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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.
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