Purpose
The Zenprovement manifesto
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
I can’t say for sure what self-improvement means to you. But I’m willing to guess that essentially, you feel it is to make positive progress on your life, your sense of identity, your virtues, your character, even your goals and dreams; the idea being that making improvements on what you identify as your “self”, […]
Changes on the blog
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
If you’ve been following my blog at all you’ve probably noticed things have been pretty slow around here during the last month or so. My apologies to those of you who were expecting new content in April. Though I sat down to write a few times each week, I simply couldn’t produce any […]
What’s the one thing no one can take from you?
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
In a moments notice everything you have and hold close can be stripped away. One fundamental premise of Buddhism is that all things in life are transient and temporary in nature. I can’t really disagree with this assertion. Logically, I know my body, my possessions and even my relationships will all one […]
The ultimate meaning of human life is not comprehensible by human beings
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Through religion, science and philosophy, man has largely come to an agreement on the subject of “the meaning of life”.
What is the general consensus? Please excuse the following oversimplification of quite possibly the least complicated answer, to the most important question known to human existence.
The Human species’ answer - “We don’t know.”
Disconcerting, no?
The Muslims […]
How to start reading more
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
As a kid I never really got into reading. When all the other students found a place in some corner of the classroom to read, I simply picked out a book with neat looking pictures in it and spent the next hour looking at them and daydreaming about what I would do after school. […]
Facing your death
Thursday, February 7th, 2008
I worked on an ambulance as an Emergency Medical Technician for a little over 3 years. I chose this type of work during college for a number of reasons. Initially, I wanted to be a police officer, so gaining experience dealing with emergencies seemed like a logical stepping stone. Secondly, I figured […]