In case you've noticed, I've changed the name of this blog. Why? I noticed most of my keyword traffic was coming here to learn kung fu. Ati me I know kung fu or something like that. And how the hell are you going to learn from a website?
Find a real teacher, shenzi nyinyi!
This new title is more expressive of my real interests: Buddhism and philosophy. The phrase "unborn, undying" is adapted from various sources, but most famously, the Heart Sutra
This sutra is short, easy to chant, and is completely baffling. What the hell does it mean? It means many things, and that's precisely why it is so popular. A "teacher" could make a lot of money trying to teach people what he/she thinks it means.
The byline is going to rotate every so often with pithy comments from people like Linji (Rinzai, Lin-chi - it's transliterated many different ways), Dogen, Kukai, Bodhidharma, Hui-neng and anyone else who strikes my fancy. I think the next one is going to be, "You don't drive a nail into the empty sky!"
Nudie pics for anyone who can figure out (correctly) what that means :-)
So now everyone who comes here wanting to learn about Jake Gyllenhaal being a Buddhist can find the following info. Yes, he is Buddhist. Probably Tibetan Buddhist as the esoteric lineages from Tibet are wildly popular, but then again he could be Soto or Rinzai Zen, or mystery of mysteries he could be Shingon! They do have a temple out there in Cali. Yes, his mom's Jewish but clearly you can be Buddhist and Jewish, or Buddhist and anything else for that matter...apart from serial killer or Republican. That would be too much to bear.
I mean just reciting the Shikuseigan should make a Republican break out in hives!
"Sentient beings are numberless I vow to liberate them.
Desires are inexhaustible I vow to put an end to them
The Dharmas are boundless I vow to master them.
The Buddhas Way is unsurpassable I vow to become it."
Oooh, random link time!
Ever wanted to know what the ballroom scene is all about? Fabulous! Check out Rod's summary for more links. And for a photo essay on recent competition check out Frank Leon Roberts. Strike a pose, y'all!
posted by WM @ 10:42
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