Safety in Progress
The other day while on a coffee break at work I was gazing out the second-story window when I noticed 2 pedestrians. The window immediately overlooks a few parking lots dissected by your usual flower...
View ArticleGoodbye China!
After the Brit Hume thing, Marcus from Marcus’ Journal wrote: If you joined the letter-writing campaign to Fox News, if you condemned them on your blog or even just left a comment on a blog elsewhere,...
View ArticleThe Dharma of Whoopi
So I happend upon this video at CNN today, and thought it was worth sharing. First, I want to say that Chris Mathews did have the right intent, just the wrong words maybe. It was clear to me that he...
View ArticleSomething brewing in the atmosphere
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. It was a terrible, gruesome act perpetrated by a home-grown terrorist. It’s been recently pointed out in the media and the blogosphere...
View ArticleEarth Day Post: Blue Dharma
Today is Earth Day. Now, I know that the Buddha never lectured on water conservation, solar energy, or global climate change. But he did talk at length about compassion. He did speak of karma. What we...
View Article"We aren't feeling enough as a culture right now"
Just happend upon this video that is well worth watching. TED has some great talks and videos, but this one just stood out for some reason and really resonated with me. I hope you enjoy. Cheers. Filed...
View ArticleA practice of process/process of practice
So as you can see down at the footer, I’ve been reading Thanissaro Bikkhu’s The Wings to Awakening for some time now, and the main theme I’m getting is that everything the Buddha taught comes down...
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