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Anger, suffering, and self
It is said in Buddhism that all sufferings are because of the illusionary concept of self. If you have an illusionary concept of self, you will have sufferings. Here sufferings refer to all kinds of e… more →
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Anger, suffering, and self
freestone wrote 1 month ago: It is said in Buddhism that all sufferings are because of the illusionary concept of self. If you ha … more →
How to treat family life
freestone wrote 2 months ago: Family life is a big part of human life. Every culture has to deal with this. From my experience, fa … more →
My spoof of Mandala
freestone wrote 2 months ago: This is mandala of how I live my life. Surely Zen is at the center of everything. Then there are tho … more →
How to kill yourself in the early morning
freestone wrote 2 months ago: When you get up in the early morning, more or less you had some dream in your sleep. Since a self is … more →
When you totally rest
freestone wrote 6 months ago: When you totally rest, your mind stops differentiating. You realize the world as one and you feel it … more →
Play, learn, create, and friends
freestone wrote 6 months ago: We human beings have limitation. To live in the dynamic life process, it helps to have some very sim … more →
Don't learn Buddhism
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freestone wrote 6 months ago: Don’t expect Buddhism can solve all your problems. This is modern time and human civilization … more →
self exists
freestone wrote 7 months ago: People practicing Buddhism know that Buddhism teaches of no-self. But here I want to tell you that s … more →
The Dharma Brothers
freestone wrote 7 months ago: I watched the screening of this movie about one month ago. The prisoners in the movie had practiced … more →
No solid and separate entity as self
freestone wrote 8 months ago: I heard of this expression a lot. When people talk about no self or no ego they often say it is beca … more →
Relationship and Buddhism practice
freestone wrote 8 months ago: Listened to the talk given by Purna Steinitz of the Trimurti Ashram in the IDP. Since he didn’ … more →
Driving all blames into one self--about absolute and relative
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freestone wrote 8 months ago: Heard of “Driving all blames into one self” in IDP discussion. If you are not there in t … more →
Don't waste your life on anything including Buddhism
freestone wrote 10 months ago: I have been to many Buddhism centers in New York. What I saw is that very often the teachers were th … more →
No Self?
freestone wrote 10 months ago: If there is no self, what kind of mind do you have right now? … more →
Buddha's teaching
freestone wrote 10 months ago: When I read of Buddha’s sutra, it is always very clear. For example, “Like smelting gold … more →
Computer Science is Life Science
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freestone wrote 11 months ago: Computer Science (CS) is not a science of computers. CS is a science of life. It is a bridge to conn … more →
Consciousness/experiences cannot be transfered
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freestone wrote 11 months ago: In Zen, it is well-known that the masters insist that they have nothing to teach. They insist that t … more →
When you walk
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freestone wrote 11 months ago: When you walk, you are just walking. You are not making any decision. Then the space opens up, and y … more →
Community vs. Networking Part 2
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freestone wrote 1 year ago: In China, the media is very much controlled (in a different way the media in US is controlled), so i … more →
