Tag: Buddha

My method on not regretting life:  1.  Acceptance for what’s [happened/happens/happening] (there’s scientific/philosophical reason to think all three are the same).  2.  Gratitude for opportunities I’ve had and those that are to come, and my favorite:   3.  Keeping my identity “loose” (Not identifying with culture/tradition allows me to see what connects them all, take…

We got one shot at life for sure, right?  We haven’t conclusively proven anything beyond that, but for that one shot, I say the secret is knowing yourself.   What am I willing to do at any cost?  And by the same measure—what am I NOT willing to pass up no matter what?  (And, of…

I get myself wound up and irritated when I slip and start thinking that I’m anything more the barest, thinnest whisper of matter…one that’s meant to do anything besides love, laugh, and dream.

My idea is not to perfect the outcome (impossible anyways), but glean value from effort and concentration.  It may be constructive at first to create a “sanctified area,” but once I’m comfortably capable, can I write, or (pick your activity) in increasing adversity?  Can I juggle life and time AND maintain focus?   The answer is…

I believe that the solution to life is to slowly/suddenly realize (as if waking from a dream) that there are no problems to solve…and that there’s no reason to put off Enjoyment.  😜

All paths lead to death… Of fear, suffering, transience…it all goes! 😉 

IMHO, only 3 things are nondualistic/endless:  love laughter and dreams.  Everything else is a dualistic board game with its own set of rules.  Finance, war, magic, family operate under rules of logic, limited resource, change and intention, honor and loyalty…etc.  Each board game can be fun as hell…or we can be the guy that swears and…

When you REALLY start peeling back all the [science/philosophy/religion], then IMHO nothing really makes sense… But don’t worry; it only ceases to make sense in the most mind-melting, joyous, absolutely incontrovertibly perfect way.  😉

Ever done something outside the range of “who you thought you were?”  We all hold onto the quirks of our identities and guard them with the same puritanical mix of shame/guilt that we use to defend our sex lives.  Personally, I think it’s fun to be open about jumping from identity to identity (and necessary, for…

I’ve always believed in futility—just look at us:  we were designed to die.  But recently, I’ve started to believe that things are futile for another reason.   I’m by no means religious, but I do believe that there is something behind the concept of a Higher Power, and that it loves us more than we…