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You Are Not Your Pants: Gender and Egolessness
by Nancy Thompson
March 16, 2013
Gender is a dimension of ego, Lopon Rita Gross says, and the one we cling to most persistently. It's also one that we're least like to examine. It's not included in traditional Buddhist meditations designed to deconstruct identities and lead to...
Activism and Politics, Arts and Media, Buddhism, Meditation Practice     Comment (1)     Link
Selflessness as a Reality, not a Character Trait
by Tyler Dewar
March 14, 2013
The famed “three hallmarks” of the Buddhist teachings consist of the Buddha’s, and Buddhist traditions’, descriptions of the realities of suffering, impermanence, and selflessness. It can be helpful to remember that all three of these terms are...
Buddhism     Link
Practicing Happiness
by Kipp Efinger
January 30, 2012
One thing I have heard a few times on Krista Tippet's show on NPR called On Being is that happiness is a practice. This idea inspires me and gives me hope that we can all be happy. It also highlights the fact that our society is confused about how...
Nutrition & Body Wellness, Religion & Spirituality     Comment (5)     Link

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