“What did the Buddhist say to the hot-dog vendor?” “Make me one with everything.” And then, somebody’s later addition… The hot-dog vendor makes him his hot-dog with all the trimmings, and says, “That’ll be $7.50.” The Buddhist reaches into his saffron robes, extracts a $20 note, hands it over, and starts eating. The vendor turns … Continue reading What Did the Buddhist Say to the Hot-Dog Vendor?
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Categorizing Knowledge
https://twitter.com/__drewface/status/1322323503706636288?s=20 On spending some time thinking about the tweet above, I'd like to reframe the topic. It suggests knowledge can be obtained via: Sutra (direct, logical, practical) Tantra (esoteric, nuanced) Dzogchen (perfect) But, a categorization of knowledge that I think is more intuitive is: Explicit (knowledge transcribed via text, media) Implicit (knowledge that is transferred … Continue reading Categorizing Knowledge
Turning the Other Cheek & Loving-Kindness
"And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also." -Luke 6:29 (KJV) There's a common phenomena, where people do not like you, your ideas or whatever, and you come into conflict. Perhaps you say something that they disagree with. If … Continue reading Turning the Other Cheek & Loving-Kindness
Commonalities of Buddhism & Weightlifting
I have been reading Jack Kornfield's book about spirituality and Buddhism A Path With Heart. As a short summary of Part 1: The Fundamentals, he starts with basic questions. What is your goal? He suggests a path with heart is the goal of spiritual practice. Are we in touch with our fundamental goodness? Are we … Continue reading Commonalities of Buddhism & Weightlifting
The Two Reasons People Fail
"The two reasons that people fail to attain path knowledge and fruition knowledge in this life are bad companionship and insufficient practice or instruction...Today there are many people [who] know the method but never put it into practice or are not serious in their efforts, and so they missed out on attaining path and fruition. … Continue reading The Two Reasons People Fail
Book Summary: Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
To summarize the main ideas: Thinking is not a substitute for lived experience. The idea of being a mother, combat veteran, a disciple of a spiritual teacher - pick any experience you don't have - and having the idea about it is not the same as having lived it. And, it is worse than that, … Continue reading Book Summary: Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha
The Discourse of Loving Kindness in Sutta Nipata
What should be done by one who's skilled in wholesomeness To gain the state of peacefulness is this: One must be able, upright, straight and not proud, Easy to speak to, mild and well content, Easily satisfied and not caught up In too much bustle, and frugal in one's ways, With senses calmed, intelligent, not … Continue reading The Discourse of Loving Kindness in Sutta Nipata
How the Dalai Lama Spends His Day
0300: Wake0300-0330: Shower & Hygiene0330-0500: Prayers, meditations and prostrations0500-0530: Walk0530-0600: Breakfast of hot porridge, barley powder, bread with preserves and tea and listens to BBC World News0600-0900: Meditation and prayers0930-1130: Reading Buddhist texts1130-1230: Lunch, vegetarian at home and whatever is served while away1230-1530: Work, audiences and interviews1530-1700: Talk with audience1700-1730: Tea1730-1900: Prayers and meditation1900: Sleep … Continue reading How the Dalai Lama Spends His Day
Crystal Nights by Greg Egan
"The Phites who’d invented the boost had had one big advantage as they’d tinkered with each other’s brains: it had not been a purely theoretical exercise for them. They hadn’t gazed at anatomical diagrams and then reasoned their way to a better design. They had experienced the effects of thousands of small experimental changes, and … Continue reading Crystal Nights by Greg Egan
Books I’d Like to Read in 2021
A short fiction where I pretend to you, dear reader, that I am still capable of reading more than a book a week. Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. IngramFool on the Hill by Mark SargentThe Omnibus Homo Sacer by Giorgio AgambenCargill Falls by William Lychack [x]Black Imagination by Natasha Marin … Continue reading Books I’d Like to Read in 2021
Mind Made Shadows
"All experience is preceded by mind, Led by mind, Made by mind. Speak or act with a peaceful mind, And happiness follows Like a never-departing shadow." —The Dhammapada
Your Cup is Full
"We found that if you really want a new idea to come into your mind, you need to deliberately force yourself to stop thinking about the old one," said co-author Marie Banich, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at CU Boulder."Once we're done using that information to answer an email or address some problem, we … Continue reading Your Cup is Full
DharmaSeed
"Dharma Seed gathers, preserves, and freely shares recordings of teachers inspired by early Buddhism for the benefit of students, teachers, and dharma centers worldwide.The talks and meditations available through the Dharma Seed website are largely, although not exclusively, teachings from the Western Insight Meditation tradition, as taught at centers like the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), … Continue reading DharmaSeed
Why Meditate?
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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