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I am more familiar with Stoicism and have been attempting to practice it, with much satisfaction. But I have also been interested in learning more about Buddhism for some time now. I've been reading a book on Buddhism, and I noticed something interesting about its relationship to the passions...

Thanks much for this Kelcie. It seems to clear up a lot for me on that point. I will think on what you've said. :)

Thanks for all the responses everyone. So, I'm seeing, looking over everything here (as well as responses in some other forums I placed this question on), that it seems the responses are boiling down to two general lines of thought on this question... 1) Mindfulness and nomind/flow are...

Thanks for the responses all. I will give this more thought :) Seatlegal, that quote at the bottom of your posts - you put "Chantecler" as the author, but I haven't been able to find such a person in my online searches. In other places, I've seen that poem attributed to George Herbert...

Hi all, I have recently been reading about Buddhism and the concept of mindfulness. The author mentions always being aware of all of the stimuli around you (breathing, footsteps, etc) and all of the little things we normally do on "autopilot". This seems like a great practice and I can...

Thanks for this link Vajradhara - most interesting!

Ah yes, of course. Thanks for the refresher. The Copenhagen view would be the functionalist, mainstream view then. While it operates just fine for a scientist taking measurements and conducting empirical work, it has many shortcomings when it comes to explanation and conceptual understanding...

Interesting thoughts everyone. I think one of my conundrums, Wil, is that I probably won't end up spending enough time to truly get meditation down well (so you make a good point). This is because (and I mean this with all respect) I currently don't really see meditation as a path to...

I thought the Copenhagen view WAS the many worlds view? Perhaps my memory has failed.

Rdwillia: Thanks very much, I'll take a look! :) Seattlegal: Actually, I'm thinking more of understanding what this experience of consciousness we all have is and how it happens by experiencing different forms of it, as modified by the act of meditation. I'm thinking that the experience of...

We have to be careful here to tread neither into pseudoscience nor pseudozen. By this, I mean, let us appreciate the similarities AND the differences without perversion of either, lest we risk loss of true understanding. I cannot speak much on the Zen side, as I unfortunately am also ignorant...

I am not a Buddhist, but have recently become more interested in meditation than I have been in the past. I have a naturalistic perspective of the world, so I have previously understood and appreciated that meditation can have good stress reduction and other such effects. But I have...

I was reading an online article recently discussing the interrelation between Buddhism and neurobiology, and this phrase caught my eye... "abolition of habituation to stimuli" As many know, the brain generally has the tendency to dull out habitual and constant stimuli. The Buddhist concept...

Sure. Actually, this is in reference to a continuation of the thread here in the comparative-religion forums that I provided a link to (this one), so that material I thought would serve the purpose mention. But if not, then here goes... Notes on Chuang-Tzu by DT Strain, 2005 I was...

After asking how knowledge of the Tao and li in Taoism is supposed to affect the way we live our lives, Vajradhara referred me to Chuang-Tzu in this thread. I have finally read it and have made notes on my understanding of it. I'd be honored to hear any comments on my conclusions. My notes...

In some senses, prophesy means foretelling the future, but as we know this is only one subset of prophesy. By prophesy I think of "touching the mind of God". While I may be a nonbeliever by your standards (I hold no belief in a personal god/s or any other unprovable phenomena), I find that...

Thanks so much Vajradhara! I have found a full translation and will read it with great interest :)

I've read a bit about the Tao and about nature, and about how we relate to all this. I've also read about the Wu Wei, but I'm still fuzzy on just how this knowledge is supposed to affect how we think and act about the world concerning real everyday issues of life. For example, how does...

I would like to point out, there is a difference between the non-physical and the supernatural. The supernatural is that which is alleged to operate outside the natural laws of the universe, and exist apart from it. The supernatural is non-physical, and may also sometimes manifest...

Yes I think I have it. Thanks :)