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Stillness and Silence: a Zen Buddhist Retreat | Pebble in a Pond

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Pebble in a Pond. December 13, 2009. Stillness and Silence: a Zen Buddhist Retreat. I recently attended a three day meditation retreat with Tenshin Roshi, Reb Anderson who is a senior Dharma teacher for the San Francisco Zen Centers. Here are some thoughts and memories from the retreat. I choose a sitting pad and set my zafu, the round meditation sitting pillow on it. I bow to the room and my fellow sangha members in it. Those who see return the bow. I bow to my pillow, remembering and honori...Somewhere...

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A struggling and undisciplined Buddhist celebrates the Birth of Jesus | Pebble in a Pond

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Pebble in a Pond. December 17, 2010. A struggling and undisciplined Buddhist celebrates the Birth of Jesus. In a few weeks it will be Christmas again, my 60th celebration of the holiday. Yet while a love for the Christmas season has been a constant through my life, I have often wondered, as Charlie Brown does each year in the Peanuts TV Special, if I really know what Christmas is all about? My own view of the holiday has gone through a number of changes over the years. As John Lennon Roshi put it, Whatev...

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The Labyrinth | Pebble in a Pond

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Pebble in a Pond. March 31, 2011. Nothing seems to dominate the culture wars these days like religion. Defining our spiritual beliefs or asserting our lack of them seems a national pastime. And we aren’t very understandingor niceabout it. Reading some internet comments recently it became obvious that those with firmly held beliefs often feel morally superior to those who don’t share those beliefs. And the Non-Faithful often feel intellectually superior to those who practice some religion. Eventually the ...

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Slow the Fuck Down | Ultraholic.com

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Slow the Fuck Down. March 26, 2015. Weee Salton Sea, 2004. The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves. – Alan Watts. Hold on. We’re runners, right? Why would we want to slow down? This is a race, man! Or at least place in my age group). Americans seem to always be in a rush. Here are more statistics:. No wonder we’re such a mess. Why treat a run in th...

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Wayno's World: Questions You Hope Your Pupils Won't Ask You

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A randomly offensive look at recently amusing, stupid, obnoxious, and/or serious items that tickled my fancy, and/or, just ticked me off. Coquitlam, B.C., Canada. View my complete profile. Tuesday, January 31, 2006. Questions You Hope Your Pupils Won't Ask You. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of its bottle? Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes? Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there? If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?

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Robert Johnson … | Erickpardus's Magic Booth ......

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Erickpardus's Magic Booth ……. Entrance not for everybody….for MADMEN only! Robert Johnson …. Dit bericht is geplaatst op 2 april 2015 door erickpardus. Het is opgeslagen onder Uncategorized. Geef een reactie Reactie annuleren. Vul je reactie hier in . Gelieve met een van deze methodes in te loggen om je reactie te plaatsen:. Adres wordt niet getoond). Je reageert onder je WordPress.com account. ( Log uit. Je reageert onder je Twitter account. ( Log uit. Je reageert onder je Facebook account. ( Log uit.

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Wayno's World: Irish Prostitute

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A randomly offensive look at recently amusing, stupid, obnoxious, and/or serious items that tickled my fancy, and/or, just ticked me off. Coquitlam, B.C., Canada. View my complete profile. Thursday, January 26, 2006. An Irish daughter had not been home for over 5 years. Upon her return, her father cussed her. Where have ye been all this time? Why did ye not write to us, not even a line? Why didn't ye call? Can ye not understand what ye put yer old mum thru? Out of here, ye shameless harlot! Danny Elfman'...

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Wayno's World: First Date

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A randomly offensive look at recently amusing, stupid, obnoxious, and/or serious items that tickled my fancy, and/or, just ticked me off. Coquitlam, B.C., Canada. View my complete profile. Sunday, January 29, 2006. A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice. The father replies: "My son, there are three subjects that always work. These are food, family, and philosophy.". The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda fountain. Canadian M...

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Wayno's World: The Oldest Profession

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A randomly offensive look at recently amusing, stupid, obnoxious, and/or serious items that tickled my fancy, and/or, just ticked me off. Coquitlam, B.C., Canada. View my complete profile. Saturday, January 28, 2006. A physician, a civil engineer, and a consultant were arguing about what was the oldest profession in the world. The consultant leaned back in her chair, smiled, and then said confidently, "Ah, but who do you think created the chaos? Posted by Wayno at 1/28/2006 06:51:00 AM. One For The Ladies.