Tag Archives: Buddhism
Every Breath
Through the consciousness of logic we are able to extend ourselves beyond the point of reflex and mechanism. We extend beyond what we define as “animal” as the distinction between Pavlov and his dogs reflects. It is by logic and memory that we are allowed to function in this manner of expectation. Too often it […]
Amor Fati
“I praise, I do not reproach, [nihilism’s] arrival. I believe it is one of the greatest crises, a moment of the deepest self-reflection of humanity. Whether man recovers from it, whether he becomes master of this crisis, is a question of his strength.” – Friedrich Nietzsche How are we to devote our time as characters […]
Is it the fire or the flame?
Some words are certifiers and we like them. Closed, locked, stable. Life is not certain; infinitely incomprehensible. Frustration is not a state of equilibrium. It is disturbed; chaotic and restless. Is it not better just to feel warm?
The Bodhisattva
An adolescent boy stood before his master and spoke as humbly as he knew. “Master, I’m not even trying to not try. How am I to learn?” he asked frustrated, agitated at the very idea of it all. His master, unmoved, remained seated in concentration. The boy, fuming, stampeded out of the temple. He stomped […]
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