Tag: buddhism
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Pain Avoidance
All beings must experience suffering and pain at some point in their lives. – Buddha ~ Dukkha Do not avoid pain. Your effort would be misplaced. Pain and suffering are inevitable. Choose your pain wisely. — Geoffrey Hale Everyone wants to live a care-free, happy and easy life… What pain do you want? What are…
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Dear Buddha | Love, Squirrel
Dear Buddha, I want to have your peace, your wisdom, your serenity, your divine nature AND your acorn hat! Love, Squirrel.
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Informal Koan
I offer this informal koan, friendly challenge– this unbiased opportunity for free-thinking and self-exploration. Ponder this subset of oxymoronic pairs: industry and carefree; structure and randomness; restraint and freedom; fact and irony; effort and letting go. Is one good? Is one bad? Could they exist independently of one another? Are the pairs dancing or fighting?…
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Buddhism: Mudita
Mudita (Pāli and Sanskrit: मुदित) in Buddhism is joy. It is especially sympathetic or vicarious joy, the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people’s well-being rather than begrudging it. See also: Compersion
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The Art Of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
The Art Of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence Josh Waitzkin “…to be quietly, intensely focused, apparently relaxed with a serene look on your face, but inside all the mental juices are churning. You flow with whatever comes, integrating every ripple of life into your creative moment. This Soft Zone is resilient, like…