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Buddhist Stance on Homosexuality

September 6, 2013June 26, 2013 by Aaron Graves

Posted on the Facebook page Buddhist Boot Camp Someone asked me, “What is the Buddhist stance on homosexuality?” The answer is simple (and I included it in the book): Buddhism has a precept regarding sexuality in general; it does not have a different teaching regarding homosexuality than it does on heterosexuality. The third Buddhist precept, …

The Life of Buddha (BBC Documentary)

June 20, 2013 by Aaron Graves

The history of Buddhism is the story of one man’s spiritual journey to Enlightenment, and of the teachings and ways of living that developed from it. Siddhartha Gautama – The Buddha By finding the path to Enlightenment, Siddhartha was led from the pain of suffering and rebirth towards the path of Enlightenment and became known …

Sitting

June 18, 2013 by Aaron Graves

“Sitting for hours on end is not necessary. Some people think that the longer you can sit, the wiser you must be. I have seen chickens sit on their nests for days on end. Wisdom comes from being mindful in all postures. Your practice should begin as you awaken in the morning. It should continue …

Email Storage

June 21, 2013June 7, 2013 by Aaron Graves

I took my sweet time getting around to it, but I finally wrote the script that calculates total storage space consumed by virtually hosted email domains. Now, storage calculations are entirely complete. All of your files, along with your MySQL databases and your email mailboxes are calculated to give you your overall storage footprint.

There Are Three Types Of People in the World

June 5, 2013 by Aaron Graves

There are three types of people in the world. What three? One who is like carving on a rock, one who is like scratching on the ground, and one who is like writing on the water. What sort of person is like carving on a rock? Imagine a certain person who is always getting angry …

Heart Sutra

August 22, 2013May 30, 2013 by Aaron Graves

Translation by Edward Conze Homage to the Perfection of Wisdom, the Lovely, the Holy! Avalokita, The Holy Lord and Bodhisattva, was moving in the deep course of the Wisdom which has gone beyond. He looked down from on high, He beheld but five heaps, and he saw that in their own-being they were empty. Here, …

The Five Mindfulness Trainings

May 30, 2013 by Aaron Graves

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from … …harming living beings. …taking things not freely given. …sexual misconduct. …false speech. …intoxicating drinks and drugs causing heedlessness. according to Thich Nhat Hanh First Training Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to …

A T. Rex Named Sue

May 27, 2013May 25, 2013 by Aaron Graves

Sue the T. Rex, from the Chicago Field Museum, has come here to Omaha at the Durham Museum. So, naturally we had to take Kaylyn, who has a fascination with dinosaurs. A good number of the pictures are just from the museum itself, but I did get quite a few of Sue. Enjoy! You can see all the high-res photos on Flickr.

Stop Directing The River’s Flow

February 4, 2017May 24, 2013 by Aaron Graves

“Throw everything away, forget about it all! You are learning too much, remembering too much, trying too hard… Relax a little bit, give life a chance to flow its own way, unassisted by your mind and effort. Stop directing the river’s flow.” — Mooji “Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by …

My Daughter, The Model

October 11, 2013May 18, 2013 by Aaron Graves

My daughter fancies herself a model, I think. At 4 1/2 years old, she can’t help but “strike a pose” every time a camera is brought out. And she routinely calls out “take a picture Dad!” We were at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari in Ashland. I’ve shared some pictures before.