posts made as part of wordpress’ postaday 2011 challenge
Our New Best Friend Is A Buddha I’ve introduced you to my BF Heruka… I have another BF named Lhamo Dorje, and I feel I really need to give her some air time. This challenges me, because I come from a pretty traditional background, even for a Buddhist, and Lhamo Dorje hardly comes from tradition. … Continue reading buddhas become all the time
Welcome to my irreverent post of the week. I didn’t dodge the bullet. The Buddhas winged me. Does the epithet “Buddha” make you want to read this post, or push you to click away? That word carries many connotations to many people; it simply designates an “Awakened One”, an Enlightened Being. It’s also convenient. I’m … Continue reading wanna dodge the bullet of buddhism?
ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOPICS! gaming as a spiritual practice I found this blog, linked to a podcast... Nice encouragement for this series of posts I'm creating about making progress on the spiritual path. Inspires me to get back to that topic... Here's Jane McGonigal's text: Episode Description: Leading game designer Jane McGonigal joins guest … Continue reading enlightenment with a video game
THE PROBLEM OF "G_D" categories are useful When I first saved this post in my word processor, it wanted to title the document “The Problem Of ___”. Well put. I love it when my computer and I are One. I say that I’m Buddhist. But I love “G_d”. The problem of “G_d” is that “god” … Continue reading the problem of “g_d”
SHAKEY DREAMS How You Can Act In Your Dreams Shakespeare said “all the world’s a stage”, and Buddha Shakyamuni says all of life is like a dream. I’d like to suggest that you can use your dreams as a stage: On this stage you can have a dress-rehearsal of your next lifetime. At this … Continue reading shakey dreams
HEARTBREAK AND THE DROPPED APPLE When was the last time you dropped an apple in a grocery store? What did you do next? Did you leave it on the floor, put it back in the bin for some unsuspecting shopper, or did you put it in your bag and take it home? When it happens, … Continue reading heartbreak and the dropped apple
HOPE AND WORRY two sides of a coin Your state of mind is the currency that purchases your future experiences. Worry and Hope are like two sides of a coin. Choose your side based on the kind of outcome you desire and focus upon. Which makes the best investment? Worry is a negative activity that … Continue reading hope and worry – two sides of a coin
"regulating" physical and mental energy The past 24 hours for me have been a little overwhelming... Kind of like after that first teenage date, when you really think you've met the most amazing person... And then you can't sleep for 3 nights. I'd like to blame it on WordPress and their awesome Daily Post Challenge, … Continue reading regulating physical and mental energy
IF THIS IS BUDDHISM... intro I've created this category for posts about my path, my search to find spiritual truth and meaning in the midst of a world that spins on a wobbly axis and arises and fades like dreams... I call myself a Buddhist; I grew up in a liberal protestant setting, going to … Continue reading if this is buddhism… intro
POST A DAY BEGINS... 001 with a new reading list Went book-shopping today: "Becoming Enlightened" by HHDL; "The Mystical Life of Jesus" by Sylvia Browne; "Insight" by ditto; "Your Kids Are Your Own Fault" by Larry Winget (I have a feeling I should know who he is...); "The New Interpreter's Study Bible"; "Today's NIV Bible"; "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research … Continue reading post a day 2011 – #001
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