I find it terribly ironic that we have in places, such as Second Life, virtual reality Buddhist temples, when in fact the whole point of Buddhism is to remove the individual from the trappings of mentally projected virtual realities—typically emanating, in the literature, from ‘self.’
Many "Evolved" sorts resist Social media and the funnel system (what is often called funnel marketing). But before you back away, think about it - the funnel system is simply offering your ideas or products or services or workshops along a range of price points
The wisdom of emptiness is the ultimate teaching in Buddhism; its main tenet is that our suffering is caused by our inability to perceive the true nature of reality.
These teachings on emptiness are very subtle, profound and deeply transforming, Yet with correct understanding, we can shift our experience of the world.
We all want to know what is going on. What is life? What is the purpose? What is religion?
For a while now I've posted about chakras, energy, spiral dynamics, ken wilber, conspiracy, and illuminati - then this past week I have been tossing around the idea of ETHOS...
Meditators: We practice no matter what. I asked a meditation instructor what drew him to the practice and he said there was a time in his life when he was in a very painful relationship and the cushion was the only place he found and real sanity. That always stuck with me, real sanity.
The mind seeks to be happy and this seeking itself is what makes it unhappy.
"Asking" how can I be satisfied is not being satisfied.
It is asking.
The fallacy is that asking "how can I be satisfied," brings the
answer, but it simply gives you
a reason why you
are not satisfied
with things as they are
right now.
I was once very involved with Evolver, but now I choose to post articles and videos on occasion. This thing is (like all things) what we decide it will be. I enjoy having a forum to post my crazy ideas and find that people derive benefit. What other place can you do that these days? :-)
Many spiritual seekers get embrace the path because the want to stop feeling badly - or to feel better. Because turning on the lights in a room reveals all the dirt - the path can increase one's suffering. But what happens if we stop trying to manage the moods? What if "good," "bad," "profane," and "holy" are seen to be just thoughts? They lose their power when you stop judging them constantly.
In life we often feel compelled to defend ourselves. If not ourselves, we may need to defend another person, a belief, or a cause. This can lead us to be attached to an image of ourselves, and a need to maintain that image. This can all happen without us realizing its an image, and not who we truly are. But what is the purpose of that image?
Many of Buddhism’s core tenets significantly overlap with findings from modern neurology and neuroscience. So how did Buddhism come close to getting the brain right?
"The dome is actually composed of 300,000 identical titanium- and gold-coated bronze statues of Buddha -- another 700,000 are nestled inside a temple that even devotees will admit looks like a UFO.
Emptiness is beautiful in its truth
Freedom from those things I love and contrived to make stay
This will never come again, this interaction, this conversation
our sun sets tonight in a brand new dying sky
Even darkeness, beautiful, growing paler even at its start
Our will to change, to live and love will never be stronger than today
Because we are empty ....passing too
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
