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- Thu May 16, 2019 9:19 pm
- Forum: We're Not in Lhasa Anymore
- Topic: Democracy vs. Totalitarian Authority
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- Views: 14828
Democracy vs. Totalitarian Authority
Representative Democracy We grew up in this country thinking that we live in a representative democracy. As we all know, this is a bit of an exaggeration. It's safer to say that we live in an administrative state in which we hold elections, and our alleged representatives attempt to maneuver the ad...
- Thu May 16, 2019 9:18 pm
- Forum: We're Not in Lhasa Anymore
- Topic: Mind Without Body is No Mind At All
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- Views: 14166
Mind Without Body is No Mind At All
Gyatrul Rinpoche once asked a group of us in Ashland whether we thought that mind could act without body. One of us, who inclined to belief that "mind" could assert control "over matter," ventured that he thought mind could act without body. Rinpoche played with the student a moment before making i...
- Wed May 15, 2019 10:08 pm
- Forum: If You Think You'd Like to Post Here
- Topic: You Need to Take a Little Survey
- Replies: 0
- Views: 110119
You Need to Take a Little Survey
Hi, Thanks for your interest in posting here. Please click the link below and take this little survey that will just ask you five questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FZJDKT2 After I read your answers, I'll send you your login information, or a turndown. Posters who become a pain in the arse w...
- Wed May 15, 2019 10:39 am
- Forum: We're Not in Lhasa Anymore
- Topic: An Apology to Survivors of Shambhala Sexual Misconduct
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15384
An Apology to Survivors of Shambhala Sexual Misconduct
There's a good thread out there with this title: An Apology to Survivors of Shambhala Sexual Misconduct A whole lot of people in Shambhala seem to be taking the sex abuse scandal seriously. This is encouraging. But a little squishy. The Shambhalians are gifted with the ability to speak very earnest...
- Tue May 14, 2019 9:47 am
- Forum: We're Not in Lhasa Anymore
- Topic: In Praise of Matthew Remski
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13869
Re: In Praise of Matthew Remski
A little farther down the Reddit Ask Me Anything page, I see how Matthew came to be in Shante Smalls' sights. He said THIS, ABSOLUTELY SPOT-ON AND COMPLETELY UNFORGIVEABLE THING: One alarming thing that’s coming out of the Shambhala crisis communications right now is a kind of “wokewashing”, where ...
- Tue May 14, 2019 7:40 am
- Forum: We're Not in Lhasa Anymore
- Topic: The Questionable Shambhala Practice of "Holding Space"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 15070
The Questionable Shambhala Practice of "Holding Space"
As you know, Shambhala is now in a "time of groundlessness" . Accordingly, cranking out comforting blather like a crisis-control webpage entitled, Resources for Helping our Sangha to Understand Current Events in Shambhala is the organization's only real job these days. So, if you search that page t...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:10 am
- Forum: The Fire Still Burns
- Topic: Ambu Baba and the Forty Thieves, by Charles Carreon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 54201
Ambu Baba and the Forty Thieves, by Charles Carreon
Ambu Baba and the Forty Thieves by Charles Carreon (To the Tune of "Rhymin' and Stealin'" by The Beastie Boys) Well, drivin' Buddhists crazy's what she's all about, Talkin' so straight that they have to shout, No sweet muffin with a daisy in her belly, She's never once been called Cin-der-elly. Lib...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:09 am
- Forum: The Fire Still Burns
- Topic: Run Run Ambu Run, by Charles Carreon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 53122
Run Run Ambu Run, by Charles Carreon
Run Run Ambu Run by Charles Carreon Well everybody's heard That Ambu's bad, 'Cause she dumped a cup of coffee In DoubleFish's lap, and she told Namdrol He's full of crap, Run run, Ambu Run, Run, run, And we'll have some fun Ridin' motorscooters in the summer sun Well they give her lots a shit Cause...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:08 am
- Forum: The Fire Still Burns
- Topic: On Buddhist Boards, by Charles Carreon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 52944
On Buddhist Boards, by Charles Carreon
On Buddhist Boards by Charles Carreon (Sing to a mambo beat, with marimba accompaniment) On Buddhist Boards so happy-o No nasty words no nasty-o I've got a lot of Dharma to say Will have to save it for a nother day Oh Buddhist Boards so nasty no We never have dissension-o All people happy, all day ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:54 am
- Forum: The Fire Still Burns
- Topic: The Joy of Nothing: What It is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It, by Charles Carreon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 51869
The Joy of Nothing: What It is, Why You Need It, and How to Get It, by Charles Carreon
THE JOY OF NOTHING: WHAT IT IS, WHY YOU NEED IT, AND HOW TO GET IT by Charles Carreon 8/25/14 The Joy of Nothing is defined as the Nothing that gives Joy. Such a Nothing cannot be conceived as a mere absence of content that you could preserve by keeping things out, like never carrying cash, so you ...