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Invincible_summer
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A benefit of yoga and meditation practices that I think is overlooked is the development of patience. People tend to fall into a pattern of geting in a hurry about wanting to be more flexible, more mindful, etc then becoming more accepting of the pr…
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I just got a job in education, and most of my other work/volunteer experience has been in either education or physical rehabilitation. I believe these would fall under "wholesome." Aren't the concepts of "wholesome" and "unwholesome" subject to con…
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Carrot sticks + hummous is delicious. Curry + almost any vegetable is also awesome. Indian food and Indian-influenced food is usually quite vegetarian-friendly.
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“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.” ― Chuck Palahniuk
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Do you find uncertainty disturbs or otherwise hinders your meditation practice? If so, what are you uncertain about and how do you deal with it? Uncertainty about the particular meditation method I've chosen to use is a big one for me. Sometimes I …
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"The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be." -- Marcel Pagnol
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I do three prostrations before and three after a meditation session (three = buddha, dharma, sangha). I find it really helps set the tone for the sit, as well as eases the mind into/out of meditation.
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When I listen to this song, I feel like I gain a greater awareness of my mortality... very heavy and "monolithic." Like the earth is slowing crumbling from within. Not for everyone.
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Preaching to the choir a bit, methinks. And just as a general point, just because Einstein or HHDL said that science and Buddhism could be cool with each other, I don't see why that should make the point more valid. I think what's more important i…
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I just found the picture on the internet somewhere. It's an origami crane, but much more elaborate than the typical ones one usually thinks of. It's just a picture that, to me, exudes peace and tranquility.
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Coincidentally (and possibly unfortunately) both Nena and Blondie are karaoke staples of mine
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When I went to Europe, I was expecting my gf and I to be able to walk hand-in-hand in Paris, sit at a cafe and drink coffee/wine/kir, and for everything to be cool. It was smelly, rainy, crowded, and we couldn't afford anything. We spent quite a bi…
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@SillyPutty - That Boy Meets Girl video was soooo cheesy! Wow! :lol: Ich liebe Nena!
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@Music -Did you expect it to be blow-your-mind-awesome, and it turned out to be just okay? Maybe your expectations just got in the way. Are you even interested in the activities that you did in India? If not, that could also be a reason. Just bec…
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Helped my parents scrape all the old paint off the deck. 4 hours in the sun. I'm tired and sore, but it's all worth it because my parents are really happy now! And I have a job interview on Monday!
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Is there a phone number or something for the first sangha that you say isn't very active? Perhaps their online presence is not very good. I'd try to give them a call and see when they do their activities and see if it works for you, if you're indeed…
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@Dakini - What Zen tradition teaches to close the eyes? I guess it may depend on the teacher, but from my experience and from reading a bunch of stuff, Zen is mainly eyes partially open.
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@karmablues - Thanks for the awesome reading of the sutta. I'm still new to reading them, and it's hard to wrap my head around the way they're translated/written most of the time.
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@kashi - Clearly the song was a joke, as was @SillyPutty's intent. You yourself said "crap was that too much info? My bad," indicating that you were aware of how some people may see your post as "weird" or something. So what is the problem?
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From the Assutavā Sutta (emphasis mine): It would be better for the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person to hold to the body composed of the four great elements, rather than the mind, as the self. Why is that? Because this body composed of the four g…
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I went to a Cirque du Soleil performance last year where a woman did the same thing. It got the most applause out of any other act (and deservedly so)! Watching this again reminds me that many things in life are held in a fragile tension between tw…
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@riverflow - I've noticed that happens to me too. Zen brainwashing is what it is.
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@misecmisc1 - I'm in Vancouver, Canada! Saravanaa Bhavan is a restaurant chain, but on second thought I'm not sure if people in India would go to it, given that there are probably many other places to get the same food. it's quite popular with the …
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@misecmisc1 - Dosa are so good! Do you have any Saravaana Bhavan where you live? There's a location here about 20 mins' bus ride from my house. Awesome South Indian food (to me anyway). I also have to add to my list: roti prata and teh tarik! I'…
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@SillyPutty: Just a personal anecdote: When I started meditating, I followed the zazen form - very erect posture, hands in a mudra, eyes half-closed and softly gazing at a point ~3ft ahead on the floor. It was fine for zazen, where the focus of me…
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@SillyPutty - I'm very glad to know that I'm not the only person who watches BlameSocietyFilms! Makes me feel like I'm a people! :p
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@kashi - But a stick isn't even sentient and is arguably not even living so I don't think enlightenment is even a consideration here. Unless there are schools of Buddhism that suggest even non-living things have Buddha-nature, which is odd to me.
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My sesamoiditis is finally easing up - I can walk without limping weirdly now. Huzzah!
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@riverflow - I don't mean to sound snarky, but do pine trees sound different than other trees when wind moves past them? Silence Walking in nature The sound of a bicycle's freewheel when coasting (link here in case you don't know what I'm talking a…
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@MontrealMonk - I hate to split hairs, but Indians are Asians. :p Sorry for being a stickler for labels. One of my all-time favourite dishes that I could probably never get sick of isnasi lemak. Rice, salty peanuts, fried fish, chili paste, frie…
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I've tried to ease off on FB, but that means I'm spending more time on NB! I'm not sure how many minutes/hours i spend on here. Maybe a couple of hours? I suppose there are worse places on the internet to be/worse things to be spending time on.
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I love Portlandia...
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@MontrealMonk - Very nice! Most of the temples I've visited around Vancouver are just on a single (large) plot of land, not expansive like this. Very cool.
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@SillyPutty - m83 never stops making beautiful music
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"Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone, and the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone." -- Paul Tillich
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@kashi - I really didn't mean it as any sort of criticism or insult towards you. Sorry! I was thinking of adding a comment to my post, but I thought it would sort of ruin the epicness of quoting from the Gita. :lol: I was basically re-stating what …
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I wrote this a long time ago, back when I used to write really cheesy, melodramatic, slightly depressing poetry. Maybe someone will like it. :p He sat quietly, anticipating her embrace her smile and her warmth As the snow fell silently But now hi…
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It's warm and sunny. This kind of weather makes me feel like listening to punk music. More Canadian music comin' at ya (albeit from a band that ceased to exist about a year ago).
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Has everybody lost their sense of humor in the past 2 days??? "Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty; for by working without attachment, one attains the Supreme." -- Bhagavad Gita 3.19
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Regarding "analysis of qualities," when I notice my mind wandering, I try to recognize what kind of thought that my mind was wandering towards, and label it in a way that would be conducive to practice (e.g. "sleepiness - unhelpful" or "relaxed - he…
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@riverflow - I'm going to be humming that synth bass line for at least a week now.
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While I sit here in my "Violator" album art t-shirt
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It's far too easy to take an 'all or nothing' approach. Why not practice Zen Buddhism while studying the Pali Canon? I doubt anyone would have problems with that. In fact, I've met and read many Zen Buddhist monastics who don't even like to identify…
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@SillyPutty & @kashi - you guys might like the synthpop revival that's going on...