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Redux: In Mind
I wrote about this in Chapter 4 of AiTL. Here's another look. Past and future veil God from our sight. Burn both of them with fire. Rumi What is troubling us is the tendency to believe that the mind is like a little man within. Ludwig Von Wittgenstein The only...
Dokusan Candle
The flame burns brighter when a Buddha meets a Buddha.
Off to an Infinite Smile intensive…
I always love leading these things. But at the same time, I sometimes wonder if the words will come. I know I can't attach to outcomes. If I did, I'd be frustrated with myself as well as many of my students. Instead, I find myself wondering what might happen once I...
Studying Hard
The BuddhistChannel reports: Loden Jinpa, one of a handful of Buddhist monks and nuns who live on the property, has just begun a PhD in philosophy and spends his days researching at the State Library or reading ancient Tibetan texts. But, unlike most doctoral...
Our Kosmic ‘hood
Wow. We're as big as Andromeda! How could I ever be worried about whether my socks match? It's worth the wait to expand this picture.
The Emotional Aspect of the Sacred
Miriam Greenspan's article, The Dark Side of the Sacred, comes to us from integral praxis. Emotions live in the body. It is not enough simply to talk about them, to be a talking head. We need to focus our attention on emotions where they live. This willingness to be...
A Cup of the Javanese Please
The Guardian's John Pitcher offers some expat insight on Indonesian religious tolerance: Where a church is used for the initial wedding ceremony Muslim family members sit with Christians or, if they feel uncomfortable, they sit outside near the door and join in that...
Swimme-ing into the Future
Over at integral praxis, they posted a vid that incorporates nice imagery with the thought-provoking words of Dr. Brian Swimme. Two notes: 1. I know of few individuals with a more interesting view of the comprehensive whole than Brian Swimme. He gets the big picture...
A Bigger Story
There is a great post by Noah Millman over at The American Scene where he takes on several issues relating to religion, all of which are entertaining. I'm most partial to his description of how religion works: ...most of us who are in any meaningful sense religious...
Beer for Buddhists
Gerald, over at The Level 8 Buddhist takes on the use of alcohol: As the Buddha taught, alcohol and intoxicants cause heedlessness. The more you drink, the more heedless you become. Its not that you become heedless after X number of drinks only, any amount will...