Tag: purpose
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The State of the “Read Me” Project, 2022
T’shua li!! Victory is mine!! In 2021, I at last achieved the dynamic homeostasis I tossed out as a goal so cavalierly a few years ago with respect to my “Read Me” Shelf. More precisely, with respect to the amorphous multi-locational stack of unread books that is a more or less permanent part of the…
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How it matters, this moment
Do not make light of your failings, saying “What are they to me?” A jug fills drop by drop. So the fool becomes brimful of folly. Do not belittle your virtues, saying “They are nothing.” A jug fills drop by drop. So the wise man becomes brimful of virtue.1 1 Dhammapada: The Sayings of the…
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Wondering about feeling good
How important is it to “feel good”? I’m taking a class online which clearly has as one of its important purposes teaching us how to cultivate a positive, calm, serene, happy feeling as we go through life. I’m all for that. But from time to time I wonder whether it’s the main thing I need…
Matters of Interpretation 