The Life of an Artist

Everyone thinks that artists go through a lot of tough times. I have proof, right here. They will suffer embarrassment and pain. They will go through bad drawing days, misunderstandings, and even having to answer questions like ‘What’s yaoi?’
And then there’s those doujin artists who are forced to let their local imagination run wild so [...]

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Categorizations and Limitations

I read a recent post about categorization, or more specifically, how it limits you, or confines you within spheres of thinking. The idea was that martial artists can fall into the trap of ‘categorizing’ themselves. I can relate, I currently am in that trap too.
For example, let’s take boxing as an example. A mediocre boxer [...]

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Religion in Modernity

Many people say the Buddha is like the God of classical theism, and many others say the Buddha is merely a human teacher who died 2500 years ago. Both views are not correct on their own. The historical Buddha is the ‘body’ of the Nirmanakaya, which in turn is a representation of the Dharmakaya which [...]

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Infused Passion

Outsiders often mistake the serenity of Buddhist practice for an apathetic indifference to the world. Even the most reclusive monk would be the first to tell you that this is not the authentic intention. The question one should ask is, as a modern layperson with secular commitments and leisures, how does one distribute the appropriate [...]

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The Noble Path

Study philosophy, not the media. Do not buy into the modern world’s perceptions of how life is and how one should live, because the modern world is full of people stagnating in mediocrity, boredom, impotence and general un-sexiness. You don’t need to go out in a blaze of glory like a supernova to attain a [...]

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Give Goths a break. (part 2)

Hello :) Following on from last session’s post, I don’t think one should condemn certain groups or subculture just because one is not part of it. It’s one thing to condemn an individual for following harmful and unproductive ideologies, it’s another thing to (maliciously) insult a group because of aesthetics. People aren’t too different from [...]

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