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I'm having difficulties with reconciling zen with other things I've been reading.
According to zen, through meditative practice the seeker attains an instant of awakening to the reality of his own existence. That existence is driven wholly by the Buddhist concept of desire, reaching for that which is desired, and the continuous suffering created by ( Read more... ) -
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i've been trying for the last like hour to find a way to access this effing paper. without driving to a university library. which i'll have to do.
holler at a wednesday afternoon.
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Med Hypotheses. 1994 Mar;42(3):180-2.
On the genesis of anorexia nervosa--a feminist perspective.
Elks ML.
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Until sunset's blood-orange lyric edges
Noah Cicero. Novelist, and voice of our generation. He has written five novels.
Five.
What are your thoughts on a troop surge in Afghanistan?
I have to admit, I believe John McCain. John McCain in some television interview that if we leave the Taliban will take over. That is the only reason I think they would do that. If that is true, then we have ( Read more... ) -
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I've been up since the crack of 2PM. Watching Full House. Wondering why DJ dresses like a waitress from Olive Garden in every episode ( Read more... ) -
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Mitral valve prolapse.
Hella stupid. My doctor looked at the results and said "It's just mitral valve prolapse and med student hypochondria." I replied "If I die anytime soon I'm gonna haunt your vacation home." Cardiologists are the worst. Doctors are basically just people who get 12 other people to do their jobs for them, I should know. But on ( Read more... ) -
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Sometimes I'll put Celer on, and let it fade into the room like a sunken afterthought, and I'll feel that kind of peace that exists only in bathtubs, in lonely swimming pools and lakes, in dreamy half-blue aquarium lighting. And I'll sink into myself properly. And I'll miss Dani, and wonder why just as soon as I found someone who felt like my big ( Read more... ) -
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I like to practice moderation, but only insofar as extremes of equal parts average out to moderation in the end. -
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In the past, whenever hypomania had struck, I'd come up with a brilliant idea. And this brilliant idea would always involve buying a printer. But not a printer that I already had, the six printers from the previous episodes wouldn't work. Nope, if I already had an ink jet, I'd need a laser printer. If I had a laser printer, I'd need an ink jet. If ( Read more... )
