tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18193044.post1176078989587055021..comments2024-01-23T04:15:50.693-06:00Comments on The Ratzaz Diaries: The Four Noble TruthsKalki Weisthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16400738153780886132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18193044.post-38745650509133504282008-04-01T22:24:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:24:00.000-05:00The picture of the cat on the cushion makes me hap...The picture of the cat on the cushion makes me happy.aumeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276658115780033650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18193044.post-69863664504718461122008-03-27T13:25:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:25:00.000-05:00Hi Kozan,It turns out that the hotei photo is "Met...Hi Kozan,<BR/><BR/>It turns out that the hotei photo is "Mettai's First Buddha Statue", and was rather inexpensively purchased from one of the cute little Vietnamese feng-shui(junk) shops in Chamblee, GA. You are, of course, welcome to it.<BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, I'd like to comment on your concern about the Four Noble Truths (especially since my dharma name is the third one). I agree with you entirely that "suffering" is a hopelessly inappropriate translation for the actual Sanskrit word "Dukka". (In fact, I made a dharma talk about a month ago on just that subject - even got a paper cut from the "Dukka Sutra" that I printed from the internet.) I'm not sure I like dissatisfaction any better (since it also is too dualistic) although I did like your wording. You may be interested in this treatment of the word at <A HREF="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca1/dukkha.html" REL="nofollow"> Access to Insight</A>.Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03198992088783100231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18193044.post-27130328770500863092008-03-27T04:45:00.000-05:002008-03-27T04:45:00.000-05:00I can't get no satisfaction. Don't try.(Jagger+Buk...I can't get no satisfaction. Don't try.<BR/><BR/>(Jagger+Bukowski)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18193044.post-42784741716590100702008-03-26T08:56:00.000-05:002008-03-26T08:56:00.000-05:00About reading and talking about the 'truth' - I'm ...About reading and talking about the 'truth' - I'm the exact opposite. The only time I feel any sense of understanding what Buddhism has to offer is in the discussion of concepts, which I really dig. But always, the key to understanding is supposed to be to sit. I have been attempting meditation (almost daily with occassional breaks) for years now and have yet to attain a single insight. I think I am beyond the 'waiting for something to happen' phase; all I really want right now is a break from my weary, racing mind. Instead I inevitably sit there and daydream for 20 minutes and occassionally remember that i'm supposed to be focusing on my breath. I don't get it. I can't imagine continuing to pursue anything else that i was seeing zero results from in any other circumstance of my life. I think by now the practical thing to do would be to say screw it. Yet for some reason I still believe people when they say this is the key.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com