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Monkey Mind

November 15, 2011 bulldozer00 Leave a comment

For ego-dominated people like me, “I-thoughts” run rampant through the mind. Buddhists call this malady the “monkey mind“, with thoughts jumping randomly to and fro in chaotic happenstance.

Psychological discord arises because, as one wise man has said, “we can’t bear to sit still with ourselves for one minute“.

Categories: spirituality Tags: Buddhism, linkedin, postaday2011, spirituality, thinking, thought

Insecurity And Anxiety

April 26, 2011 bulldozer00 Leave a comment

How’s this for a book title?

LOL! Seriously though, Alan Watts was a prolific Zen Buddhist teacher, speaker, and writer. Many moons ago I read Alan’s book: “The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are“. From what I remember, it was before “I got” what spiritual advancement was all about, so I didn’t get much out of it. It didn’t help that hard-core Zen Buddhism is full of terse, paradoxical, and mind twisting sayings.

Although Mr. Watts is not on the top of my “spiritual guru” list, I just may snatch up this book. Hell, an Amazon.com bot recommended it to me so that must mean something. Plus, it seems to be prophetical in that it was written in 1968 when the world was simpler and much less hectic. However, since the book is not available on the kindle (which is puzzling to me), I just may pass it up.

Of course, like you, I’m not insecure or anxious. I just love the book’s title. 🙂

Categories: spirituality Tags: Alan Watts, Buddhism, linkedin, postaday2011, Zen

Thurman On Buddhism

March 28, 2010 bulldozer00 Leave a comment

Via the magical low cost and high quality combo of Roku’s hardware and Netflix‘s “instant watch” feature, I just watched lovable Robert Thurman give a passionate and endearing talk on Buddhism. If you’re not into spiritual “stuff”, then don’t bother watching it cuz you’ll be bored out of your gourd after two minutes. However, if you are interested, please watch it because I think it may put you in a peaceful and wondrous place for its duration.

I first discovered Mr. Thurman a couple of years ago when he gave this moving TED talk. He’s a talented story teller and a tireless promoter of compassion in the true spirit of Buddhism. If you do watch him, be sure to note the gentle passion he exudes. I think it’s quite contagious.