So those of who who have been following me for a while know that I’m a more or less shameless self-promoter. Therefore, if I’m actually promoting someone else’s book, rather than my own – you know there’s something to it. Amazon.com Widgets
I thought I’d just put this up as a one-off . . . These are some of my notes for a class today (Vipassana [Insight Meditation]). This is a rather big mind map, but it’s just one of 10 from my notes from one class today. To say my brain is a bit overloaded from 5 classes a day, 5 days a week in 7 subjects, including 2 new languages [ Read More ]
The Tao Of Heaven And Man In this video, about the Tao of Heaven and Man, I”ll talk about: The Way Of Heaven The Way Of Man The Four Greats Heaven-Man-Oneness
(Note: This was some of my homework at the Buddhist University here in Myanmar. I might start posting more of it, because some people might enjoy reading it, and it’s already written. Let me know if you would like to read more) The cessation of suffering is the complete fading away and extinction of craving, which is caused by the attainment of Nibbana, where one finds eternal peace and supreme [ Read More ]
So there is a train that you can take around the perimeter of Yangon. It cost about 30 cents to ride it for 3 hours or so. The first photos will be ones taken from that train ride. The second batch are photos taken from the freshman welcoming ceremony at the university here. There are a lot, so it may take some time to load. :) I’ll reserve [ Read More ]
Well . . . I’ve passed another week here in Myanmar. Here are some new photos, and a few explanations. My camera seems to either be dying or the batteries I got here only last for 2 minutes of camera use. Either way, I switched to my webcam to take a couple of these shots:
The Way Of Human Life In this video I’ll talk about: The Tao or Way of human existence The code of social conduct The three treasures
The 3 Levels Of Thick Black Theory In the first stage, your face is as thin as paper. With friction, it becomes like leather, and at last it becomes as thick as a brick wall. Your heart starts off red. As you endure, it gradually becomes white, then gray, then black, and finally black as coal. Han Xin is widely considered to have been one of the most capable men [ Read More ]
So as you know by now, I am a student at a Buddhist University in Yangon, Myanmar these days. Since I barely have any internet connection, and when I do I can never upload anything, I haven’t posted many photos. I also don’t go out of the school much because I’m so busy with classes and being malnourished and all. So, here are the most recents:
The Way Of Dialectics Here’s a video about the way of dialectics. In this video I’ll cover: The relevance of dialectics to social power and influence The movement of the Way The function of the Way The unity of opposites and the state of transformation
Let’s look at the story of Wu Zetian. She was the only woman in the history of China to found her own dynasty and take the title of Empress Regnant. In 636, the Tang Emperor Taizong heard of Wu Zetian’s beauty and summoned her to the palace. She became a low-level concubine of the emperor. She was only 14 years old. Usually, once a girl enters the palace, she will never see [ Read More ]
