PRAYING FOR THE 20D !!!

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This guy is. Aren't you?

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"Siddhartha Jain" <reach.siddhartha@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Annika1980 wrote:
>> This guy is. Aren't you?
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original
>
> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers ;-)
>


I just can't afford a 5D and I bought my 20D about a month ago so there's
really no need for me to pray.

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"Siddhartha Jain" <reach.siddhartha@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Annika1980 wrote:
> > This guy is. Aren't you?
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original
>
> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers ;-)

Prayer is a form of meditative affirmation. If you do pray, but include in
your prayers the specifics about how you will attain your 20D you will in
fact attain it.

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"Annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com> wrote in message
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> This guy is. Aren't you?
>
> http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original

Make that, Praying for an EF version (not in EF-S).

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Beach Bum wrote:
> "Siddhartha Jain" <reach.siddhartha@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1126036364.222973.131130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> Annika1980 wrote:
>>> This guy is. Aren't you?
>>>
>>> http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original
>>
>> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers ;-)
>
> Prayer is a form of meditative affirmation. If you do pray, but
> include in your prayers the specifics about how you will attain your
> 20D you will in fact attain it.

If you already know the specifics of how you'll attain it, then why would
you need to pray that you'll get it???

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>Speaking of prayers, did you get hit by Katrina???

No, but her little sister slapped the hell out of me.

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On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:40:42 -0700
"Mark²" wrote:

> >> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers ;-)
> >
> > Prayer is a form of meditative affirmation. If you do pray, but
> > include in your prayers the specifics about how you will attain your
> > 20D you will in fact attain it.
>
> If you already know the specifics of how you'll attain it, then why would
> you need to pray that you'll get it???

He could be married. ;-)

Jeff

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On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:40:42 -0700, "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even
number here)@cox..net> wrote:

>Beach Bum wrote:
>> "Siddhartha Jain" <reach.siddhartha@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1126036364.222973.131130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>> Annika1980 wrote:
>>>> This guy is. Aren't you?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original
>>>
>>> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers ;-)
>>
>> Prayer is a form of meditative affirmation. If you do pray, but
>> include in your prayers the specifics about how you will attain your
>> 20D you will in fact attain it.
>
>If you already know the specifics of how you'll attain it, then why would
>you need to pray that you'll get it???
>
BINGO!!
Grasshopper, you have learned well. Now, go out into the world, and
put your knowledge to use.

--
Bill Funk
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Beach Bum wrote:
> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
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>> Beach Bum wrote:
>>> "Siddhartha Jain" <reach.siddhartha@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:1126036364.222973.131130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Annika1980 wrote:
>>>>> This guy is. Aren't you?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/48721914/original
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, ever since the release of the 5D I have revised my prayers
>>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> Prayer is a form of meditative affirmation. If you do pray, but
>>> include in your prayers the specifics about how you will attain your
>>> 20D you will in fact attain it.
>>
>> If you already know the specifics of how you'll attain it, then why
>> would you need to pray that you'll get it???
>
> Give me your address and I'll send you a copy of "Think and Grow
> Rich". Finding the answer to your question in the book will be left
> as an excercise for the student.

I think you may be serious, and if you are...then I think you misuse the
term, prayer.

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> > Give me your address and I'll send you a copy of "Think and Grow
> > Rich". Finding the answer to your question in the book will be left
> > as an excercise for the student.
>
> I think you may be serious, and if you are...then I think you misuse the
> term, prayer.

I am serious, and based on my recent readings about christian and buddhist
meditation I'm pretty sure I am not misunderstanding the correct use of the
word prayer - at least in a sophisticated spiritual context. There is the
common idea that praying is just wishing the gods would hand over something
to you, and there is the more sophisticated prayer of monks (not just
christian) that is much more like what we would call affirmation or goal
setting. There's a lot available on the differnt traditions of prayer on
the internet. However, it is WAY off topic here except when referring to
the general wish for some new piece of equipment that we can't currenlty
afford.

Right now I'm praying for a new printer and some new wide angle glass for
the 20D, but only in the wishy way that won't do me any good. <g>

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Mark

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Beach Bum wrote:
> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
>
>> I'm not saying don't pray...
>> ...I'm just saying that God doesn't tend to spend his "Zaps" on
>> stuff we can do with our own sweat.
>
> That's true. There probably isn't even a god to listen, but that's
> not what's important. The act of verbalizing your desires and needs
> is what's important.

If you aren't involving a deity, then it's something other than prayer.

Your version is just a fancy way to say "wishful thinking."

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"Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
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> Beach Bum wrote:
> > "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
> >
> >> I'm not saying don't pray...
> >> ...I'm just saying that God doesn't tend to spend his "Zaps" on
> >> stuff we can do with our own sweat.
> >
> > That's true. There probably isn't even a god to listen, but that's
> > not what's important. The act of verbalizing your desires and needs
> > is what's important.
>
> If you aren't involving a deity, then it's something other than prayer.
>
> Your version is just a fancy way to say "wishful thinking."

Buddhists pray, but don't believe in God.

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Mark

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"Annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com> wrote in message

> "It might help if you actually bought a lottery ticket, dumbass!"


<g>

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