Buddhism | Buddhism
Jul.05.2012
Poet and spiritual student Ron Starbuck gives some insight about his contribution to the One series.
MM: Ron, thank you for joining the One series. With Story Nine: Wheels Turning Inward, you introduce poetry into the series. Up to now, all of the entries have been...
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Jun.28.2012
I'll admit, it has been a while since the last installment of One. The good news is that it's out now!
Mark Miller's OneStory NineWheels Turning Inwardby Ron StarbuckStory Nine takes a different turn as Ron shares some amazing poetry. His words are meditative and spiritual. Here's the back...
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May.07.2012
A city dweller—a true child of concrete—once spent the weekend with a friend in the suburbs. The friend’s cat snared a bird and as cats will do, deposited the corpse as a gift on the doorstep. The city visitor was indignant. "Aren’t you mad at Rudy for killing the pretty bird?" she demanded.
"Why...
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Mar.20.2012
This is a book that lightly, and perhaps appropriately, suggests a connection between eastern religions and the developments in 20th century physics, notably Einstein's theories of relativity, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, and the collective effort, from Max Planck through Einstein to Nils...
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Mar.13.2012
I was repeating this mantra to myself in the dark last night, "Let it go, detach yourself from this situation."In Buddhism letting go is known as non-attachment. Buddhists believe that everything in life is impermanent and ever-changing. We often believe this in our hearts, but our brains...
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Feb.24.2012
I have always loved Louis L’Amour’s statement: “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished…that will be the beginning.”
I suspect I’ve loved that statement because more than once I’ve believed it was finished…as if it were all over for me. And never more acutely than when...
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Jan.01.2012
So... Soto Zen. SO-to Zen: a collapse of S(ubject)-O(bject) dualities, i.e. a collapse of ego-mind. so-TO Zen: from mind TO no-mind. SO-TO Zen: from the mind of dualities TO S(ubject)-O(bject) collapse of no-mind. And back, of course: from here to infinity, from the samsara of subject-object...
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Dec.15.2011
If you're like me, you make a new year's resolution and you fail. Well, it's that time of year again!
Every year, people make resolutions to start yoga, lose weight, change their diet, begin meditating and become healthy. And every year, they fail miserably.
And that's a good thing, says...
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Dec.12.2011
In the coming weeks, the No. 1 question most of us will be asked is, "What did you get?" While the Christmas season is rooted in the Christian faith -- a faith that teaches benevolent and charitable giving -- Buddha, too, offered a succinct lesson in giving and getting.
When we give to others,...
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Dec.10.2011
“That’s what inspires me — people still at work, and dreaming.”
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