Ahimsa: The Quiet Force That Can Heal a Violent World
Gandhi described ahimsa as an active force, not passive resistance. So what does active nonviolence mean in an age of digital division and performative rage?
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To Be Seen By The Sacred: The Weight and Wisdom in Thai Tattoo Magick
This book challenges the romanticization of exotic tattoos that end up representing experience without responsibility. Zed is explicit about the cosmic scrutiny such talismans invite.
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When Words Stop Being Mental Plasticine
I was suffering because it’s in the nature of life to suffer: illness happens, pain happens, death happens, even the groovy things like dub reggae, samosas and Kung Fu Panda can’t hide the fact that life sucks, if you allow it to. The Second Noble Truth, with all the semantic shenanigans associated with what dukkha really means, is likewise very simple.
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Who are We When Our Roles Fall Away?
Equanimity doesn’t mean you stop loving. It means you stop controlling in the name of love.
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The Easy Way to End Suffering
Cessation, in Sanskrit: nirodha, is a term used to denote the ending or cessation of suffering and its causes, primarily craving and attachment. The generic English term “enlightenment” is used to cover the many names with which this event is named in the various traditions. The interpretation and importance given to this event also vary.
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