One sword. One moment. One weary Ph.D. student boldly aims for "No-Mind" while drawing for the Final Cut.
大仏 Daibutsu, Giant Buddha, 1919
Originally uploaded by born1945.Dream-like, nostalgic photo of the Great Buddha, taken the year my great-grandfather was still living in Japan...
Enough about me. What about you? Why are you here? Could you please tell me a little about yourself, too?
Click to listen to The Chant of Metta
Metta is a Pali word meaning loving-kindness.
Metta chanting is the radiation of loving-kindness towards all beings:
May they all be happy, peaceful and free from sufferings.
Imee Ooi chants this Pali rendition beautifully.
For full text of this song and translation, click here.
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Being mindful 24/7
is the heart of Buddhism's
Path to Enlightenment,
The Ultimate Wisdom,
The End of All Sufferings
...Nirvana.
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Who knows, with some preserverence, I may get to feel how mindfulness training was actually passed on to contemporary swordmen from the legends in the past.
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