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CinorjerVeteran
Hey Tom. I'm poking around, and realized there is this private activity thing here that I missed. If you're still interested in trying to self publish something, I can answer a few questions. How ya doing, anyway? It's hot, hot summertime here and global warming has people over 100 degrees now with bad storms.
I think a lot of the trends people complain about are manufactured by those with agendas, and a lot of time the agenda is to sell a book or get viewers or clicks on a page. For instance, college stud… (View Post)
It's true there's a "natural path" that nature has endowed us with. But the universe and nature doesn't give a damn about suffering. If warfare, rape and killing didn't come naturally to us… (View Post)
I'm surprised nobody pointed out that the Buddha defined the Middle Way with his 8-fold path in the Noble Truths. I think people tend to ignore such a complicated 8 step plan and want instead one sim… (View Post)
To bring the koan to life, we need to know the history of Chan/Zen as well as the students who first struggled with it did. Way back in the 700s in China, the Buddhism that had invaded China had alre… (View Post)
(Quote) That perfectly fits something I have been pondering the past week or so. Our emotional reaction to something doesn't depend on the body count or reason behind the tragedy, but rather or not i… (View Post)