One of the Buddha’s more quietly radical teachings is that we are always being fed. Not only by what we put on a plate, but…
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How Understanding the History of Tai Chi Can Help You Learn and Practice Your Tai Chi Chuan Style Better
The only way for you to truly understand Tai Chi Chuan is to understand its history and its development through the generations. Each style, and…
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Origins and Meaning of the Kung Fu Salute
The Kung Fu salute or bow is known in Chinese as wushu baoquan li 武术抱拳礼 which roughly translates to the “Kungfu courtesy of covering one’s…
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Some Thoughts on Polygamy
I want to share some thoughts on polygamy from a non-religious/secular perspective. But I want to begin by defining and separating it a bit from…
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Q-codes, sometimes also called Q-signals, are a collection of standardized three character codes that all start with the letter Q and were developed to help…
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What is Credit and Why is it Important?
There are a lot of so-called personal finance gurus running around writing books, and getting rich, all while teaching about the evils of credit. Don’t…
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What is Money?
I am a video game junkie. Going all the way back to my first console as a kid, an Atari 2600, I’ve played hundreds of…
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The Body Positivity Movement Failure
Let’s talk about the Body Positivity Movement. It is failing. It’s making things worse. The underlying idea is not terrible. We can’t all look like…
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Robes and Responsibility: Understanding Zen Priesthood
When you first hear the word priest, it’s almost impossible not to import a whole set of assumptions from other religions. In the West especially,…
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What is Dharma Transmission?
Dharma transmission is one of those Zen terms that almost begs to be misunderstood. The word sounds mystical—like a secret spark passed from mind to…
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