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October 21, 2021 bodhisattva / Buddhism / socialism / Yeats / Zen

The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.

One hundred years ago, William Butler Yeats wrote the poem “The Second Coming.” Much was happening in the world when

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July 29, 2021 Buddhism / Koan / Zen

You Are Not Important; You Are the Most Important Being Here

In the cosmic, grand scheme of things, our lives don’t mean a whole lot. Or they are the most important

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June 13, 2021 Buddhism / Reason / Religion / Spirituality

The Wisdom of Unreason or Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater

Once a monk made a request of Joshu. “I have just entered the monastery,” he said. “Please give me instructions,

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April 12, 2021 Bodhicitta / Buddhism / Compassion

Living A Life of Compassion: Thoughts on Bodhicitta

To live without defenses is an impossibility. But still, we must try. All of us are so defended constantly protecting

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February 23, 2021 Alan Watts / Buddhism / mental health / Taoism

Alan Watt’s Backwards Law And 3 Ways It Can Help With Your Mental Health

“When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you

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