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Buddhism

Manifestor_of_Light

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12. The channel 7 weatherman is in his right livelihood.

Reply to oxymoron (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2012, 11:24 PM

Aug 2012

This is Channel 7 in Tyler, Texas. The weatherman is Mark Scirto. They run a promo for him where he says, "It's a privilege to help the people of East Texas by providing them with weather information."

This guy really is doing right livelihood.

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Right Livelihood [View all] oxymoron Jul 2012 OP

Thank you! NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #1

Thanks for the encouragement oxymoron Jul 2012 #2

I'm sure you'll make a difference... ellisonz Jul 2012 #3

Thanks, ellisonz. oxymoron Jul 2012 #6

How's it going? ellisonz Aug 2012 #13

Great courage oxy and YankeyMCC Jul 2012 #4

Thank you, YankeyMcc. oxymoron Jul 2012 #7

I think Right Livelihood is one of the most profound Buddhist concepts byeya Jul 2012 #5

Thank you, byeya oxymoron Jul 2012 #8

Nice going dude & the best of luck marasinghe Jul 2012 #9

Usually when thinking about right livelihood, I'm thinking about what professions to avoid. mmonk Jul 2012 #10

I thought about what to avoid then went positive and found a career in the environmental/ byeya Aug 2012 #11

The channel 7 weatherman is in his right livelihood. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #12