Saturday, March 22, 2014

quote

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From page 45 of The Path To Awakening: How Buddhism's Seven Points of Mind Training Can Lead You to a Life of Enlightenment and Happine...
Friday, March 21, 2014

digital intelligence

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From an essay:  When The Factory Turns Cold : "The French revolutionary (and Karl Marx’ son in law) Paul Lafargue wrote “The Right...

Preciousness of life

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From page 42 of The Path To Awakening: How Buddhism's Seven Points of Mind Training Can Lead You to a Life of Enlightenment and Happine...
Monday, March 17, 2014

quote

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"It must be mentioned here that even today some things are kept hidden from all but the most serious practitioners. Here, wit it comes...
Sunday, March 16, 2014

Sunday thoughts

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So I've begun to read The Path To Awakening: How Buddhism's Seven Points of Mind Training Can Lead You to a Life of Enlightenment a...

Seven Point Mind Training

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The Path To Awakening: How Buddhism's Seven Points of Mind Training Can Lead You to a Life of Enlightenment and Happiness  arrived in t...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

The shortness of life

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Why do we forget about death? Forgetting is an important human function. We could be plagued by existential crisis at an early age, without...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

the monastic code

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In all the books I've read, the Vinaya is something I have not read about beyond The Ten Pillars of Buddhism (Sangharakshita Classics)...
Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Sona

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I was reading Encounters with Enlightenment: Stories from the Life of the Buddha , and I read the story of Sona to my sons. He's the lu...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

tantric sex magic

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Just kidding. I want to write about redemption. Even so this is one of my most popular posts. I remember back in 2010, Brit Hume suggest...

Five Hinderances

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( Source ) One of the first things I learned in meditation, after the object of focus and the posture, was the five hinderances. They...
Saturday, February 22, 2014

Karma

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The premise of My Name Is Earl , is that Earl hears Carson Daily discuss karma, and he begins to think about the consequences of his a...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Ayya Khema quote

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"If we want to be loved, we are looking for a support system. If we want to love, we are looking for spiritual growth. " - Ayya...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

Tony Schwartz article in NY Times

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Tony Schwartz wrote an article in the New York Times entitled " More Mindfulness, Less Meditation ". His conclusion that with...
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Powerful essay by Bhikku Bodhi

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Bhikku Bodhi wrote a powerful essay called The Price of Dignity . Here is a quote: We have the resources to overcome poverty. The big q...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Books for 2013

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Historically I've read a lot more Buddhist books, so that I could do a best book of 2013 post. But I didn't read as many Buddhist b...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

Recent thoughts

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( source ) I was once on a training where the presenter asked, "what stories are working on you?" I've been thinking a...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Musings

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Accountability is something you don’t see in the media too often. Politicians and celebrities tend to see themselves as the exceptio...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Celebration for the 25th

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I celebrate all religions, and true spirituality, not the worldly use of religion for worldly ends. I celebrate how spirituality brings us ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Food Pantries for the borough of Queens, New York City, New York

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QUEENS Allen A.M.E. Cathedral 110-31 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica 718-206-4600 Monday  and Thursday, 11 am to 1 pm. Bethany Bap...