Pina Bausch died Tuesday, five short days following her cancer diagnosis. German choreographer bad-ass, founder of the groundbreaking company Tanztheater, and one the most beloved dance innovators of my generation, Pina Bausch's death is a shock.
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Tuesday June 30, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
Pina Bausch dies at 68
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Categories: Hardcore Dharma
Hardcore Dharma Summer Session: Give Gold, Be Merciful, Just Do it. But Not All At Once.
Last night marked the commencement of the Interdependence Project's Hardcore Dharma summer session. We settled our balances, met our neighbor and talked about our intentions. Ethan Nichtern, founder of the ID Project and general man about town, introduced the class with some Buddhist fire and brimstone, saying "it's totally cool if you don't want to do this but you might consider that it may be beneficial for you to commit yourself fully to the practice if you want to no pressure."
Okay okay he was a bit more fire and brimstone than that, basically saying, if you want to get somewhere with your meditation you have to do it. You have to show up and sit down and follow the GD instructions. (He didn't say GD). He said, "in order to get gold, you have to give gold." He also talked about something I think is the most difficult thing for the American mindset to realize - that essentially if you want to increase your discipline, probably the best thing to do is be merciful with yourself. We love the idea of discipline, but we all think we can just skip the mercy. I personally think that's because we all think we're superheroes, but that is for another post.
Thursday June 18, 2009
Categories: Hardcore Dharma
Daniel Ingram is my homeboy*
Hi Guys.
My "sleep hygiene" has been terrible this week - the equivalent of brushing my teeth with dirt. The computer is changing colors on me and my head is bobbing like a blind man at a piano. I can't even tell if that last simile is PC or not, that's how tired I am.
So rather than offer my perspective on some Big Human Issue I thought I'd just let you in on what I've been into lately. Or rather - who I've been into.
Who, you might ask? Well (smile, look 45 degrees to the left and down, flick eyes up, lift head dramatically) his name is Daniel.
What does he do? He's a doctor. I know. But more importantly he's also a - listen I don't know how to say this, so I'm just going to say it. He's an arahat. He is one who has attained enlightenment. But even more important than that - he. is. awesome.
Filed Under: Arahat, Buddhism, Daniel Ingram, Enlightenment, Fan Letter, Possibly offensive simile, Spiritual Attainments, Vince Horn
Thursday June 18, 2009
Categories: Interdependent Activism & Politics, Right Lifestyle
I heard a fly buzz when I (thwap)
True/False/Cannot Say
Folks really love Obama: True
Folks really love PETA: False
Obama kills fly: True
PETA complains: True
Filed Under: Emily Dickinson, Fly, Hamburger, Karate Kid Remake, Mister Miyagi, Obama, Peta, Will Smith
Thursday June 11, 2009
Categories: Everybody Hurts
Dharma Drunx
Darren Littlejohn recently published a book titled, The 12 Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from any Addiction, a Buddhist take on the Twelve Step addiction recovery method. As Darren's article on Beliefnet iterates, "from a Buddhist perspective of attachment, we're all addicted to something."
The statement that we're all addicted can be a liberating and empowering point of view. But it is also important to understand that some of us are wa-ha-hay more addicted than others.
Thursday June 4, 2009
Categories: Everybody Hurts
Close Encounters of the Kind that Take Place in Your Kitchen
The typical conception of a spiritual person's home is a minimalist abode painted with soft, calming colors. The tipple of a small fountain, the shadow of a bonsai tree, hemp fabrics, lightly sounding gongs, African throat singing music, ethnic cushions,...
Tuesday June 2, 2009
Categories: Arts and Media
JD Salinger sues JD California for Phony Sequel to Catcher in the Rye
JD Salinger is suing pseudonymous John David California for penning an unauthorized sequel to Catcher in the Rye. The 90-year-old reclusive author, currently living in New Hampshire, objects to California's projection in which Holden Caulfield, at 76 years...
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Evelyn CashEvelyn is a Soto Zen practitioner and engineer living in Wichita, Kansas.
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