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~C4Chaos

~C4Chaos

the man, the mortal, the sex-object, the hero... (hyper)streaming with passion and compassion... ~ http://www.c4chaos.com
Emasculated By “Buddhism” « The New Heretics - http://thenewheretics.wordpress.com/2009...
"I must admit that today does not find me in the best of moods. If I were to be very “mindful” about the whole thing, it would have to boil down to my frustrations on wishing to find a Teacher to guide me a bit more skillfully on this path that I am on. However, seeing that this is my blog… I am going to take this time to bitch about it instead. I must admit, it feels good to let it all out sometimes." - ~C4Chaos via Bookmarklet
exactly! ~ Emasculated by “Buddhism” http://www.tricycle.com/blog... #buddhism
@BirdOnAZafu good point. but i sometimes get out of my way to call a spade a spade :) that's why there are debates in Buddhist traditions.
Tricycle » Emasculated by “Buddhism” - http://www.tricycle.com/blog...
"Bible-scholar-turned-Buddhist Neil of The New Heretics blog is sick and tired of the self-help ethos that drips into dharma talks and sangha chatter. He finds it downright emasculating, and judging from a few of the sympathetic comments that follow his post, a few women have been likewise put off." - ~C4Chaos via Bookmarklet
Madhyamaka Buddhism [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] - http://www.iep.utm.edu/b...
"Madhyamaka and Yogācāra are the two main philosophical trajectories associated with the Mahāyāna stream of Buddhist thought. According to Tibetan doxographical literature, Madhyamaka represents the philosophically definitive expression of Buddhist doctrine. Stemming from the second-century writings of Nāgārjuna, Madhyamaka developed in the form of commentaries on his works. This style of development is characteristic of the basically scholastic character of the Indian philosophical tradition. The commentaries elaborated not only varying interpretations of Nāgārjuna’s philosophy but also different understandings of the philosophical tools that are appropriate to its advancement." - ~C4Chaos via Bookmarklet
Madhyamaka philosophers make Western philosophers look like neophytes when it comes to deducing the nature of reality. #buddhism
do you have any suggestions on where to learn more about madhyamaka? - Eric Normand
there are books on Amazon w/ contemporary translations. but here's a link to start with http://www.iep.utm.edu/b... - ~C4Chaos
if i'm right, the flash of light i sometimes see prior to a lucid dream is a glimpse of what B. Alan Wallace calls substrate consciousness
@ericnormand there are books on Amazon w/ contemporary translations. but here's a link to start with http://www.iep.utm.edu/b...
more on Madhyamaka philosophy (aka the Middle Way) ~http://www.iep.utm.edu/b... #buddhism
@macangel your judgment of me as being dualistic is itself a product of a comparing mind :)
migraine sufferers like me it's time to find alternatives http://www.webmd.com/pain-ma...
morning sitting meditation... surfing the activity of the Source... #openpractice
#coat4d: Only dead fish go with the flow. ~Sarah Palin [huh?! what?!]
happy 4th of July! may all beings realize interdependence and happiness independent of conditions :)
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness
#coat4d: ...the ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's reason and critical analysis. ~Dalai Lama #buddhism
Realizing Emptiness: Madhyamaka Insight Meditation - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
Realizing Emptiness: Madhyamaka Insight Meditation
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika
The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life - http://www.amazon.com/dp...
The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life
evening sitting meditation... focusing on the breath and restful states... #openpractice
the Middle Way ~ mind and matter exist as rainbows: they appear to consciousness (and therefore exist), but are empty of absolute existence.
ha! Ken Wilber's "kosmic groove" terminology is fancy version of the Middle Way's (Madhyamaka) concept of "regularities" #Buddhism #integral
the two truths doctrine are interdependent, making them really one truth--two sides of the same coin. #buddhism
i'm thankful for days like this where i could just stay home the whole day reading a good book while pondering the mystery of existence.
"Consciousness is all there is" is not the "ultimate" truth according to the Middle Way. ergo, that statement is conventional truth at best
Middle Way (Madhyamaka): matter & consciousness are found to be "empty" of independent, permanent, inherent, "atomic" constituents #buddhism
#coat4d: The mind, physical or not, still rules. ~"Embracing Mind" by B. Alan Wallace http://www.alanwallace.org/PDF%20E... #buddhism #science #integral
Anderson Cooper just described Palin's stepping down speech as "non-sensical". i've been thinking the same thing since hearing it.
there's a point of agreement between Daniel Dennett and B. Alan Wallace: they both favor teaching world religions in public schools.
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