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Shameful Plug again (people always say shameless... I don't know why)
Flossing with LimesIt's a blog about figuring it out, where even the smallest of thoughts might have major implications on your daily life. It's a bit abstract, but it's aim, again, is to "get it less wrong" - if the abstract proves to be "more" wrong, then I'll have to ditch it ( Read more... ) -
Socrates v. Jesus
Okay, can i just say this is retarded ( Read more... ) -
http://www.donbosco.asn.au/Bulletins/2004/dec/paradox.htm
The Paradox Of Our Age
We have bigger houses but smaller families;
more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense;
more knowledge but less judgment;
more experts, but more problems;
more medicines but less healthiness.
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble in crossing the street to meet our new neighbour.
We ( Read more... ) -
AFK PEEPS
The compy is being packed up, and I will be INCOMMUNICADO until around the 28th.
LATER BOI! WHAT! WHAT!
In the meat-time, enjoy this video... -
Hey hey, we're just monkees. People say we monkee around.
'Cause we're too busy dying
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Buddhism and Emotion; a short blurb (x-posted from convert_me)
A common misconception (one that I held until just recently) about Buddhism is that it requires you to become emotionless. lovethelogos expressed something similar to this in my last post about my experiences with Anatta. Over the past week, I have been reading The Places That Scare You, by Pema Chödrön. In it she provides useful meditation techniques and ( Read more... ) -
on the Fact-Value Distinction
The Fact-Value Distinction, as found in covert_meThis is interesting, and something that i've argued for extensively without realizing it - normative statements are inherently unprovable because they are based on the subjective, while positive statements exist as solid fact ( Read more... ) -
More!
Today, just a few moments ago, I went to the bookstore. As I stood in line to pay for my items, I found "The Secret Lives of Men and Women" - the newest PostSecret book. I picked it up, of course, and headed out. But upon reflecting on PostSecret, I recalled something that made the Buddhist concept of Anatta even clearer ( Read more... )
