Category: 3. Muse Better
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Then Go Wash Your Bowl 🥣
A monk asked Zhaozhou (趙州從諗) to teach him.Zhaozhou asked, “Have you eaten your meal?”The monk replied, “Yes, I have.”“Then go wash your bowl”, said Zhaozhou.At that moment, the monk was enlightened. From the book The Gateless Gate 無門關 趙州洗鉢 僧問：『學人迷昧，乞師指示。』師云：『喫粥也未？』僧云：『喫粥也。』師云：『洗鉢去。』其僧忽然省悟。 I don’t really get koans 公案. I just couldn’t get anywhere trying to think about random sentences.…
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What Joseph Goldstein Did To Me This Morning
When you become aware that your shoelaces have become untied, which they will, simply re-tie them and begin again. When you become aware that your boyfriend is cheating on you, which he will, simply dump him and begin again. When you become aware that your boss is slacking off, which she will, simply return to…
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6 Words for the Next Decade
That might make our suffering slightly more bearable . Source: https://www.libertaddigital.com/internacional/mundo/2015-03-26/tatooine-el-planeta-de-star-wars-a-punto-de-caer-en-manos-del-estado-islamico-1276544142/ On the last day of this decade, I couldn’t help but to be lamely sentimental. The following six words are very trite but alas this is who I am. After all, I am the kind who believes in the force and adores Bambi. Confusion, Conflicts,…
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Year 2019 in Podcasts
That messed up the trajectory of my life The Peter Attia Drive Podcast: “Sam Harris, Ph.D.: The transformative power of mindfulness” https://peterattiamd.com/samharris/ https://peterattiamd.com/samharris/ This particular podcast opened my eyes to Buddhism and meditation. It was one of those mysterious moments that things somehow just clicked. Since then, I was able to stick to a regular meditation routine,…
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How Do I Want To Feel in 2020?
“Like this?” (https://tw.manhuagui.com/comic/2592/450147.html#p=113) I did it. In 2019, I quit my 20+ year-long corporate career and started to be on my own. I did it. In 2019, I went to a 10-day meditation retreat. I did it. I achieved my 2019 goal- I did it. Hence in 2019 life has taken a few turns and…
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2019- How I Turned into a woo-woo Chia Seeds Munching Luddite.
2019 is setting. A few personal “Yearly Awards” to summarise 2019: Prelude:Person of the YearNew Habit of the YearTrashed Habit of the YearBook of the Year Epilogue:Mistake of the YearQuote of the YearWord of the YearInteraction of the Year PRELUDE: Persons of the Year: Tim Ferriss and Krista Tippett It is hard for me to say…
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為乜靜觀？
如果你問我打坐/冥想究竟有乜實際用途，唯一一樣野我可以好肯定咁答你，就係我依家比以前更加為意到，其實我經常唔為意自己嘅行為同思想。
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鍛鍊糊塗☁
「大智若愚」和「扮🐷食🐯」。
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The Ultra Review: 10-Day Vipassana 🧘🏻♂️ Silent Retreat in Hong Kong (Part 1 of 3)
This was not a relaxing “retreat.”It felt more like a Buddhist monk boot camp: lots of discomfort, self‑inflicted pain, strict rules, wanting to quit, feeling like a failure, and then a strange sense of reward at the end. People reading this are probably: Friends who want to know what happened to me People thinking of…