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Category Archives: Compassion
Interview with an agnostic Zen Buddhist
A student friend of a friend was doing research for a comparative religion class, and I was asked if I would represent Zen Buddhism and answer some questions about my practice. I said I didn’t think I was a good … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Emerson, Quotes, Religion, Tao, Thoreau, Watts, Zen
Tagged agnosticism, Books, Buddhism, Compassion, Death, Emerson, family, Meditation, Mindfulness, Quotes, rebirth, Religion, Stephen Batchelor, Tao, Thoreau, Zen
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22 Things Happy People Do Differently
I found this on PositiveWay.me by way of Successify.net after a friend posted it to Facebook. Isn’t social media grand? It’s a great list. I would only add this: “Watch far less TV.” _________________________________________ By Chiara Fucarino There are two types … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Minimalism, Zen
Tagged Compassion, culture, Meditation, Mindfulness, Minimalism
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Teenage Wasteland rears it’s ugly head
I was a bit surprised that some chatter about the book “Teenage Wasteland” cropped up in my Facebook feed this morning. I’d hoped this sorry bit of scholarship would have quietly disappeared by now. It had been an attempt to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Compassion
Tagged Bergenfield, Books, Compassion, Death, family, high school, Music
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We are what we consume
WHEN MY daughter was very young, we were watching TV together. I don’t recall the program, but it wasn’t a cartoon, and at a certain point, one character hit another. It wasn’t slapstick; it was mild TV violence by my … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Parenting
Tagged culture, Death, guns, Mindfulness, Newtown, Parenting, Religion, violence
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Politics, religion, and The Great Pumpkin
We were relatively lucky in our confrontation with Sandy: Two days without power and a vent cap torn from the roof. My wife and I work from home, so gasoline is not an issue for now. Far too many people … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Buddhism, Compassion, Democrats, election, hurricane, Jesus, Obama, Religion, Republicans, Romney, Sandy, Thomas Jefferson
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Buddhism without “Buddhism”
I’ve been a fan of TED lectures for years. Yesterday I came across this one by Thandie Newton. I found it quite moving, and at the end, I was struck by the idea that she may have just presented a … Continue reading
Kyron Horman
Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Film, Parenting, Quotes
Tagged Buddhism, Compassion, Film, Parenting, Quotes
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Lest we forget
In the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12 November 1942), a task force including the USS Barton engaged a much stronger Japanese force. The Barton launched four torpedoes before coming to a full stop to avoid collision with another ship. … Continue reading
Two favorite books for new parents
I discovered Zen about the same time I became a parent. So I sought out Zen- and Taoist-themed books as my children grew. Some to guide my wife and I, and some to delight the children with vibrant pictures and … Continue reading
Mindfulness hike in the mountains
The kids and I were supposed to visit Zen Mountain Monastery this month for their youth program. But my daughter had some school projects due, so we opted to stay home. I love taking them to ZMM, because for a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Compassion, Parenting, Zen
Tagged Books, Buddhism, Mindfulness, Parenting, Zen
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