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POPSBrad Warner: "Enlightenment experiences are crap."
More: I have no problem with people making money, even if they're Buddhist teachers and even if they're earning their money by being Buddhist teachers. What I have a problem with is the way Buddhism is being turned into a commodity. Enlightenment is being sold like mouth wash. The girls aren't running after you? Try Enlightenment and you'll never be without a date on Saturday night! …It's not that hard to induce a whizz-bang experience through hypnotism or other means. If you mesmerize someone and feed their ego with the notion that they are Enlightened and that they can speak with the voice of God Himself, that person will have a pretty amazing time. If a genuine Zen Master certifies that experience as Kensho that seals the deal. Also having paid lots of money for the experience makes the person far less likely to want to admit it might not have been all it was supposed to be. This is so fucking obvious I don't even know why anyone has to point it out.
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POPSTONIGHT: Brad Warner @ Diesel Bookstore in Oakland, CA
About the Author (in his own words): My name is Brad and I'm a Buddhist. I was ordained in the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, the sect brought to Japan by a dude named Dogen in the 13th century. My teacher is Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He originally studied under Kodo Sawaki, a radical teacher who set out to overturn pretty much all of what had become established as Buddhism in Japan in the early 20th century. I began studying Zen in the early 1980s in Ohio under Tim McCarthy whose teacher was Kobun Chino who was brought to America by Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. In those days, I was the bassist for ODFx (or Zero Defex), a hardcore punk band who none other than MDC cited as one of their fave groups. After ODFx bit the dust, I signed to Midnight Records and made five albums under the band name Dimentia 13. In 1994, I fulfilled a lifelong dream and got a job in Tokyo, Japan with the company founded by the special effects man behind the classic Godzilla films.
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POPSMeditation Retreats: Learn Meditation, Stress Relief & Relaxation Techniques Feel the presence of master and elevate your consciousness. Learn the art of meditation, relaxation techniques, Yoga, asana, pranayama and improve your quality of life. Experience the ancient meditation techniques of zen, buddhism, kundalini yoga, ashtang yoga, tantra, sufi.
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POPS"Stuff" Happens # Republicans — Refuse funding to keep the "stuff" from happening. # Democrats — Declare that the "stuff" had a right to happen because of the environmental factors that preceded it. # Conservatives — The government causes "stuff" to happen. # Liberals — Only the government can stop "stuff" from happening. # Libertarians — I don't want the government to interfere with MY "stuff" happening.
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POPS'DMT Space' http://realitysandwich.com/voyaging_dmt_space_with_dr_rick_strassman_md
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POPSThe Ten Oxherding Pictures - From The Manual of Zen Buddhism From The Manual of Zen Buddhism, D.T. Suzuki By Shubun (15th Century) a series of short poems and accompanying woodcuts that are intended to illustrate the stages of a Mahāyāna Buddhist practitioner's progression towards enlightenment, as well as his or her subsequent perfection of wisdom. The pictures first appeared in their present form, as drawn by the Chinese Chán (Zen) master Kuòān Shīyuǎn (廓庵師遠), in the 12th century, and may represent a Zen Buddhist interpretation of the ten stages experienced by a Bodhisattva as outlined in various Mahāyāna sūtras, most particularly the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
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POPSPut It To Use A visual koan. KOAN: a type of riddle used in Zen Buddhism in the form of questions or statements that defy conventional logic. Their purpose is to defeat the conditioned mind and open us up to one's original "Buddha nature" -- enlightenment. definition source: www.storytellingmonk.org/ref/glossaries/k.htm
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POPSAddicted to Stress?!! Yep I am addicted to stress and have get myself in meditation position again to get rid of that rotten habit ; ) But sitting down and shutting up is no way as easy as it sounds!!! So if you want to learn more about that just check out my weblog on http://meditation-air.blogspot.com Take care and be great!
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POPSA Four Years Old Zen Teacher! "...makes much more sense to live in the present tense...". So True! For the full post, see the website at: http://meditation-air.blogspot.com.
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POPSA Hardcore Punkrock ZEN Monk's Blog Great Blog by Brad Warner. Who writes in a very provocative way about Zen Buddhism, Punkrock and more. The comments that he receives on his blog alone are worth your while!
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POPSLimitless Compassion There are countless stories in the Buddhist scriptures about the expression of limitless compassion. None expresses this better than the following story from the Zen tradition.
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