Note: The following is a summary and paraphrasing of Ayya Khema's Being Nobody, Going Nowhere. Boston, Mass.: Wisdom Publications, 1987. It's the best book on Buddhism I know of. Meditation is not something extra. It is not a hobby to be done in our spare time. It is essential to our well-being. We are all … Continue reading Why Meditate?
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Math: Ambiguity & Order of Operations
"The real answer, the one I believe any mathematician, physicist, engineer, other number-cruncher would tell you is to make sure your expressions aren’t ambiguous. There’s no extra charge for another set of parentheses. Just toss them in. If you want the answer to be 16, write (8÷2)(2+2). If you want it to be 1, write … Continue reading Math: Ambiguity & Order of Operations
