“Salt Lake to Oregon”
A Tweeted Essay by the @BadDalaiLama Tweets on a single topic ("Salt Lake to Oregon") published within a short period.
Shown here in the order tweeted (earliest first).
4295
Apr 9 2011 : Gained a testimony and repented my wrongdoings. I'm becoming a Mormon! (@ Avenues Hostel) http://4sq.com/e7JUUH [view in context ]
4296
Apr 9 2011 : Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from golden tablets written in "Reformed Egyptian". I believe this completely.
4297
Apr 9 2011 : Faith is a mechanism that allows people to believe the rationally absurd.
4298
Apr 9 2011 : No logical argument can dissuade someone of their faith.
4299
Apr 9 2011 : The greater investment one has made in one's faith, the more one believes.
4300
Apr 9 2011 : Belief justifies itself.
4301
Apr 9 2011 : Don't confuse "New!" with better. Sometimes it just means a new set of problems and the loss of something that worked.
4302
Apr 10 2011 : The Great Salt Lake (from a Greyhound bus). http://twitpic.com/4j96ye ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4303
Apr 10 2011 : Bonneville Salt Flats. http://twitpic.com/4ja6qs ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4304
Apr 10 2011 : A 40-year-old doesn't usually change like a 20-year-old, not for any biological reason, but because he is blocked in by his own investments.
4305
Apr 10 2011 : I'm TRAPPED in Wendover, Nevada! Need to get to Wells, NV, but the bus won't stop there. "Liability issues," said the driver.
4306
Apr 10 2011 : Stranded in West Wendover, Nevada. Right now! If necessary, I'll live off the land. http://twitpic.com/4japqj ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4307
Apr 10 2011 : Youth is a period of boundless optimism—and poisonous hubris that will eventually bring it down.
4308
Apr 10 2011 : My creative approach to a transportation dilemma. Been at the onramp for 15 minutes now. http://twitpic.com/4jb44k ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4309
Apr 10 2011 : Pain is the most effective teacher, but even he has a tough time getting through to some people.
4310
Apr 10 2011 : When the going gets tough, most people will choose the illusion of security over the promise of growth.
4311
Apr 10 2011 : People worship famous actors because like winning the lottery it can happen to anyone.
4312
Apr 10 2011 : A trucker picked me up. He was broke and appreciated the $20. I had waited at the onramp for about 90 minutes. http://twitpic.com/4jccpg ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4313
Apr 10 2011 : Faith is a mechanism that allows people to believe the rationally absurd but emotionally convenient.
4314
Apr 10 2011 : **SOME** lamas only give you positive affirmations. We give you realistic warnings so you don't toast your own ass.
4315
Apr 10 2011 : Wintery mix, Salt Lake City. http://twitpic.com/4iz8qo ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4316
Apr 10 2011 : Historic Front Street, Wells, Nevada. http://twitpic.com/4jcs24 ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4317
Apr 10 2011 : On My Bucket List : Open a cheese shop in Bristol. (No idea why, it just sounds quaint.) [See Full Bucket List ]
4318
Apr 10 2011 : The main thing standing between you and your success is the delusions you're not letting go of—perhaps about success itself!
4319
Apr 10 2011 : If you need to sacrifice your integrity to achieve a goal, then the goal probably isn't worth attaining.
4320
Apr 10 2011 : There is a lot of money to be made in helping people build their own cages, but you create one for yourself in the process.
4321
Apr 10 2011 : The center of all creation. http://twitpic.com/4j6zr3 ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4322
Apr 10 2011 : Snake River Canyon at Twin Falls. http://twitpic.com/4jf6x0 ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4323
Apr 10 2011 : A apparition of @joesmith_really . http://twitpic.com/4j75od ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4324
Apr 10 2011 : Bridge over the Snake River. http://twitpic.com/4jf77u ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4325
Apr 10 2011 : I'm an ethnic Episcopalian. My people have never been repressed. Kinda disappointed in that.
4326
Apr 10 2011 : At the end of ambition is usually a barrier of your own creation.
4327
Apr 10 2011 : RT @latimes : It's time to let the Chowchilla kidnappers go free http://lat.ms/ie0uey RT @latimesopinion
4328
Apr 10 2011 : A dilemma of law: You hire a lawyer to protect your rights, but who is going to protect you from your lawyer?
4329
Apr 11 2011 : Post-apocalyptic wasteland. Oregon. http://twitpic.com/4jpjcr ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4330
Apr 11 2011 : More photos from a post-apocalyptic wasteland. http://roamingphotos.com/a?cement
4331
Apr 11 2011 : If one bipolar marries another, do they cancel each other out?
4332
Apr 11 2011 : "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." —Walt Disney <== Disney pap! They have to be realistic dreams.
4333
Apr 11 2011 : Beware of "help" that turns out to be more trouble than it's worth.
4334
Apr 11 2011 : Near Pendleton, Oregon. http://twitpic.com/4jqsgl ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ]
4335
Apr 11 2011 : Downtown Pendleton, Oregon. http://twitpic.com/4jqy1m ←Live photo from the road! [location |more ] [view in context ]
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