million > > Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 850 million > > Buddhism: 360 million > > Chinese traditional religion: 225 million > > primal-indigenous: 150 million > > African Traditional & Diasporic: 95 million > > Sikhism: 23 million > > Juche: 19 million > > Spiritism: 14 million > > Judaism: 14 million > > *** > > > > No figures regarding Advaita but I guess that number is: One > > > > Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: Thanks Annette. Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog) likes a pat on the head from a lady once in a while Pete KKT: But sometimes a kick in the butts gives more wisdom :-)) KKT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: > Thanks Annette. > Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog)likes a pat > on the head from a lady once in a while > > Pete and what if Annette was an aka for a 43 year old stinky truck driver with mucho hair on his muscular chest, hmmmm??? still interested in a pat? Loretta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 eric paroissien <vertvetiver wrote: Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> wrote: Thanks Annette. Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog)likes a pat on the head from a lady once in a while Pete and what if Annette was an aka for a 43 year old stinky truck driver with mucho hair on his muscular chest, hmmmm??? still interested in a pat? Loretta Hi Loretta-darling, I know what you badly need and I can give it to you. Make haste, wash yourself a little and put on the new pantyhoses, lucky one, Santa Claus is coming. the truckdriver ;-] Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Nisargadatta , skogen <skoggman> wrote: > eric paroissien <vertvetiver@a...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> > wrote: > Thanks Annette. > Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog)likes a pat on the head from a lady once in a while > Pete > > > > and what if Annette was an aka for a 43 year old stinky truck driver with mucho hair on his muscular chest, hmmmm??? still interested in a pat? > Loretta > > > > Hi Loretta-darling, > > I know what you badly need and I can give it to you. Make haste, wash yourself a little and put on the new pantyhoses, lucky one, Santa Claus is coming. > > the truckdriver ;-] oh Pete you naughty beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 Nisargadatta , " eric paroissien " <vertvetiver@a...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , skogen <skoggman> wrote: > > eric paroissien <vertvetiver@a...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " seesaw1us " <seesaw1us> > > wrote: > > Thanks Annette. > > Even an old Dharma dog (some say more like a junkyard dog)likes a > pat on the head from a lady once in a while > > Pete > > > > > > > > and what if Annette was an aka for a 43 year old stinky truck > driver with mucho hair on his muscular chest, hmmmm??? still > interested in a pat? > > Loretta > > > > > > > > Hi Loretta-darling, > > > > I know what you badly need and I can give it to you. Make haste, > wash yourself a little and put on the new pantyhoses, lucky one, > Santa Claus is coming. > > > > the truckdriver ;-] > > oh Pete you naughty beast sorry Skoggy i mistook you for the other naughty boy " menage a trois " is fine with me Loretta-darling (waitress during the night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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