Posted on July 26, 2010 by Rio
These are books (and movies) that have had an impact on me, and I think you’ll find something special in them.
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Interesting and educational content.
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My Book! Not a travel guide.
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The best travel guide to Mexico I have found. lots of good advice and instruction
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–And the Gryphon said to Alice: “It’s all his fancy, that: he ain’t got no sorrow you know. Come on.”
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This book is one of the best on Buddhism!
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A different Toltec perspective
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Excellent selections from the Buddha’s teachings
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Simple e interesante perspectiva Tolteca.
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Interesting conclusions in this book!
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What can I add about Dostoevsky’s work?
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Or about Victor Hugo’s work?
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The philosophy behind the teachings
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The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving (DVD)
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Food for thought in these movies.
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Posted on May 18, 2010 by Rio
I recently read Razor-Wire Dharma, and found a true practitioner of Buddhism. Calvin Malone found Buddhism in jail, and through his practice released himself (and others) from the bondage of the ego-mind.
My favorite chapter is the one about the apple, in which, through mindfulness he sees the Whole in an awakening moment. It is similar to what Brad Warner experienced while eating an orange in one of his books (Hardcore Zen?).
What makes Mr. Malone’s book so remarkable is his position; he is practicing under adverse circumstances, and under extreme pressure at times. He is being a guide to cellmates who sometimes even steal from him. He is practicing compassion and balance in a place in which a wrong move can cost you your life, and obscene, offensive language is the norm.
He is an example for all of us.
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