Tag Archives: right view
Empty Bowl
Infuriated with the stress of it all, the student closed his laptop in anger. He got up from the flat wooden chair, stretched his back and wondered out loud “what good is it all?” He wondered what good any of this … Continue reading
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Lost in Translation
“Suffering, as a noble truth, is this: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, sickness is suffering, death is suffering, sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering; association with the loathed is suffering, dissociation from the loved is … Continue reading
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Justice?
Last night as I was working on homework, I saw my twitter stream go nuts. Within less than 30 second there were 45 new tweets (this is a lot for my stream, I’m only following like 380 people). Reports were coming … Continue reading
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On and off the shelf
Unfortunately, I’ve been viewing Buddhism and spirituality as just another story, to take on and off the shelf. If I had the presence of mind, I’d open up the pages, and realize that they aren’t things to be taken off the shelf and put back on at a whim. No, these are much more powerful. They are a Dewey Decimal system to keep these books organized. Help me clean them up and put them where they go. Separate the fiction from non-fiction. Buddhism and spirituality are there for when it’s time to let some of these books go, and reduce some of my inventory.
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Present Fresh Wakefulness – a review and contest
All you have to do to win this is to leave a comment on this post naming one book that has both challenged you and helped you on your path. I’ll use random.org on Sunday June 27th to pick a winner, so be sure to comment before then! Continue reading
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Goodbye Facebook, Hello Credit Union, and other such ramblings
There are a plethora of actions to be mindful of and so much of what I go about doing seems…automated. I’m starting to wonder if I’m consciously choosing anymore, or if I’m just on auto-pilot? Another lemming over the cliff? How much of our lives go completely unexamined? Continue reading
Craving Sprouts, eating a burrito…
(This is one of a few posts I’m importing from another blog I recently closed down) Grocery shopping is generally a fun event for me. I’m a bargain hunter. Actually, it would be more accurate to say I’m the Indiana … Continue reading
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Samsara Happens
Samsara happens. It’s how you choose to deal with it that determines how you suffer (or don’t). Continue reading
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