Most of the time, I keep these sorts of meditative insight posts quiet.  But today, since it is Bodhi Day, I'm going to let it all hang out.

What is Bodhi Day?  Bodhi Day is the day that Siddharta (the first 'buddha' or enlightened one) supposedly 'reached' or realised enlightenment.  It was done under a Bodhi tree, according to the mythology.   ( Read more... )

I was in my bathroom this morning for some reason thinking about socialism and capitalism... you know, like you do before you're going to brush your teeth and go to work.  Doesn't everyone think this way?  (I thought not.)

Separatists (capitalists) draw lines in the sand. Taxes are a forced means to erase these lines.  We're contributing to the ( Read more... )

This is a must read.  It is a short synopsis on the difference between eastern and western mentalities and it succinctly states why I'm interested in eastern philosophy ( Read more... )

From a conversation with deprivation: "when an entity becomes almost all about self-preservation, you start to lose everything".

This has startling implications. I'm going to have to piece these out.

• Ego
• Holons
• Identity
• Community

Ego
This utterance is so very true in the case of the ego it is stunning to me.  I've been rolling around in my head lately these false ( Read more... )

Iran's unruly majority:There’s been some debate about whether correspondents, caught in an affluent North Tehran bubble, might be underestimating President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s support ( Read more... )