"Dualism: I have both left and right hands. If I wipe or eat with the wrong hand in , say, Saudi Arabia, I will suffer. In my backyard I shoot left and righthanded bows.
My sexual preference is to pair up with females but others choose like-plumbed…"
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william allred commented on the blog post 'Suicide...'"Instant gratification, get yours now! Is suicide an attempt at Oblivion? Gratification by punishing the living left behind? Or as Dr. Jack believed, An end to interminable pain?
I believe all three are correct but in different circumstances for…"
william allred commented on the blog post 'Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died'""TA DA... there is no soul !"
Flo, however this conclusion, or suspicion may be reached doesn't it seem to reflect an acceptance that death is just what we were afraid of: an end to the me that lives in the world? So accept and have a…"
Mark Drew commented on the blog post 'Suicide...'"Sabu spoke thusly:
1. evil is committed by the thinker of ego, who believes life is a free for all, do as we like syndrome.
2. If something feels right, it is right
Speak of dualism, or at least a dichotomy I don't both statements can be…"
Sabu... commented on the blog post 'Suicide...'"There is no such thing as evil naturally, evil is committed by the thinker of ego, who believes life is a free for all, do as we like syndrome. If one is not seen, one has gotten away with it, so the elevated ego believes. Heaven and hell…"
Florence Rastogi commented on the blog post 'Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died'"Hi William.. at the moment i've read only the second link (i may read the first link later, but your long quote gives some idea about it) and i'm struck by how exceedingly limited and simplistic it is - on first read - in its concept of…"
Dominic Gomez commented on the blog post 'Suicide...'"Dualism seems to be evolutionarily hard-wired into living beings, reaching heights of logical conclusions in sp. H. sapiens. What began as the apparent duality of the sky above, the mud below has evolved into Heaven Above and Hell Beneath Us.…"
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Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died
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Dark, Deadly and Promising
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Suicide...
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Death, Dying and "Who Will Pay His Taxes?".....
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Recent posts from the Poetry Club's current discussions
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not just news-of-the-weird reportage (albeit with an illustrative accelerating rhythm) of something I saw on my walk but perhaps also a commentary on the pathos/bathos inherent in nature's encounters with the man-made environment.
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Miya Ando solo show Mujo (Impermanance) opens tomorrow
New York-based emerging artist Miya Ando is debuting her recent work in Mujo (Impermanence), her first solo exhibition at Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City. A descendant of Bizen sword makers, Ando was raised among sword smiths and Nichiren Buddhist priests in a temple in Okayama, Japan. Combining traditional techniques of her ancestry with modern industrial technology, Ando skillfully transforms sheets of burnished steel and anodized aluminum into ephemeral abstractions suffused with subtle gradations of color.
The Mujo show opens tomorrow, June 20, with a cocktail reception from 6 – 8pm, and will run through July 20 at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery at 547 West 27th Street, New York.
Check out the teaser for our upcoming profile of the artist and her work below:
Consider the Source: Why is Bodhidharma Credited as the "First Ancestor" of the Chan (Zen) School?
Why is Bodhidharma Credited as the "First Ancestor" of the Chan (Zen) School?
Although Bodhidharma is honored as the “First Ancestor” of Zen Buddhism in China, historians know well that Zen not only preceded Bodhidharma, it was also widely practiced centuries before his arrival. So how did Bodhidharma acquire the honored title of “The First”?
The foreign Parthian monk An Shigao is credited with introducing Zen to China in the 2nd century, roughly 300 years before Bodhidharma arrived in China. Plenty of evidence indicates that Zen gained popularity soon thereafter, with historical records indicating that Zen flourished in China’s Northern Liang Dynasty at least 50 years before Bodhidharma came on the scene.
Treasury of Lives: Jetsun Pema Trinle
Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration. Tibetans have kept such meticulous records of their teachers that thousands of names are known and discussed in a wide range of biographical material. All these names, all these lives—it can be a little overwhelming. The authors involved in the Treasury of Lives are currently mining the primary sources to provide English-language biographies of every known religious teacher from Tibet and the Himalaya, all of which are organized for easy searching and browsing. Every Tuesday on the Tricycle blog, we will highlight and reflect on important, interesting, eccentric, surprising and beautiful stories found within this rich literary tradition.
Jetsun Pema Trinle
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