Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, open forum on January 30, 2010 | 94 Comments »
irreverence: n 1. lack of due respect or veneration; disrespect 2. a disrespectful remark or act
What role does reverence play in Buddhist practice?
The Buddha repeatedly discouraged any excessive veneration paid to him personally. He knew that an excess of purely emotional devotion can obstruct or disturb the development of a balanced character, and thus may [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Uncategorized, tagged current events, esoteric buddhism, funny on January 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
From the Wall Street Journal
Hunter’s pregnancy: According to Young, Hunter called him in May 2007 to say she was pregnant. Young says that when he informed Edwards, the senator told him to “handle it,” to which he replied: “I can’t handle this one.” Young writes that Edward unloaded on Hunter as a “crazy slut,” said they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funny, Meditation, videos on January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I think my mind does this all the time….for other glimpses go here , here and here. Although mine sometimes goes “Leather to the pants and leather to the pants….slide! Boobs and slide! Slide! Boobs and slide!”
I am most easily the most distracted meditator ever!
Cheers,
John
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elephant Journal on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
….to vote for them in the Shorty awards in the #green category. If you are a twitter user then please tweet this.
I nominate @elephantjournal for a Shorty Award in #green because…
And then add your own reason. Say whatever you want. If you do and @elephantjournal wins this one I will post a picture of me [...]
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, Uncategorized, tagged funny, Meditation, videos on January 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Again, so little time for long posts this week…enjoy the interior of my mind…for other glimpses go here and here
Cheers,
John
Posted in Buddha, Buddhism, zen, zen ramblings, tagged Buddhism, marketing, Organizational Buddhism, ramblings, snake-oil salesmen, zen on January 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »
For Part One of this Series go here
Most of us exist in three places during the day. Work and home are identified as the two largest places with a distant third being “some other freaking place”. The goal of most location marketers (most “brick and mortar” sanghas are destinations ~ more on this later) is to make [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funny, Meditation, videos on January 26, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Sorry for the filler. No time for a “Rebranding of the branding of Buddhism” today. So instead here is a glimpse inside my head while I sit.
Cheers,
John
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged funny, Meditation, videos on January 25, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Yes, it is pretty much just like that. My nice Buddha Nature humming along all furry and pink when some loud-mouth runs in yelling “Phenomena!”….
Or this…
Cheers,
John
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
An update on Haiti relief from Bhikkhu Bodhi (via: Shambhala Sunspace). Relief efforts require help from people like us. Even my small grass-roots sangha is donating a large portion of their savings (meager as they are in comparison to larger organizations) to relief efforts. It is important to give in an form to any reputible [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2010 | 14 Comments »
This is Part one in a four piece series on the rebranding of Buddhism. It is important to note that this is not inferring an alteration of the BuddhaDharma or a “stripping” of elements that may or may not be considered “Western”. This isn’t changing the message but it is altering the venue of delivery. It is an [...]
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