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Have You Ever Been Experienced? – Say What?

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Say What?  is an ongoing series of laconic exchanges on Buddhism in the format of a comic strip. 

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Cave – Verse Us (Poems by Me)

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Verse Us - Poems I write: haiku, senryu, mesostics, free verse, random word constructions, I might even use rhyme or meter once and a while.

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Why Do We Choose To Suffer? – Dialectic Two Step

Question: Why do we choose to suffer?

Response: We don’t. It sounds fairly ridiculous that someone would choose suffering. We suffer because of our choices. The choices that lead to suffering are made on faulty expectations. It’s indirect. We choose things to make us happy. We choose to go on a diet to lose weight. We choose marriage to make love last. We choose a religion to reconnect with the divine.

Our suffering comes because we discover that achieving happiness, healthiness, and good relationships isn’t as simple as choosing and having it. We have to work at it. We succeed sometimes and we fail others.

It’s not a matter of choosing suffering or not. If it were that simple, then suffering would not exists. But, as you should realize, It’s just not that simple.

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Dialectic Two-Step  is an ongoing series of my thoughts on questions that come my way.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. - Octavio

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Concrete Poetry – ABC – Compass Songs

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Part of a series of concrete poems from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry founded by Ruth and Marvin Sackner

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 Compass Songs is an ongoing series of works by poets that I enjoy. Poetry, as the Zen Masters have said, is like a finger pointing to the moon. It speaks the

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Which God is the Right One? – Modern Koans

Question:

Since there are so many religions, which god is most likely to be the right god?

Response:

The one that behaves and exists in the same way that the God we observe does. So far no religion has come close to describing that God. Maybe you should look to a religion that doesn’t describe God?

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Modern Koans is an ongoing series that recognizes that good questions are often more important than their answers.

The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man. ― G.K. Chesterton

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Mohegan Moonset – Tiny Drops (Photography)

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The Best Articles of June 2017

Here’s a selected list of what people were reading here on andrewfurst.net in June 2017 :

Speech and Mind – Tiny Drops
A Walk Through Ward Reservation – A Three Minute Meditation
Blackledge Falls – Verse Us (Poems by Me)
Why Bad Things Happen To People? – Dialectic Two Step
At What Point are We No Longer Human? – Modern Koans
Does Christianity Make Sense? – Modern Koans
Enough Is Enough – Dialectic Two Step
As I Walk with Beauty – Traditional Navajo Prayer
Women & Sex – Dialectic Two Step
Update: Should It Make Sense To You To Be True?

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A Few Thoughts On Mind – Collections

Here is a collection of posts capturing my thoughts on mind. It includes photography, articles, questions, answers, etc. They’re drawn from a number of regular series including Modern Koans to Tiny Drops and Dialectic Two Step.

Body Mind Connection? – Say What?


Cartoons, Say What?




























Body Speech and Mind – Tiny Drops


Art, iPhoneography, Tiny Drops (Photography)




























Is It Possible To Attain Psychic Ability Through Meditation? – Modern Koans


Modern Koans, Writings




























Are the Laws of Physics Empty of Inherent Existence? – Modern Koans


Modern Koans, Writings




























No Mind – Modern Koans


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The Evolution of Buddha – Modern Koans


Modern Koans, Writings




























Evolution and Mind – Dialectic Two Step


Dialectic Two-Step, Writings




























Where Do Mind and Matter Come From? – Dialectic Two Step


Dialectic Two-Step, Writings

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Trout on the Cascades – A One Minute Meditation

Flirting with the brink

Life seems the richest

closest to death

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Minute Meditations is an ongoing series of short videos, poems, and commentary intended as a meditation.  Offered as an opportunity to step back from your cyber routine and settle into a more natural rhythm, if only for a minute.

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These videos are produced for those of us who spend an inordinately large amount of time in the cyber-world.  They are not a substitute for unplugging from your devices and taking a stroll near trees, water, or a patch of unkempt grass.  Getting out into the world - touching, smelling, hearing, and seeing nature is the best way to reconnect with our prime purpose.  

What is our prime purpose? We are feeling and sensing machines.  We are the universe looking back on itself. We are witness to the wonders and dangers of living in this corner of the cosmos.  We are the seekers looking for connection a little further beyond yesterday's borders and boundaries.

But sitting and staring at the screen robs us of the sustenance that we rely upon for wonder and sanity.  These videos are an opportunity to bring the sensations of nature to you, while you're in the cyber-world. Its an opportunity to relax your gaze, resettle your posture,  and regain some depth in your breath.  Listen and watch the video and allow your self to open up and recharge.

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Bigots? – Thoughts On American Ideals

None of us, including people we find to be bigots, are defined by an opinion on a single issue. Everyone is important to us as a part of the interdependent web of life that sustains us.Andrew Furst
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Quotes -The path to right view is an arduous walk through fields of manure.

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