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by Wayfarer
Sat Jun 20, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Giving Up Masturbation
Replies: 184
Views: 61191

Re: Giving Up Masturbation

Whatever :thinking:
by Wayfarer
Sat Jun 20, 2020 1:57 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Giving Up Masturbation
Replies: 184
Views: 61191

Re: Giving Up Masturbation

I respect your scholarship but I don’t agree at all with your libertarian social views, nor do I think they should be conflated.
by Wayfarer
Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:45 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Giving Up Masturbation
Replies: 184
Views: 61191

Re: Giving Up Masturbation

Western culture went through the sexual revolution in the middle decades of the 20th Century. It completely changed societal attitudes towards sexual behaviours, relationships, ethics and identity. But now that has become 'the new normal' in Western culture, it's hard to remember what has changed, o...
by Wayfarer
Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:40 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Illuminated Buddhist manuscripts British library
Replies: 4
Views: 857

Re: Illuminated Buddhist manuscripts British library

I also love that their web address is bl.uk. :twothumbsup:
by Wayfarer
Thu Jun 18, 2020 5:37 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen
Replies: 10
Views: 1586

Re: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen

Yeah that makes sense. There were links to a few recent feature articles on them which mention their change to a more corporate-facing posture but didn't mention it being sold. Michael Murphy is 88 and looks 30 years younger.
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:02 am
Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
Topic: A Fundamental Practice?
Replies: 67
Views: 7822

Re: A Fundamental Practice?

I agree that the idea of 'no-practice' can often be, how shall we say, exploited by the lazy (note to self :smile: ). What I think it's getting at is not to get fixated on technique or how-to or method. Bhikkhu Bodhi has a useful article called Vision and Routine.
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 17, 2020 4:11 am
Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
Topic: A Fundamental Practice?
Replies: 67
Views: 7822

Re: A Fundamental Practice?

But the practice of no practice should also be born in mind. So many people seem impressed by the idea of ‘practice’ - like ‘follow these steps’. Then the mind begins to cling to the idea of practice. I think it’s because we like to think it’s something we can do , something we can get good at . It’...
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 17, 2020 2:25 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Zen/Attain True Self
Replies: 33
Views: 4650

Re: Zen/Attain True Self

These kinds of questions invariably create very confused discussions with many conflicting replies. (There is a true self! Oh, no there's not!) Start with the basic point that you won't learn about actual Zen practice from any possible interaction via the Internet. It's just words on a screen, and i...
by Wayfarer
Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen
Replies: 10
Views: 1586

Re: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen

There’s nothing in the coverage I’ve read about Esalen being sold, although there’s plenty of stories about it catering to the Silicon Valley technorati.

I’ve only ever read a couple of articles by Jeffrey Kipal. Information about his book on Esalen is here.
by Wayfarer
Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:23 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen
Replies: 10
Views: 1586

Re: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen

Yeah I was reading about Perls one day and suddenly it all just clicked!
by Wayfarer
Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:47 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen
Replies: 10
Views: 1586

Re: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen

Always been interested in Esalen. I’ve had that Kripal book on my Wishlist for a while.
by Wayfarer
Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:57 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Zen’s stand regarding ‘The Absolute’
Replies: 165
Views: 24977

Re: Zen’s stand regarding ‘The Absolute’

In philosophy, the Absolute is "the sum of all being, actual and potential".[1] In monistic idealism, it serves as a concept for the "unconditioned reality which is either the spiritual ground of all being or the whole of things considered as a spiritual unity".[2] Article goes ...
by Wayfarer
Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:14 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen
Replies: 10
Views: 1586

Interview with Co-Founder of Esalen

Long interview with Michael Murphy, co-founder of Esalen, with Jules Evans. Interesting social history.
by Wayfarer
Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:18 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Zen’s stand regarding ‘The Absolute’
Replies: 165
Views: 24977

Re: Zen’s stand regarding ‘The Absolute’

Well, I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. :smile:
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:25 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Monastic Academy
Replies: 2
Views: 635

Re: Monastic Academy

From the times yesterday: A Latter-Day Rip Van Winkle Emerges, Blinking, Into the Post-Virus World https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/coronavirus-meditation.html That's the story that lead me to it. I only spent about 20 min. perusing their site but from everything I see, it seems a pretty inter...
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:07 pm
Forum: Soto
Topic: Soto zen and problem of satori
Replies: 360
Views: 81340

Re: Soto zen and problem of satori

I have been attending a Jodo service, or had been, until the virus came along and put everything on hold. I started attending a Pure Land sangha because I realised if enlightenment was dependent on my own rather slapdash efforts then I was going to be in deep trouble. When services start up again, I...
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: Soto zen and problem of satori
Replies: 360
Views: 81340

Re: Soto zen and problem of satori

this view is prevalent nowdays in soto monasteries and means just nothing to do, we are already enlightened, what is not true in our situation and conditions which we experience. Unfortunatly people stick to that kind of views thniking that all is all right. But the bitter exam will come together w...
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:51 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Getting bugs off lettuce
Replies: 3
Views: 732

Re: Getting bugs off lettuce

Put coffee grounds around your plants. It’s organic and bugs don’t like it, or so I’ve been told. There are also natural herbicide sprays, non-chemical, that likewise keep insects off without polluting the environment, although it probably doesn’t do ‘em a lot of good. :smile:
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:49 am
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Monastic Academy
Replies: 2
Views: 635

Monastic Academy

Members might be interested in this site.

https://www.monasticacademy.com/
by Wayfarer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 6:08 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: Engaged Buddhism and Monastics
Replies: 10
Views: 3655

Re: Engaged Buddhism and Monastics

there are some monks who post here from time to time who may want to address your question. Myself, I am also simply a layman who is interested in and tries to practice Buddhist principles and meditation. So, philosophically speaking, there's a few different responses to this perceived dilemma. Firs...

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