NOISE -01

062211

Not Internet Junk Food

Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | Video on TED.com:

Moving foward

I've been actually writing music  lately... hoping something good will come from it. It feels good to do this again. One wants to believe nothing but good can come from this. It's been far to long since I've approached it with a direction. I think it's time to finally time to finish that song and move on to the next. It's so hard to let go or finalize a piece of sounds, it's got far too many expectations, it's egotistical and besides I can always find something to dislike. I need courage, I will find it.  

Lists

Lists are essential for getting things done. I used to write poems, now I write lists.

Essentials of Buddhism - core concepts

Four Noble Truths

1. Suffering exists
2. Suffering arises from attachment to desires
3. Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases
4. Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path

Three Qualities Eightfold Path
Wisdom (panna) Right View Right Thought
Morality (sila) Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood
Meditation (samadhi) Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Contemplation

Three Characteristics of Existence

1. Transiency (anicca)

2. Sorrow (dukkha)

3. Selflessness (anatta)

Hindrances

1. Sensuous lust
2. Aversion and ill will
3. Sloth and torpor
4. Restlessness and worry
5. Sceptical doubt

Factors of Enlightenment

1. Mindfulness
2. Investigation
3. Energy
4. Rapture
5. Tranquillity
6. Concentration
7. Equanimity

Posted on June 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM by Thomas Guzman Email Article Permalink