Buddhism
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Life Enhancements
I’m coming to the end of Stoic Week 2018 and there is much I want to share You’ll likely find me rattling on for weeks about it. It has been a significant life-enhancing experience, which is different from a life-changing experience, as I note below. But first, a few words about a core Stoic notion Continue reading
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“I’m having a good day.”
Two days ago my two-year old granddaughter said something that I’ve been thinking a lot about. We were walking to the park. Her little hand was wrapped around my extended finger. She was looking straight ahead and it was a sunny afternoon. “I’m having a good day,” she said, apropos of nothing. Imagine that. I’m Continue reading
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“…not of the world of me.”
“Belief without empirical evidence is fundamentally an effort in delusion. I suspect the mystic would not argue with this, the madman wandering the desert with the wild beasts, the recluse scraping by in the mountain cave.” Continue reading
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Zen and Being
“Mistake or error is still good,” said the Zen Master. Continue reading
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Om mani padme hum
“It was likely one of those mid-life things, a harmless urge, as mid-life urges go.” Continue reading
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