Posts Tagged ‘computer’

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
–Carl Jung
Human beings are a funny lot. We pride ourselves on our ability to parse stimuli rationally and yet we rarely, if ever, accomplish the task. Take the Internet, for instance. As fascinating as [...]

Some of you may already know I’ve wasted put a great amount of time into creating the Digital Pali Reader as a tool to make reading the Pali texts easier for those who already have basic grammar skills. Well, a couple of months ago, while touring Northern Thailand together, one of my students gave [...]

I get a lot of good feedback on the “How To Meditate” videos; that’s why we went so far as to make the DVD set… this one stands out, for some reason, though. Thought I’d share it, with the author’s permission:
Hi, let me first start off by saying that I honestly have never [...]

An interesting discussion on the Second Life VR platform:
Let me tell you of the sad reality of Second Life. In case your not familiar with Second Life its a virtual world where über good looking people in tank tops and fishnet stockings run around having virtual sex, virtual lives and virtual Buddhism. In this virtual [...]

Just thought I’d write a little about the progress we’ve made in linking up some of the various available technologies out there to help spread Buddhism to the world. The virtual reality platform has really become a useful tool; at first I thought it was a silly thing, but it’s actually helped to connect [...]

(08:35:05 PM) Eric Hancock: “hi yes I’d like to cancel my credit card” “why? we have blah blah blah offers” “well I’m becoming a monk”
(08:35:14 PM) Yuttadhammo: haha
(08:35:15 PM) Eric Hancock: “is that a joke?”
(08:35:16 PM) Eric Hancock: lol
(08:35:24 PM) Yuttadhammol: what fun
(08:35:30 PM) Eric Hancock: it is fun
(08:37:47 PM) Eric Hancock: she kepy [...]

My friend Eric has left his job and is coming with me to Thailand to become a monk… I swear, I didn’t push it on him!
Anyway, here’s an IM conversation we had tonight…
(06:35:48 PM) Eric Hancock: when someone says, “Where is god in this plan” I go errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk bam weewooweewooo car wreck
(06:35:57 PM) Yuttadhammo: lol
(06:36:13 [...]

So, we’re up and running at www.buddhaverse.net; the grid is not yet open to the public, but if you are interested in helping to build the platform, either on the 3D grid or in some other way (we also need web designers, programmers, etc.), please let us know. If you are interested in teaching [...]

Just a little update, what I’ve been up to for the past three months with my weblog down, for those of you who haven’t been following me on Twitter or Facebook (my twitter links to my facebook; either one will get you the same info).
Apart from fighting off a ridiculous court case on false charges [...]

“tayo khome, mahānāma, satthāro santo saṃvijjamānā lokasmiṃ. katame tayo?
Indeed, Mahanama, there are these three teachers to be found existing in the world. Which three?
idha, mahānāma, ekacco satthā kāmānaṃ pariññaṃ paññāpeti; na rūpānaṃ pariññaṃ paññāpeti, na vedanānaṃ pariññaṃ paññāpeti.
Here, Mahanama, some teacher declares the full understanding of sensuality; does not declare the full understanding [...]