tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post6736407764674832360..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: The Zen of Reacting and RespondingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-26583713070116515762012-12-11T20:26:12.093-08:002012-12-11T20:26:12.093-08:00Although this is not Buddhist per se, it provides ...Although this is not Buddhist per se, it provides some guidance in this area:<br />http://youtu.be/sqmK7aO-E-U<br />Was Oncehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997943977882019444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-29041813343981924022012-12-11T12:51:28.200-08:002012-12-11T12:51:28.200-08:00Hi Anonymous,
I can understand your response. I&...Hi Anonymous, <br /><br />I can understand your response. I've been practicing over a decade now, and yet some of the slop that's come out during this is pretty cringe-worthy. <br /><br />The internet "sangha," being so wide open, brings with it more opportunity for the ugliness to take over, and drown out the rest. Maturity isn't often flashy, and no doubt the average Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-5168659251543947212012-12-11T03:52:42.251-08:002012-12-11T03:52:42.251-08:00Dear Nathan,
What a shit storm! Messy and ugly d...Dear Nathan, <br /><br />What a shit storm! Messy and ugly doesn't mean we have to be messy and ugly, which I think is what your getting at here.<br /><br />When did satire and sarcasm and C.Vs become paramitas or the wind of our family house? <br /><br />Honestly, holy fuck, was my reaction to what was being said all around. After two months of ango, it was a very rough welcoming after a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-25806042198010858062012-12-10T13:04:17.346-08:002012-12-10T13:04:17.346-08:00I don't know if I'm responding or reacting...I don't know if I'm responding or reacting to leaving this comment. But there is no giant flashing LIKE button for me to press so I'm doing the next best thing. <br /><br />I've only been practicing for a little over 2 years. I do 45 minutes of zazen in the morning, I read sutras or dogen for 45 minutes after that, I go to a zen center on Wednesdays and if I have questions I talk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com