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Mixing technology and practice

Davee Evans — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:54:40 +0000

There were many more good sessions at the Wisdom 2.0 conference this weekend. The intention of the organizers is to post videos. I'll let you know when. Here are some of my notes from a second panel.

How do we use modern, social media technologies — such as this blog — to both further our own practice as well as share those experiences with others?

One panel discussion at Wisdom 2.0 on...

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Wisdom 2.0

Davee Evans — Sat, 01 May 2010 13:43:19 +0000

If a zen master were sitting next to the chief technical officer of Twitter, what would they talk about? That sounds like a hypothetical overheared at a bar in San Francisco. But this weekend I saw the very thing at Soren Gordhamer's Wisdom 2.0 conference — named after Read the full post here »

The Buddha at Work – “All we are is dust in the wind, dude.”

Jon Rubinstein — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:20:00 +0000

"The only true wisdom consists of knowing that you know nothing." - Alex Winter, as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"That's us, dude!" - Keanu Reeves, as Ted "Theodore" LoganWhoa! Excellent!

I've had impermanence on my mind recently. I've talked about it here...

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Sometimes You Find Enlightenment by Punching People in the Face

Jerry Kolber — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:32:23 +0000

This week I'm curating a guest post from Jonathan Mead, a friend who inspires by living life on his own terms and sharing what he can with others. To quote from Jonathan's own site, Illuminated Mind: "The reason for everything: To create a revolution based on authentic action. A social movement of people liberating themselves...

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A Handful of Leaves (is free)

Greg Zwahlen — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:06:07 +0000

In our What are the Sutras? meditation and study classes at IDP-NYC, the free translations of early Suttas by Thanissaro Bhikkhu and others--available on Access to Insight--have been an invaluable resource. The site often provides more than one translation, which is an added bonus.Read the full post here »

Dharma Poetry: W. H. Auden, a Reflection on Haiti and Human Suffering

Paul Griffin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:56:51 +0000

by Paul GriffinBecause of the earthquake in Haiti, human suffering has been on my mind. Today, I wanted to share a W. H. Auden poem that deals with the theme of suffering. I haven't written a Dharma Poetry blog post in a while, and while I do not consider Auden a particularly dharmic writer, I do feel that his poem "Musee des Beaux Arts" deftly touches on a key point about how we might begin working with the suffering of our...

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Buddha was a conservative

Ellen Scordato — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:42:57 +0000

by Ellen ScordatoAt least, that's what this article in the American Thinker proposes. In "Tiger, the Buddha, and Me," writer Robin of Berkeley sets out to prove "Why the Buddha was more Mark Levin than Saul Alinsky." She asks, "So who was the Buddha, anyway? Was he like Alinsky, steamrolling social justice through by any means necessary? Or was he a conservative, teaching prudence, ethical behavior,...

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What would Sid do: I’m stuck in a rut

Lodro Rinzler — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:34:35 +0000

By Lodro RinzlerMany people look to Siddhartha Gautama as an example of someone who attained nirvana, a buddha. Each week in this column we look at what it might be like if Siddhartha was on his spiritual journey today. How would he combine Buddhism and dating? How would he handle stress in the workplace? What would Sid do? is devoted to taking an honest look at what we as meditators face in the modern world.Each week I'll take on a...

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Generation Distracted

Davee Evans — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:00:00 +0000

by Davee Evans

The Kaiser Family Foundation found a huge increase in TV, music, phone, computer, and video game usage among 8-18 year olds compared to just five years ago. Their study was published this month. Also increased is the amount of multi-tasking in...

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