Month: November 2020
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Unhook The Fixation
Excitation is not what we think it is. We think it’s a good thing, but that’s not quite right. Paying close attention to the experience shows the ordinary mind getting yanked hard in the direction of the object of excitement. It might seem as if it’s a delightful experience to think about this idea, but…
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It’s OK To Be Weird…
It’s OK to be weird–so long as you don’t stay there forever. The word itself has a weird history, its modern usage derivable from Shakespeare’s MacBeth where we read of weird sisters, wayward and wonderful, fantastical and prophetic. Thus does weird come to take on the trappings of “the supernatural,” “the other-worldly,” “the wonderful,” “the…
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Just Get Off The Darn See-saw
I love work; I hate work. Love it; hate it. Awesome; sucks. Man, what’s all the fuss, huh? Oh, I get it; I see: you perversely looooovvvvveeee the drama, don’t you? Love fantasizing about stabbing your boss or living in Bali. Love pitying yourself, licking each resentment nightly. Love all the stories you can write…
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Nishitani’s “Religion and Nothingness” / Andrew Taggart & Guy Sengstock
During which Guy and I discuss Zen, sunyata, and more. You can watch it here.
Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 