• previously: [[2022-12-27]]
• [[work]]
  • I am still feeling a bit wiped from the [[allergy attack]] yesterday, but I will probably work at least for half a day
  • met [[rg]], it was nice talking to him after a while!
• Really enjoying [[Approaching the Buddhist Path]] by the [[Dalai Lama]] and [[Thubten Chodron]].
  • On [[Afflictions]]: they include what we would call negative emotions, but also destructive/non-constructive views.
  • Chapter 3 got into the cultural and linguistic gaps between Tibetan, Sanskrit and English.
  • On [[positive attachments]]:
    • a baby to their mother
    • people to family members
    • [[bodhisattvas]] to sentient beings (!)

• 09:52 can be negative, can be strong, can be blood or graffiti or a cushion or a soft texture. anything to connect the object to feeling, to something they've felt and known before; the object must reach out and touch them

Dec 28, 2022 12:05:54 AM Jake Chvatal jake@isnt.online:

as simple and purposeful as possible, with just a little bit of play; just a little bit of evidence of a fun and casual experience