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The Importance of Practice
One of the reasons I’ve not been posting much is because I felt I couldn’t really write with any amount of credibility about the subjects I wanted to write about.
I could have written about my Skillful Means studies, or about my work in the center, but I felt, and mostly still feel that it would… »
A bit gloomy, but a happy end
One of the things I get increasingly irritated and worried about is the mounting tension between people who are religious and people who style themselves atheist, particularly “atheists” who style themselves as proponents of enlightened culture and science.
I am stressing here that it is a tension between people and their identities because, as far as… »
The First Step
We are told: “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.”
The first step towards a better world is to genuinely love… »
I can’t believe what happened…
A lot of things have happened this week.
Most important probably is the news I got that there has been no reaction to the official letters my biological mother has received over the past three months.
In practice this means that the search is now over and there will be no more attempts from the agency to… »
Lists
I like lists.
They are useful for keeping things easy.
Here’s one, listing the things I am working with these days:
Anitya’s list of importantness:
1. Be honest with yourself.
Not from some vague sort of moral code, but one of convenience. Denying what is will get you in to trouble in the long run. Being honest doesn’t mean not… »
“Either/or” vs. “And…and” part 1
I keep thinking about what I think are the differences between people who relapse as opposed to people who don’t.
This is made more difficult by the fact that I use myself as a frame of reference, so I may just be projecting myself into the theories.
However, there is one thing that keeps nagging at me,… »
Dreams and Grandfathers
Today was a truly awesome day!
It started out great.
Let me explain. I have always had a big problem with oversleeping when having an important appointment or having to go to work. I have had this for a long time and it is not a matter of being lazy. I can get up early if I… »
Contentment
I’ve been churning out text the last days.
I am quite pleased at the amount of articles and preperation for upcoming articles I am getting done.
It’s been a long while since I had the inclination and the inspiration to write at this rate and still having tremendous fun out of it!
Everything is going well at this… »
The Post that contains the Arrow Parable
Going further on the theme of how Buddhism and religion relate to eachother, here is a sutta in which the Buddha eplains to one of his dissatisfied monks why he doesn’t address metaphysical questions like “what happens to a Buddha after death? ” and “Is the Universe eternal or not?”
It’s from the Majjhima Nikaya, or… »
Faith, Belief and Religion
Is Buddhism a religion?
It’s a question that sometimes pops up when I discuss my way of life.
To me, it is. But I want to make clear what I mean by religion, as my definition probably differs a bit from what most people mean.
I define religion as a social institute that binds people together in a… »
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