What is the Buddhist response to this? I have no idea. But here is my response.
Jerry Kolber: June 2009 Archives
Wednesday June 24, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics
North Korea Threatens US - What if they nuke us?
With North Korea officially threatening to "wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all" (referring of course to the United States, and the potential that they will launch a nuclear missile at Hawaii or Alaska on July 4th) we now have the specter of at least four countries in which we are, or may become involved in, conflict. Plus the possibility that the amazing surfing in Hawaii will go radioactive.
What is the Buddhist response to this? I have no idea. But here is my response.
What is the Buddhist response to this? I have no idea. But here is my response.
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Categories: Buddhism
Shambhala Level One Weekend Retreat Real World Report
Today at the gym, riding an indoor bike in a glass enclosed room inside the place. Since this weekend's retreat, been trying to maintain the gap between habitual conditioned response and actual reality. Not easy.
This lady comes in to clean the windows of this glass box. She starts spraying and squeegeeing, I keep pedalling and thinking. Thoughtstream: what a crappy job. I wonder what she gets paid? I hope I never have to do that as a job. I wonder if she has kids. I wonder where she's from, what she's thinking. I admire her fierceness for wearing big gold hoop earrings even though she is doing cleaning stuff. Then, I remember to stop. And then....
Wednesday June 10, 2009
Words as Walls
Today I got news that one of the documentary projects I've been trying to get financing for will likely get both financing and distribution, and collaboration from the perfect partner. Great news, and my initial reaction was energetic excitement. Within the hour however, I noticed that my conversation with my partners on the project was turning to potential problems with the schedule, potential pitfalls with the deal, and all the other ways that things weren't exactly as I wanted them.
Wednesday June 3, 2009
Categories: Buddhism
National Running Day - Is Running Meditation?
I've been a runner on and off for the last fifteen years. Last year I (slowly) ran the New York City Marathon. Today is national running day, and as a Buddhist Meditator I thought it would be appropriate to tackle the question "Is running meditation?" here at beliefnet. Folks who run will often say running is their meditation, or that running is zen, and I think it's worth examining these statements in light of what we know to be the benefits of a regular practice of sitting meditation. Since I have run hundreds if not thousands of miles, and I meditate daily, I feel that I can speak about this from a position of experience rather than speculation on this most holy of days, national running day.
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