2010 January | Ehipassiko

Karma

Jan 08, 10

Posted by Cristan in Buddhism, Philosophy, Religion

Views: 188Anyways… Last night was interesting in that it was a lesson in Karma. Since Jenny is in Thailand, she asked me to use her car while she is away (otherwise it would have sat unattended for months on end). Since I tend to have issues with my car from time to time, I really appreciated the offer…. I have a old...

Samsara

Jan 07, 10

Posted by Cristan in Buddhism, Consciousness, Philosophy, Religion, Theory

Views: 837I was wasting some time and stopped by nordstrom.com, saw this and thought it was so funny that I had to take a screenshot. Anyway, I thought I would share this with you all: So what is so interesting about this page you might ask? Irony says I! “Samsara” is the Buddhist term for the state of delusion from...

Top 10 Vampire Book Series

Jan 06, 10

Posted by Cristan in Featured, Uncategorized

Views: 11528If you like reading vampire stories, boy I have the list for you. The following is my top 10 favorite vampire book series ever. I started reading vampire novels as a child and have continued to do so. Over time, I have developed a taste in stories that I particularly enjoy: I like a female lead who rises above what she...

Abstracts 3 and 4

Jan 06, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 184Last night I got fed up with having my apartment stuck in the same decor, so I moved some thing around. I really love how the painting I did looks. It really ties the room together quite nicely I think. So, I did two other paintings while I was going through some turmoil a couple of weeks ago… Abstract 3 Abstract...

Faith and Belief

Views: 140Since I’m a Buddhist, I like hearing Dharma talks and since I listened to the following talk, I’m thinking about my primary beliefs and where they came from. In Buddhism, one of the main ideas is that one should never accept anything upon faith. No holy teachings, no teacher and no philosophy should ever be...