Tag: aversion

27
Jul
2023

Rejecting Vs Accepting Anxiety

_ Rejecting Vs Accepting Anxiety Rejecting anxietyincreases anxiety. Accepting anxietydecreases anxiety. (Pic from ‘Everything Is OK’ by Debbie Tung)

08
Dec
2022

A Kind Of Credo

_ A Kind Of Credo Without attachment, expect nothing.Without aversion, fear nothing.Accord with Buddha-nature gladly.Be heroic with the Bodhisattva path,in…

05
Aug
2019

Mixed Feelings: Super Short Story #595

Mixed Feelings: Super Short Story #595 Looking through her drawer of knick-knacks,she discovered a treasure trove of forgotten fickle loves,a…

13
May
2019

Death Reflection #4

From: ‘How To Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life’ by Seneca, edited, translated, and introduced by James…

03
Nov
2017

Forces: Super Short Story #462

Super Short Story #462: Forces The more she tries to increase centrifugal force to swing away, to ‘think’ away, to…

30
Oct
2017

Skin: Super Short Story #460

Super Short Story #460: Skin The snake was overwhelmed by disgust at his half-shed skin, but more so by his…

04
Sep
2017

Irritability

Your irritability is your responsibility!

27
Jun
2017

No Opinions?

Danny Rand of ‘Iron Fist’ sharing a Zen saying (in episode 1), so he claims. The closest Chinese equivalent I…

27
Jun
2017

Shoes?

Wonder if such shoes that look abandoned come from abrupt dumping due to preference for new ones, or generosity to…

24
Jan
2017

Slow Idiots Vs Fast Maniacs

Interestingly, other drivers might think the same of you? Hmmm… If you always expect the world to centre around your…

12
Apr
2016

Lamentations: Wandering Thought #275

Lamentations: Wandering Thought #275: Even if those whom we had good times with do not remember or treasure them like…

17
Jun
2015

The Cinderella Koan

In the musical movie, ‘Into The Woods’, which retells the Cinderella story (among other fairy tales), her shoes got stuck…

13
Jun
2015

Disgruntlement: Super Short Story #350

Disgruntlement: Super Short Story #350 The disgruntlement at her life being not being as wonderful as expected instantly made her…

13
Jun
2015

Library: Super Short Story #347

Library: Super Short Story #347 As he was attached to his expectation of silence in the library, every little sound…

20
Nov
2014

Monster: Wandering Thought #150

Wandering Thought #150: Monster The greatest and most immediate monsters in our lives are always the most powerful and devious,…

30
Jun
2014

Aversion: Wandering Thought #25

Wandering Thought #25: Aversion If you have to do what is necessary but deemed unpleasant, why make it doubly worse…

28
Sep
2013

Dog: Super Short Story (240)

Super Short Story (240): Dog She squirmed and scowled at the person coming the other way with a dog on…

14
Mar
2013

Ghost Theory: Super Short Story (197)

Super Short Story (197): Ghost Theory He has a theory about why many ghost stories feature women with long hair….

27
Feb
2013

Bad Day: Super Short Story (189)

Super Short Story (189): Bad Day He encouraged his bipolar friend: ‘There are good and bad days for everyone unenlightened….

21
Nov
2012

Super Short Story (124): Heels

Super Short Story (124): Heels She found it bizarre how some other women seem to like walking around quickly and…