Fortune Cookie Message
Sep 17, 2019 11:01:59 #
Being full is only possible if there is emptiness (not full). Neither is possible within the existence of the other. Therefore when you evoke "full" in a situation (a conversation for example), you also evoke emptiness.
Sep 17, 2019 11:43:33 #
Anhanga Brasil
Loc: Cabo Frio - Brazil
dpfoto wrote:
My favorite one is:
"HELP! I'm held captive in fortune cookie factory"
"HELP! I'm held captive in fortune cookie factory"
Sep 17, 2019 11:45:27 #
An arrogant person that thinks they know everything that nobody wants to be around them.
Sep 17, 2019 11:54:18 #
Sep 17, 2019 12:34:20 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
My favorite cookie fortune is:
"You are a total loser who seeks advice from bakery products"
"You are a total loser who seeks advice from bakery products"
lol, good one!
Sep 17, 2019 15:47:28 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
My favorite cookie fortune is:
"You are a total loser who seeks advice from bakery products"
"You are a total loser who seeks advice from bakery products"
That may be the best ever.
Sep 17, 2019 18:29:04 #
Sep 17, 2019 20:44:16 #
randave2001 wrote:
Last night my wife and I went to a buffet and they gave us fortune cookies with the bill. Upon opening hers, my wife asked me what it meant. I have to admit I was just as confused. Can anyone please enlighten us as to the meaning of this?
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
Those sayings are usually mostly cookie cutter (yes, a little play on words) and repeat often. You can then imagine my surprise when I received the one pictured below. I have saved it as the most unique and interesting one I've ever received.
Sep 18, 2019 00:21:09 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
Fullness Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Fullness The Profound Message of Buddha and Tao Dev Raheja, Laurel, MD A quotation from the Heart Sutra, the most widely used teaching on how to live day-to-day Zen life: Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form.
Jun 29, 2023 14:00:59 #
randave2001 wrote:
Last night my wife and I went to a buffet and they gave us fortune cookies with the bill. Upon opening hers, my wife asked me what it meant. I have to admit I was just as confused. Can anyone please enlighten us as to the meaning of this?
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
In my view, "by calling full" is akin to saying I've achieved all my goals, and I've arrived at my destination... "you created emptiness" is the irony whereas in saying those things you've left yourself full of emptiness of purpose. In other words, it's the journey, not the destination that matters. Lastly, I received this same fortune cookie once and still have it to this day. I found it to be beautiful in spirit and a good thing to remember...
Jun 29, 2023 18:56:56 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
randave2001 wrote:
Last night my wife and I went to a buffet and they gave us fortune cookies with the bill. Upon opening hers, my wife asked me what it meant. I have to admit I was just as confused. Can anyone please enlighten us as to the meaning of this?
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
"Yet by calling full, you created emptiness."
DW & I went to the Golden Dragon. We ate and ate. Then I said, "I'm full!" DW agreed. So we got up and left, creating emptiness at our table.
--Rich
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