Philosophy
Birdlips, Spaghettifest, and Dying to the Self
Thursday, October 16th, 2008“I must have learned something from the blades of grass: to bend in the wind and let things pass.”
I have fallen in love with a band called Birdlips. I went and bought their album from iTunes just recently. Un. Be. Leivable.
I arrived at Spaghettifest with my friend Laura not long after it started. At first [...]
Let Us Be Hasty: A Poem (or a prayer?)
Sunday, August 24th, 2008So I’ve been too busy living my life to sit and write about it. That’s my excuse for the week+ hiatus. No, really? The truth is that my proximity to a computer has been minimal and my computer has been without internet for a few days. I have officially moved into [...]
Jumping Before, After, and Into Monism
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Okay, universe. You can slow down any second now. Great. I am at the crunch time now: school is right around the corner and work is getting busier. This means that I don’t relax during the work-day, and have very few days to fill in dinner-dates with so many friends that I’ll not see for [...]
The Tao of Energy (or something like that)
Thursday, July 17th, 2008I am a fairly whimsical guy sometimes. Because of this, I tend to keep my intentions quiet until I’m fairly certain they are more than a spur-of-the-moment decision; such decisions of mine are rarely followed through. This proves a good practice at times—I’ve been determined at one time or another to teach myself Chinese, [...]
Buddha-nature and Finding Your Glasses
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008You just realize you have no idea where your glasses have gone.
Damn it, you think to yourself. Did I even have them getting on the train?
It’s already been a long day and this is the last thing you need to worry about. You’re half way up the escalator and you watch the train [...]
The Art of Living: Stoicism
Monday, June 30th, 2008I’d like to take just a small moment to thank my brother in this post—I will do so by sending him on a sentimental trip down memory lane. Jim got married two weekends ago to my now-sister-in-law, Elizabeth (about which I couldn’t be more thrilled). He’s been a role model to me, a source of [...]