Archive for January, 2007

Enlightenment Handbook, Part Three

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

By now you’ve probably figured out that this Awakening stuff has to do with something we might call Being in the Now, or Seeing What’s Really Going On, or something. But what is this something?

We may have a sense that enlightenment or non-dualism is going to make our lives much nicer, and give us […]

A Zen Helper for Your Conscience

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Genius. I have a genius idea. How about you do whatever I tell you? And we can start with this – whenever you’re hungry, don’t eat. And whenever you’re stuffed, eat another full meal.

What? That sounds stupid? Doesn’t make any sense? Why would you do such an idiotic […]

Marijuana and Controlling Your Life

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

The ‘You Should Do Drugs’ Argument for Not Doing Drugs

Most of our frustration with life comes from our desire to control things. If you think about the last time you were frustrated or stressed, you’ll soon discover that you were probably feeling that way because life wasn’t behaving as you wanted it to. Time […]