Greetings, Friendlies.:) Have you ever noticed how some parts of you want to deeply engage with the world—and other parts want to control it? Classically we might identify the one as a kind of Buddha-nature and the other as the work of Māra. McGilchrist’s view of hemisphere lateralization [1] suggests that these two views of […]
Tag: levity
Greetings, Friendlies. :) I play improv. It’s a kind of make-believe for grownups. If you know the TV show “Who’s Line is it, Anyway?”, that’s improv. Kalyana-mitta express surprise when I refer to improv as sīla practice. How could such undignified behavior qualify as ethical training? Where are the robes? Where are the cushions? Where […]
In February John Peacock wrote a powerful article, originally published in Tricycle (re-published with permission on SecularBuddhistNetwork) titled “The Elephant in the Dharma Hall”. (If you’ve not read, may I recommend?) The illustration is by Robert Neubecker and I thought it would make an amazing t-shirt. Neither Neubecker nor Peacock responded to the recommendation. ;)
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Playful Dhamma
Dear Friendlies, Greetings! Writing in a rush, my fingers tangling in the keyboard. Please excuse if incoherent; excited. I think I’ve understood something (again), and wondering if any of you have advice in this direction. An aspect of my life that is lacking in cultivation is the eleventh parami. Humor. Levity. Actually I think the best […]
Playing around with my smart phone and found you can make a lock screen out of just emojis. So… This is my kind of dhamma. Sure, dukkha. But it’s okay to have a sense of humor about it. May you hold your dukkha with a little levity. :)
On the hunt for dhammic video editing mitta; apply here!
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Jhāna-Walla
‘Nuff said.
Heard this in a bonzer talk a few days ago. This is it, isn’t it? It’s about, if you’re a closed sort of person, it’s about how do we open up more? Even if I can’t open up to the person, I can open up _in the direction of_ the person. And just that little […]
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Mae West on Rebirth
Single lifetime liberation, yo!
My kind of meditation instruction. :)
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It’s Probably the Fifth Jhāna
Greetings, Friendlies! Please excuse the radio silence; took myself to the woods for a 25-night personal samadhi/jhāna retreat. For guidance I followed Rob Burbea’s excellent 2019 3-week jhāna retreat at Gaia House. I’ve worked with Bhante Vimalaramsi’s TWIM and Leigh Brasington’s (Ayya Kema’s) techniques; very much enjoyed the spin Burbea brought to the practice. I […]
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The Eleventh Pāramī
During an Insight Dialogue Online session this week, the lovely Susie Clarion quoted someone saying A Sense of Humor might make a nice eleventh pāramī. I vote for Levity. :) PS: If you’re not doing Insight Dialogue yet, why not give it a try? PPS: In my iOS Pāli-English Dictionary, null results for both humor […]
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Especially Buddhism…
Brought to you by the inimitable Mr. Alan Watts. :)
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Incremental Backups
Because the more people coming up with silly Dhamma T-shirts, the better. :) (link)
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Now Get On With It.
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Heavily Meditated
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When Philosophy Strikes…
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Teach MBSR!
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If You See the Buddha…
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Make Mindfulness Great Again
MmGAaaaaa! What? To soon?
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I Taught JKZ How to Body Sweep…
I almost laughed out loud when she said this. So saucy, that Christina! :)
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Talk Dhamma to Me
Many thanks to the extraordinary Pilar Puig Cortada for this one. Can you imagine showing up to a retreat and we’re all wearing this? The teachers would be so pleased/horrified. :)
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Kalyāṇa-mitta Wanted
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More Dhamma, Less Drama
Happy 2022, Friendlies! May your New Year be full of the same.
Courtesy of our friend, John Peacock.
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Quit Your Cliticizing
No, ladies and gentlemen et. al. That is not a typo. Today my dharma-vocab was upgraded. Thanks to the inimitable Anu Garg at A.Word.A.Day, I now know the verb “cliticize”, which means “To attach or become attached”. From one practitioner to another I beg you: Quit Your Cliticizing.
Dharma PhD 