buddhism

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10
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A tough year with more challenges ahead as COVID rears its ugly head once again. Through it all, the fire
5 min read
Jan
29
The Great Eastern Sun

The Great Eastern Sun

A concept from Buddhism that was introduced to me by Chogyam Trungpa in his book, Shambhala.
4 min read
May
08
Kasugai Gardens: Sanctuary of Perception

Kasugai Gardens: Sanctuary of Perception

A hidden gem found in downtown Kelowna.
4 min read
Oct
26

Thoughts On Money

> For the monks, this way of life expressed simplicity. It wasn’t an expression of poverty mentality. With this
4 min read
Oct
22

Dispatch

Starting a bit of a social experiment: publishing smaller pieces to Medium and working on lengthier pieces here. First one
Sep
23

All We Have Is Breath

> Breathing expresses the fact that you are alive. If you’re alive, you breathe. The technique is basic and
2 min read
Sep
22

A Step With Buddha

> Enlightenment is awakening from the dream of being a separate me to being the universal reality. It’s not
3 min read
Aug
15

The Call Of Silence

> I think of my reading as drawing water from some bottomless, timeless well. In goes the bucket. The rope
3 min read

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A tough year with more challenges ahead as COVID rears its ugly head once again. Through it all, the fire still burns within me. The last thing I want is for it to be extinguished. For the next year, I’m going to keep this fire burning within me and

Thoughts On Money

> For the monks, this way of life expressed simplicity. It wasn’t an expression of poverty mentality. With this monastic approach, you don’t worry about survival. You live day-to-day. You think just of today; you don’t think of tomorrow. Tomorrow comes, it doesn’t come- either way,

Dispatch

Starting a bit of a social experiment: publishing smaller pieces to Medium and working on lengthier pieces here. First one was published, Dispatch [https://medium.com/@four_sides/dispatch-fc586deb2b62#.s7dxq2i04]: > I thought it fitting that the word dispatch has multiple meanings that can tie into Hume and my own

All We Have Is Breath

> Breathing expresses the fact that you are alive. If you’re alive, you breathe. The technique is basic and direct: you pay heed to breath. You don’t try to use the mindfulness of breathing to entertain yourself, but you use the mindfulness of breathing to simplify matters. — Chögyam

A Step With Buddha

> Enlightenment is awakening from the dream of being a separate me to being the universal reality. It’s not an experience or a perception that occurs to a separate person as the result of spiritual practice or cultivated awareness. It doesn’t come and go, and you don’t

The Call Of Silence

> I think of my reading as drawing water from some bottomless, timeless well. In goes the bucket. The rope slides through my hands. I’m sitting on the couch in the living room, the French press on the coffee table, a book open in my lap, a chipped mug

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