Tag: Buddha
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Musings
Regardless of my beliefs/suspicions concerning the underlying nature of reality, it seems that if I take phenomena instance by instance, without giving into the emotional whirlpool fostered by the idea that intangible forces are for or against me, then I am simply solving problems, advancing through levels, and enjoying the challenge of managing my energy.…
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Musings
When I demand a constructive amount of discipline from myself, I find that life (ironically) tends to cut me a whole lotta slack.
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Musings
I’ve known quite a few people who claim to prize some amorphous concept called “spirituality,” which they define as springing from the mystical premise that the divine is in everything, and consequently, inseparable from all phenomena and all points of reference. These people go on to deem one particular object “spiritual,” and another not, one…
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Musings
If there is such a thing as a non-dual, omnipotent, omniscient divinity that comprises everyone and everything, then being agnostic (not claiming to knowing whether it exists or not) may be the purest expression of its being. Because if it IS non-dual, then it encompasses believers and non-believers alike. And if it IS omnipotent, then…
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Musings
Some of the most regret-laden folks I’ve ever met are those who never take chances and never take risks. All in the name of avoiding regret.
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Musings
At any moment, the immutable sentence of “too late” might fall upon my efforts. Which is why I’m getting to work NOW. TODAY.
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Musings
I believe the phrase “do what you can,” is often underestimated, because the things we can do are seemingly unglamorous, and not to our liking. Whenever someone implies that “doing what you can” isn’t worth their time, I think of Nelson Mandela, breaking rocks in prison, doing what he could. And I think about where…
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Kent Wayne 