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Afflictive emotions
“Afflictive emotions - our jealousy, anger, hatred, fear - can be put to an end. When you realize that these emotions are only temporary, that they always pass on like clouds in the sky, you also realize they can ultimately... ...>
Homes for Western Monks and Nuns
I finished one class yesterday with my final paper and presentation. I presented on the connection between the Ellora caves in Maharashtra (west-central India) and the rise of tantra. I didn't know this before this paper, but Saraha, the teacher of Nagarjuna, was born in Maharashtra.&nb ...>
No peace for as long as…
“There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.” - His Holiness the 14th... ...>
Zuneless
Check out MacWorld for a good series on the much vaunted Microsoft "iPod-killer," the Zunes music player. This last entry raises very good points about the Zunes, especially its DRM and agreements with music vendors that effectively treat consumers like criminals. Andy Inathko has another review tha ...>
Moral principles
“Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.” - His Holiness the Dalai Lama... ...>
Amen Stuck in my Throat
Five very simple theses I presented to my wife's family (nice folks, loving of their family, upright people), and others, back when the war had not yet begun:
1) This war is unnecessary
2) This war is inefficient
3) This war does not solve the problem
4) The scope of this war is uncontrollable ...>
Wildflowers, Xu Yun
You've traveled up ten thousand steps in search of the Dharma.
So many long days in the archives, copying, copying.
The gravity of the Tang and the profundity of the Sung
make heavy baggage.
Here! I've picked you a bunch of wildflowers.
Their meaning is the same
but they're much easier to ...>
Dow Jones Debuts Burned, Ad-Ready Feeds and Blogs
It may be about time to put an end to the debate about whether feeds are going mainstream. Adding to our list of 19th century publishers (they're not our first, or even our third: we checked), The Wall Street Journal Online, the largest paid subscription site on the Web, MarketWatch.com, a leading i ...>
Buddha on the Brain
I just read this interview with B. Allan Wallace on the Buddhist Channel. It's about science and Buddhism, specifically the science of the mind. Quite an interesting read.
So my semester is winding down now. I've finished a short paper due next Saturday and now have to finish the ...>
Headline Animator Overhaul, Part I
Historians believe that our Headline Animator service was the last known use of brushed metal backgrounds in a public web service. For a couple years now, FeedBurner publishers have courageously placed the one-size-fits-all Headline Animator widget in their sites, email sig files, forums postings, a ...>
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