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Buddhism is big on avoiding suffering.The Four Noble Truths are the Buddha’s recipefor doing so.Buddhism lends itself to escape from sufferingby denial of suffering.Chanting,memorizing the Dharma,adhering to the directions of teachers,sitting in meditation,concentrating on breathing,ignoring the thoughts coming to mind,thinking only of the Buddhaand the practice of Buddhism,keep one from dwelling on one’s suffering–but sufferingContinue reading “On Suffering”

On the one hand, this. On the other hand, that.Sometimes we do it this way,and sometimes we do it that way.And that is how we do it.The Buddhists say there is no duality.There is dualityand there is denial of duality.Which is duality.The Taoists say it is Yin/Yang all the way.Jesus said doing unto othersas weContinue reading “Life Is Lived Between The Hands”

I lifted this from carnaval.com : “The earth’s axis wobble that causes the precession of the equinoxes is given as 25,920 years. Divided by the ancient number called “soss,” 60, which was used in calculations, results in 432. This number according to Joseph Campbell is a mythical archetype capable of appearing in anyone’s dreams. AContinue reading “Mathematics and Poetry, All the Way Down”

There is a time and place for everything. It’s all a part of the path. So don’t rule out Gay Paree. Jesus was called a glutton and a winebibber. Don’t be afraid to eat and drink. No one is taking names. Who are you trying to please? Whose side are you on? It is yourContinue reading “The Nature of Spiritual Reality IV”

We achieve balance by being connected with all things, and caring about all things equally—with no agenda, will or opinion, but with direction-that-can-be-changed and preference-that-can-be-laid-aside. Thus balanced, we are able to go in any direction, and do anything, in order to assist what needs to be done. We can make too much of balance, andContinue reading “The Nature of Spiritual Reality III”