March 2012
February 2012
“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
– Banksy, from Cut It Out
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6 Types of Love
Eros a passionate physical and emotional love based on aesthetic enjoyment; stereotype of romantic love
Ludus a love that is played as a game or sport; conquest; may have multiple partners at once
Storge an affectionate love that slowly develops from friendship, based on similarity
Pragma love that is driven by the head, not the heart
Mania obsessive love; experience great emotional...
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On the nature of the self and the arising of...
I wonder if the Buddha’s five aggregates are all equal to each other in terms of interdependency or if the consciousness aggregate (vinnana) is the base for the other four aggregates (material, feeling, perception, formations). Could all things be dependent on consciousness? If there is material but no consciousness, who is to say if the material even exists or not? Although...
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“He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men.”
– Kant
How can I ever be bored when there's an entire...
