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Guess Who's Buddhist? Rob Schneider!
You may know him as the goofy sidekick in Adam Sandler's movies, or as the star of lowbrow comedies like "The Animal" and "Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo," but when it comes to his Buddhist practice, Schneider isn't joking. In a recent interview with the San Francisco Chronicle Schneider spoke about being a Zen practitioner and the middle way: For 13 years I've been into Zen Buddhism; I only understood it a few weeks ago," says Rob Schneider. "The idea is simple: 'Nirvana,' from the Sanskrit, just means 'breathe out.' You get to a place in your life where you go (sighing with great pleasure) 'Aaaahhhh.' Zen Buddhism is a middle way, it's about avoiding conflict. More » -
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Don't forget: Susan Moon at the Tricycle Community Book Club
Join us at the Tricycle Community Book Club for the discussion of Susan Moon's This is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity. The book, a collection of essays, is broken down into three parts: Cracks in the Mind and Body, Changing Relationships, and In the Realm of the Spirit. Get a head start on reading before Susan joins us Monday, June 21! Starting next week we will spend two days discussing each section and have a final day to wrap things up. From Part One, Cracks in the Mind and Body: Zen Master Dogen, my favorite Zen master, wrote, "To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. More » -
Menachem Wecker vs. Stephen Prothero vs. the Dalai Lama
Stephen Prothero writes that the Dalai Lama is wrong. Menachem Wecker writes that Stephen Prothero is wrong. Stephen Prothero tweets: "Koan for the Day: Will cranky Buddhists flood your email box if you say the Dalai Lama is wrong? Apparently so. http://bit.ly/d3aqb3. More » -
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Sarah Palin, Zen Master?
In his article "Did Sarah Palin Top Rush Limbaugh’s Idiotic BP Oil Spill Remarks?" on ecopolitology, Zachary Shahan suggests the possibility that Sarah Palin is a Zen master. After reading one of Sarah Palin's latest remarks, my mind has almost gone blank. Perhaps she is actually a Buddhist teacher in disguise and these confusing or nonsensical one-liners she puts out are really Zen kōans geared at bringing more people to enlightenment. Here is the one that almost brought me to enlightenment (from Palin's Twitter feed): "Extreme Greenies:see now why we push'drill,baby,drill'of known reserves&promising finds in safe onshore places like ANWR? More » -
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Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman: A Conversation. Part 2. Tricycle Web Exclusive!
Enjoy! To watch part 1 of this conversation, click here. More »
