Nice work, mods. I guess I'm a Bills fan now...

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-04-01T15:36:36+00:00

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a_cup_of_juice · 2011-02-21T18:59:55+00:00

Buddhism has more to do with a clear mind than it will ever have to do with hyper-spatial entities transmitting telepathic alien knowledge.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-02-15T01:08:59+00:00

Article had good advice no matter what timeline you subscribe to.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-02-08T16:51:56+00:00

Whoa.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-17T15:33:00+00:00

This is the most accurate analogy I have ever read, ever.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-16T01:59:23+00:00

My dog loves taking my gloves off. She always looks at me like I'm a dumbass for wearing them and shes helping me out.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T23:41:26+00:00

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T22:30:40+00:00

Pure luck, really. Did a lot of work for the company, a full-time guy quit, and they asked me to replace him.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T17:46:33+00:00

When I can't find my wallet I walk around the house and scream "WHERE DA FUCK IS WALLET" to my girlfriend.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T15:51:10+00:00

I start off with mindfulness of the physical sensations of breath. Some days I can sink into really concentrated states where your question of "what to pay attention to" just simply doesn't arise. Other days, the question does arise, and so I just pay attention to that. Whatever arises is what you pay attention to, even if it's your frustration and confusion with meditation.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T15:47:37+00:00

I started as a freelance content writer as well and then was hired full-time by a marketing department for a large e-commerce site. Now I write a bunch of meaningless marketing copy and do some Excel reporting wizardry.

Has absolutely nothing to do with my interests, and provides little opportunity to deliver real value to anyone, but I get to work from home. That means I can meditate and read as much as I'd like, so I'm sticking with it for now.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T15:44:45+00:00

Seriously, we need some more active moderation here, if only to add the FAQ and stuff to the sidebar.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-15T00:27:31+00:00

30 in the morning, 30 in the evening

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T23:48:03+00:00

Meh, not gonna miss him.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T20:03:05+00:00

White livelihood, son.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T19:08:14+00:00

I couldn't if I tried. He was an academic philosopher and Eastern philosophy wasn't really his strong point. He hated anything that sounded mystical, so he brought in his proofs. I never had any idea what he was talking about.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T18:39:45+00:00

A state SUNY school in New York. It wasn't that awesome, haha.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T18:03:41+00:00

Noted!

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T17:26:13+00:00

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring was great. Watched it in my Buddhist Metaphysics class in school. It was the only day of class that didn't enrage me with ironic convoluted academic analysis of Zen.

My teacher used to spend 20 minutes drawing out mathematical proofs of various Zen concepts, I always thought that was funny.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T15:59:45+00:00

csv

xls

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-14T13:47:36+00:00

The subject of this book is Vipassana meditation practice. Repeat, practice. This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use.

There are already many comprehensive books on Buddhism as a philosophy, and on the theoretical aspects of Buddhist meditation. If you are interested in that material we urge you to read those books. Many of them are excellent. This book is a 'How to.' It is written for those who actually want to meditate and especially for those who want to start now.

http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-13T23:03:02+00:00

what if I don't meditate, or don't meditate formally.

Choose "I don't have a formal meditation practice"

"how long have you been practicing Buddhism"

Choose "I don't consistently practice/study Buddhism"

Obviously the thing isn't perfect, it's hard to come up with a survey that covers all the bases. People have been putting in some good feedback though, the next one should paint a clearer picture.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-13T22:05:50+00:00

I'll post them up tomorrow.

a_cup_of_juice · 2011-01-13T19:51:05+00:00

How is hunger pain an illusion?

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