Jack Bogle

The people of Iran



http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-...-1226882564485

Great article.

Iran definitely most hospitable and generous people on the planet.

Buble has to be near the top

WTF is up with the Buble responses?

What's the joke I missed?

i'm a bit skeptical of the dalai lama selection process(not hating on HH, he's good imo)

but thin's post is REAL solid.

Clive Bundy!!

I stood in my apt by myself and cheered him on when they released his cattle.

He stood up to the federal government, didn't compromise, told them what would happen on his terms.

My total respect!! I wish more people would have the spine to stand up for their rights, and not bend over for the man!!

-cheers to you Bundy family!

LOL at Dalai Lama nuthuggers.

Dude could go on stage, lift up his robe and take a big wet dump and his supporters would leave chatting about their great appreciation for the idyllic simplicity of Buddhism and how they now feel so much more enlightened about the world.

Dalai ain't showed me much so far, maybe he's a slow starter and just revvin up. Jury's out.

mum and dad

thanks for the real responses, wasn't expecting that.

Good one. As alobar pointed out many people give far more of their wealth by percentage than Gates. But he is obv a good person on a lot of levels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates
We are both from Omaha. He is a charitable guy, he employs lots of people, so he is def good for something.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett
isn't it a clever answer though? (thanks for your post, you made some really valid points and since it was already quoted itt I left it out of this long post)
Good one! Comedians give a lot to the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais
There is more evil than good in this world imo. Because of that I would think it would be much harder to be the best person, but maybe you are right.
Love watching him talk. Carl Sagan as well. Tyson has a new show on Netflix right now, The Inexplicable Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson. It's 6 episodes, 30 minutes a piece, I enjoyed them all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan
Good one. He is very smart and the world would be a better place if more people thought like him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul
I will check these two out, thanks for your response.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Goldacre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Randi
Good point. Yeah, I see that for sure. I am not sure about the beatles though, I am too young for them I think.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-war_movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles
I will check him out, thanks
It could be.
curing cancer would be beyond amazing. I am watching The West Wing, on season three (2002) they were going to put this quote in the Presidential address: "In ten years there will be a cure for cancer." It sucks the oncologist that stated that was wrong. Someday though.
Will have to research him, thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bogle
Yeah, when it all comes down to it most people are pretty damn generous and show others hospitality. The story was awesome. He is right, I think, helping others brings many people lots joy and satisfaction, more than you might originally think. I have been trying to volunteer for the past year and I haven't gotten in the right situation for me yet, but soon I will feel the joy that giving to others can bring.

Thanks to SuperUberBob and one other person for saying Aung San Suu Kyi. I am glad to know of her now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi

For those who were skeptical of the Dalai Lama, let me add some more things to hopefully bolster his credentials.

After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, the Nobel Committee awarded the Dalai Lama the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. The Dalai Lama was a 2007 recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by American lawmakers.

Buddhism makes the world a better place, that is my opinion. He is the world's most famous Buddhist. His teachings during lectures, from books and in films do a great amount of good. He is a spiritual leader, he helps everyone who listens/understands him. My guess is that people who don't like him on this list have not read one of his books, or seen one of his educational videos. I may, of course, be wrong.

And finally, one of the Dalai Lama's biggest focuses is on other peoples suffering. He has figured out how to make other people's suffering go away. That is his genius. Can you imaging listening to someone for 15 minutes and having your suffering go down even if you are dirt poor and have no belongings in the world? Surely that should count for something.

apologies if you posted a serious response and I didn't quote it here.

Gotta go with Buble here

The next "teaching" I read/hear from the Dalai Lama that isn't filled with vague, meaningless platitudes will be the first.

I'm interested in some specifics regarding all these people who have been cured from their suffering by listening to him. Maybe I should nominate John Edward, think of all the people who've been helped out by listening to him.

Westerners who love the Dalai Lama do so because he perfectly fits their idea of how an old, Asian spiritual guide should look and talk.

Not a problem.

I nominate op for being nice enough to post wikipedia links to bill gates and warren buffett, can't believe I hadn't heard of them before but learned a lot

Joel Selwood. Steve Johnson. Jiimmy Bartel

Do you have anything to offer to this thread apart from cynicism?

Kevmath

Lmao

His "right" to graze his cattle for free on public land just cuz his ancestors did? Ok.

It all seems so ridiculous, I'm pretty sure there is a lot more to this issue than what is being fed to the public via MSM.

As most local Nevada residents may or may not be aware, a gigantic energy company out of china ENN, has earmarked thousands of ancres in Nevada including the Bundy land as desirable for an impending 5.5 billion dollar solar energy plant.

As a side note ENN has already obtained 9000 acres from the State of Nevada for a approx. $4 million, the land was itself valued at closer to $40 million, which was already enough to send local alarm bells off, but when reports surfaced that ENN had brought in Nevada Senetor Harry Reid's own son, Rory Reid for US representation on the massive land deal the shouts of full fledged cronyism became much louder.

The details on Bundy's land as I've read them are that he has grazed animals on Federal Land for 20 years and now the BLM wants the land vacated and all past due grazing fees assessed, this, mind you is the same land that ENN wants for its solar plant, a webpage on the Bureau of Land Managment website was recently taken down where the BLM makes mention of the Bundy Land was to be a target of BLM jurestiction.

In something of a show of force the BLM reportedly used a swat team or paramilitary type outfit to remove the cattle from his land by force, killing and/or injuring several of the animals in the process.

As recently as yesterday the whole area was in a state of martial law due to the protestors and armed militia groups that are in the area, and are standing with Clive Bundy in a show of solidarity.

I just get annoyed by treating this guy as a hero and possibly the greatest person alive when a large part of his popularity rests on being the personification of a cartoonish image of an Asian spiritual guide.

What has he accomplished? Remove the robes, remove the sympathy for Tibet, remove the religious title, and just how prominent would this guys additions to philosophy and understanding of life be considered?