Unless one has been living under a rock the past two months, you know that the group formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has declared itself a Caliphate now called the Islamic State…

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Hello fellow travellers: I want to say a few things about Shambhala, based on my first-hand experience. I won't be too specific because I don't want to slander anyone, but I do live in the great st…

I'm willing to bet that if we build something (a character) of substance morals & standards, & our character finds all the real love in their life that they can until their content....They wi…

The truth about the ego is that it is actually "you" so whatever you think your ego is doing wrong etc is actually you doing it....& whatever you think your ego is, is actually the real…

If a Zen Master we're to ask me (which hasn't happened so far) what did your face look like before you we're born i would reply with the following answer, & wondered if anyone has any thoughts or…

I've been learning Java from scratch (boring text, sniff) for some time, but I recently found a resource that lets you start with a 2D graphical environment in which you can place objects and use, in…

Greetings, generous Sangha. Here is something that has been bugging me. I have reached a point in my practice where I can handle relatively minor annoyances and pains (e.g. getting stuck in traffic, …

First of all people who are creative, crazy, wizarding or familiar with drugs, see faces. That means nothing and is not trying to be judgemental. It is of course a red herring . . .

I will admit that I sometimes don't partake in threads because I'm not sure I understand what's trying to be said. Is it to be taken literally...or is the person making a metaphor? Is it a koan? ha…