March 2011
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Get Yourself a Mala and Help Japan! →
They should pay me for this shameless plug but I’m a fan so I’ll do it for free. :P
This is the site I generally get my malas from. Until sunday at midnight, they will be donating 25% of all mala purchases to the Red Cross Japan relief fund.
What a wonderful opportunity to get a mala and make a different at the same time! If you’ve been considering getting yourself a set of...
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What up
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Wait - what ?: “When Bodhidharma was asked, “What... →
This speaks to me deeply. Know where to start, where to end, and how to drop personal history.
dreaminginthedeepsouth:
“When Bodhidharma was asked, “What is the first principle of the holy teaching”, he didn’t say suffering. He said, “Vast emptiness. Nothing holy.” This is what the Heart Sutra says, too. The Heart Sutra says, “Things are founded on emptiness.” This means really that things...
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“The moment is water.”
– Hathanath
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“You will receive everything you need when you stop asking for what you do not...”
– Nisargadatta Maharaj (via spirituallylost)
Someone else quoting Nisargadatta! Hell yeah
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“Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme...”
– Swami Sivananda (via nodirectflights)
Word up
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“consider the trees which allow the birds to perch and fly away without either...”
– zen saying (via giovannagargano)
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“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head and laugh at...”
– Buddha (via plastikparachute)
mwahahahahahahha!
beneathnothing-deactivated20111 asked: I stumbled across your blog, and I just find it so incredibly amazing.
It's so interesting, and really inspirational.
Just thought I'd let you know. :)
It's so interesting, and really inspirational.
Just thought I'd let you know. :)
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Sin and the Yogi
Many religions have the concept of sin. The one real big one that comes to mind is christianity.
Now before I begin, I should be clear about my view on christianity. Jesus had it very right; he was a self-realized saint, a buddha. He was NOT buddhist but he was his own thing. Just as Jesus wasn’t a christian, Buddha wasn’t a buddhist.
That being said, christianity as it is today...
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“Personal history must be constantly renewed by telling parents, relatives, and...”
– don Juan to Carlos Castaneda
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Is it weird that I’m enchanting an adderall pill so that I can study and remember everything I need to for an exam tomorrow?
For what it’s worth, Yogananda totally did that to get through college. Why can’t I?
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What if?
smplist:
So what?
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“Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.”
– Isaac Bashevis Singer (via revgum)
Nothing is beyond doubt.
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The Moon Cannot Be Stolen
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing in it to steal.
Ryokan returned and caught him. “You may have come a long way to visit me,” he told the prowler, “and you shoud not return emptyhanded. Please take my clothes as a gift.”
The thief was bewildered. He took the...
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Just like that: Soyen Shaku, the first Zen teacher... →
fu-fu:
In the morning before dressing, light incense and meditate.
Retire at a regular hour. Partake of food at regular intervals. Eat with moderation and never to the point of satisfaction.
Receive a guest with the same attitude you have when alone. When alone, maintain the same attitude you have in…
I’m going to try this. Sounds life-changing, don’t you think?
