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Longchenpa's 30 Pieces of Sincere Advice (Stanza 26): "[W]hatever you attach to will tie you up."
How do you do it intensively without attachment--I'm most interested to hear answers to this. One possibility is that one "returns" in a momentary way during these intense periods. I've been corres...
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John has asked me to add the link to the SUNY Press page about The Emergence of Buddhist American Literature. HERE it is. This page gives the overall table of contents and from there you can download the first chapter.
How do you do it intensively without attachment--I'm most interested to hear answers to this. One possibility is that one "returns" in a momentary way during these intense periods. I've been corresponding with Gary Gach (Buddhism for Dummies, What...
Thanks Greg--I'll keep all this in mind. I think we'll cover the Matrix in the intro, and then one or two essays mention it. Michael Brannigan wrote an essay about it, but I've not actually seen it. I'll ask him to send me an electronic copy. If h...
Wow, this is really cool. Today in a class at Naropa, we were to look at transmission in a simple sense--I wanted students to try to imagine how the words got from There to Here. That kind of thinking doesn't seem to be the habit, so I asked them ...
Here's the link to the press' page on the book and I think you can download the intro for free. If you're interested in any piece in particular, let me know--and thanks for your interest. I'll paste in the provisional table of contents for the (...
Hi Greg. I'll see if I can attach some files...advice on this? JWB
Hello. I'm co-editor of a series of books with SUNY press on "Buddhism and American Culture." The volume on literature, entitled EMERGENCE OF BUDDHIST AMERICAN LITERATURE, has just come out. It has essays on Snyder, Whalen, Fenollosa, Kerouac, and...
Thanks Ann and Greg for your comments. I'm a little clumsy with the new media, so please forgive me for taking a bit of time. Greg, I appreciate the approach to Yidam you explain. That's the approach I can relate to. But, as Wittgenstein says, "th...
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You ask:
I wonder if it's a serious problem if I think about the practices one way but the teachers and community around me think about the same matters a distinctly different way--been wondering about this pretty much non-stop for about...
I've had a possibly similar experiences practicing in a couple of different traditional settings (in New Zealand) wehre I felt uncomfortable asking questions expressing my doubts around traditional presentations of karma and rebirth. A possible di...
Hi Ann. Usually the problem is not between oneself and the teacher. Privately the teacher says, In Madhyamaki, there is no substantial etc etc. Publicly things might be more...theistic. And the practice-communities I'm with seem to relate to deity...
Can you say more, John? In what way would you be subverting what the teacher is doing?
"What's one thing you wonder about Buddhist practice?"
I wonder if it's a serious problem if I think about the practices one way but the teachers and community around me think about the same matters a distinctly different way--been wondering about...
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I teach American literature at National University of Singapore. I have a big marine fish tank. Am near-sighted. On my pizza: pesto, garlic, bbq sauce, and artichoke hearts. Semi-color blind. Taurus AND Year of the Ox.
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academic series, "Buddhism and American Culture"
Hello. I'm co-editor of a series of books with SUNY press on "Buddhism and American Culture." The volume on literature, entitled EMERGENCE OF BUDDHIST AMERICAN LITERATURE, has just come out. It has essays on Snyder, Whalen, Fenollosa, Kerouac, and a few surprises. If anyone wants to know more, let me know. Future volumes on social conflicts, film, and a sequel on literature. Cheers, JWB
Posted on September 7, 2009 at 4:51pm — 7 Comments
what's one thing you wonder about Buddhist practice?
"What's one thing you wonder about Buddhist practice?"
I wonder if it's a serious problem if I think about the practices one way but the teachers and community around me think about the same matters a distinctly different way--been wondering about this pretty much non-stop for about two years. If I think about Chenrezig practice as...a kind of psychological yoga...but I take empowerments from a teacher who so far as I can wishes to create or promote a more theistic belief...and I subverting what… Continue
I wonder if it's a serious problem if I think about the practices one way but the teachers and community around me think about the same matters a distinctly different way--been wondering about this pretty much non-stop for about two years. If I think about Chenrezig practice as...a kind of psychological yoga...but I take empowerments from a teacher who so far as I can wishes to create or promote a more theistic belief...and I subverting what… Continue
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