Schrödinger’s Rapist

Guest Blogger Starling: Schrödinger’s Rapist: or a guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced

Sad but true. One in six women have/will be assaulted at least once in their lifetimes. To one in six women, you (random guy) are a potential threat. This might seem unfair or illogical; but to a woman who has been assaulted, it's not about reason or fairness, it's about surviving.

Deep Thought

What's the real difference between a democrat and a republican?

Democrat is greek for 'full of shit'. Republican is latin for 'full of shit'.





Democrats have too much faith in the government
Republicans have too much faith in private industry


The real difference is the target audience
Democrats tell the lies that liberals want to hear
Republicans tell the lies conservatives want to hear

Politicians end up doing what economic leaders tell them to do.
Even if it is harming people

Deep Thought

Sometimes I catch myself feeling that perhaps the person I am is worth being
-Don't remember

Zen precepts

The Three Treasures

I take refuge in the Buddha
I take refuge in the Dharma
I take refuge in the Sangha

I take refuge in the Buddha
The incomparably honored one
I take refuge in the Dharma, honorable for its purity
I take refuge in the Sangha, honorable for its harmony

I have taken refuge in the Buddha
I have taken refuge in the Dharma
I have taken refuge in the Sangha

The Three Pure Precepts

1. Not Creating Evil
2. Practicing Good
3. Actualizing Good For Others

The Ten Grave Precepts

1. Affirm life; Do not kill
2. Be giving; Do not steal
3. Honor the body; Do not misuse sexuality
4. Manifest truth; Do not lie
5. Proceed clearly; Do not cloud the mind
6. See the perfection; Do not speak of others
   errors and faults
7. Realize self and other as one; Do not elevate the self and blame others
8. Give generously; Do not be withholding
9. Actualize harmony; Do not be angry
10. Experience the intimacy of things; Do not
    defile the Three Treasures

Receiving the Zen Precepts
3 Versions of the Zen Precepts
16 Practises of a Zen Peacemaker

Eightfold Path

Wisdom (Pañña)

1. Right understanding (samma ditthi)
2. Right thinking (samma sankappa)

Ethical Conduct (Sila)

3. Right speech (samma vaca)
4. Right action (samma kammanta)
5. Right livelihood (samma ajiva)

Concentration (Samadhi)

6. Right effort (samma vayama)
7. Right mindfulness (samma sati)
8. Right collectedness (samma samadhi)

The Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering

Living Meditation, Living Insight: Unity of the Noble 8-fold Path

Ten Perfections

1. Generosity, giving (dana)

2. Morality (sila)

3. Renunciation (nekkhamma)

4. Wisdom (panna)

5. Energy (viriya)

6. Patience (khanti)

7. Truthfulness (sacca)

8. Determination (adhitthana)

9. Loving-kindness (metta)

10. Equanimity (upekkha)

Theravada Buddhism Portal - Ten Perfections

The Ten Perfections: A Study Guide

The Four Immeasurables

The Brahma-Viharas
The Four Sublime States

May all sentient beings have happiness and its causes,
May all sentient beings be free of suffering and its causes,
May all sentient beings never be separated from bliss without suffering,
May all sentient beings be in equanimity, free of bias, attachment and anger.

• Love or Loving-kindness (metta)
• Compassion (karuna)
• Sympathetic Joy (mudita)
• Equanimity (upekkha)

The Four Immeasurables

Brahma-Vihara Foundation

The Four Immeasurables

Buddhist Studies (Secondary) The Four Immeasurables

The Four Immeasurables

The Four Sublime States

Berzin, Alexander (2005). The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon

Empathy vs. Sympathy

Empathy
The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

Sympathy
Feeling pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

Deep Thought

The violence will stop when little boys are treated like human beings

Deep Thought

Anger is what comes out when all other emotions are stifled

Deep Thought

Racism is a lie created and perpetuated by the oppressor. Used to divide and create animosity amongst the oppressed so that they will not unite and rise up against their oppressor

Ultimate Time Travel

Deep Thought

"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones"

Albert Einstein

Apocalypse Films

Top 10 Post Apocalypse Movies

Quiet Earth

Apocalypse, '80s Style!

Empty World

horror links

www.horrorfestonline.com
www.horror-movies.ca

Top 50 scariest horror movies of all time

top 100

Deep Thought

You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else’s point of view.
-Penélope Cruz

God and the Gays

If God didn't want gay people to have children, he/she would have made gay people infertile.

Marriage has evolved throughout time. Marriage in 2008 is not the same as it was in 1908 or 1708; and that's a good thing. I'm not a big fan of marriage and I'm hoping it will evolve into something better.

Family has evolved too. And family is very entrenched in culture. Families around the world don't look the same or act the same.

I hope people have evolved also. Meaning evolved out of predetermined gender roles. It'd be nice if parents can raise their children to believe in themselves. To express themselves (like allowing boys to cry). To pursue their dreams (like their daughter who wants to play football).

Then when two people come together to create a family, they can cooperate based on their individual strengths and not some "role" they think they're supposed to fill even if they don't excel in that role.

In other words... be yourself, not what others tell you to be. You know your strengths. Use them instead of trying to develop some skills that feel unnatural to you.