http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/ John's page Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:40:02 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2005. RPG Music Buddhism http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/99.html Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:32:43 GMT This is my newest writings. I hope you enjoy them. Comments appreciated. The Buddha’s Eightfold Path. To remove confusion as to how the Buddhist tradition works, I will briefly describe the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment. The Eightfold Path is a general blueprint, or rather a teaching of advice and wisdom, rather than doctrine. It is not designed to bring about fears or doubts as to how one lives, but rather to cultivate positive interventions, so that a practicing Buddhist can have some guidance. It is simply the process of awakening. It’s all about learning to live a moral... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=99 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/98.html Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:27:14 GMT Ok. I was just reading some headliners, on BBC.com. Here's your current world news: Brazillian native children dying of malnutrition. Chinese military spending up 8%!!!!! Martha god-for-fucking-saken Stewart is released from prison. Get this, experts predict that she will PROFIT from her time in jail. Hell, I say we should have put her in one of the more deadly prisons in NY or LA. Also, free speech journalists are getting capped in Alzerbaijan. AIDS is up in Africa in unheard of numbers. Insurgent strikes are WAY up in Iraq, because of the political vacuum. Oh, and Michael... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=98 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/97.html Sat, 26 Feb 2005 04:53:56 GMT Today I decided to take a break from playing WoW. For those of you who don't know, WoW is a massive online game. It seems to sap all my freetime and energy, and there is little I can accomplish when I am perpetually playing that game. So, I've decided to stop playing the game outright. There is no purpose in continuing something that you have clearly decided that you no longer can take. I know that a lot of my online friends will be disapointed, but I can't play that anymore, at least for the time being. There are more important things to do with my time that do not include my computer... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=97 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/96.html Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:57:12 GMT So, I had an interesting experience. Interesting, so what? Experience? You could call it that, or I could just explain what the hell happened. I'm in one of those Brad Pitt moods, from Fight Club, but not so angry, not so violent. I feel like a child feels when he's baptized, I feel like I just woke up. Sound all fuzzy and warm? Fuck that, don't attach labels to things we hardly understand. To simplify, generalize, and make an ass out of everything, I will just say that I am in the best state of mind I have ever been in a long time. Sound good? Ok, here's what happened: So, I had... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=96 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/95.html Wed, 23 Feb 2005 04:24:01 GMT Howdy. Bout time I posted something new. Let's see here... Things are going O.K. for me, nothing too tremendous to report, nothing sad, nothing dramatic. I finally got my AA degree at PHCC, so that is over and done with. I'm still working at Sam's Club, on the floor as a grocery associate. I am with Debbie still, which is a blessing and something that really has made an impact on my life. I hope that all of you reading this are doing splendid. As always, I've kept up on my reading, which consists mainly of Buddhist philosophy and Bruce Lee's book, "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do". My family... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=95 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/94.html Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:51:49 GMT Hmm, lets see here. I haven't commented much as of late. Things are going splendidly for me. We are getting a new puppy tomorrow. He's a long-haired Dachsun. Cute as hell. Anyways, school is going well, and things with Debbie and I are as good as they've ever been. Work still sucks, and so do a lot of people. Later I'm going to Chillis with Debbie, where I will drown my sorrows in ghetto lemonade. I'm still heavily absorbed in Buddhist philosophy, and my room decorations reflect the passion of a Buddhist madman. I love it! Sooner or later I'll take a picture of my room for all yall... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=94 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/93.html Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:32:39 GMT I had a wierd dream last night. I was with my friend Tony, and we were fighting with some guys over something. My dreams usually leave out the minor details, but I remember we were fighting and his eyes were injured. His condition worsened, and I stayed with him the whole time, entil eventually his eyes were so infected that they had to be removed. It was a tragedy, but for the rest of the dream I stayed with him, guiding him through the city and helping him do things. I was his "eyes" so to speak. I went around with him and he was extremely emotional the whole time, yearning to see... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=93 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/92.html Fri, 16 Jul 2004 06:27:04 GMT Good evening Vietnam. Its storming outside, and I'm sitting here pondering many things, as always. I have to work tomorrow at 7:30 am, but for some reason I am compelled to write. Perhaps I have something meaningful to say. It is important to keep the mind clear and focused. This is an important lesson for someone who knows the perplexing, contradictory, suffering of human beings. Many people, upon hearing this, will jump on the defensive and say, "But, in my opinion, you are wrong and it is this way or that way". I know that there are opinions, but there goes the weighing-mind... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=92 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/91.html Wed, 07 Jul 2004 19:48:51 GMT Well, things have been going well. Been playing lots of a new game called City of Heroes. Debbie left yesterday for New Jersey, and I hope she has a good time. Life is fantastic for me, and I hope my entry finds most of you in good times. This morning the thunder and lightning were so severe that I thought that the world must be ending or something. My brother is away doing army crap, and my house is quite peaceful. I've made several friends on City of Heroes, and playing that game is very much worth my time. Work is going ok I guess, but I'm still not in the Tobacco Center. :( Oh... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=91 http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/archive/90.html Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:07:49 GMT Hey guys, I got lots of complaints that I don't update anymore, and I apologize. Generally speaking, my topics are bland and pointless, but if you feel like reading, than more power to ya. Things have been great for me. Let's see here.. work is going well. I am getting transfered to the Tobacco Center soon enough. Every time I'm about to get transfered, a couple of cashiers will quit and then we'll have to hire new ones before I can go. This has happened about three times now, and I'm starting to think that some conspiracy is in the air. All of these people just up and quit all the... (more) http://siddhartha.blogdrive.com/comments?id=90