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Yup Yup. James T. Kirk and Spock have found the fountain of youth. 11th time’s the charm.

The official answer: One. Just one. I’ll explain. (If you’re wondering what Hardcore Dharma is, check out my introductory post).  Last night we concluded our discussion of the Eightfold Path by talking about the third sub-division of the path: samadhi, or meditation. Ethan began with the question, “Aren’t we always meditating?” When the scoffing died down,…

From the desk of: MiniMoFo Re: volution Sitting on his cushion at 6:12AM, thoughts began flooding in.  “Need to call Barry”.  “Need to pay storage bill.” “Need to write post for IDP.”  “Should start running again.” Don’t attach; don’t push away; observe.  He started observing his thoughts; “Oh look at me thinking about how I should start running again.”  Wait,…

It amazes me when I think about how interconnected mothers and daughters are and how we shape each other over generations. As I look at the path of my life, I realize that I would have never have gotten to where I am if my mom had not been there to show me how, just…

That Hope and Fear image that Ethan included in his last post was designed by IDP Teacher Juan-Carlos Castro to accompany his talk called “No Fear of Fear”, which addresses the fear of space and tactics of avoiding space. Lucky for you all the talk is now up on our podcast form.   You can…

Check out this awesome graphic composed by I.D. Project’s  very own Juan Carlos Castro: So, turns out – according to U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, that Swine Flu is less severe than feared.

This Here and There Map is a really interesting integration of intuitive and analytical map experience.  You can easily locate yourself within your immediate surroundings as well as look off to the horizon and see your potential destinations…so cool.  This is just a static version of this model, but I can just imagine the interactive…

This past Sunday the New York Times Magazine had an interesting article by Russell Shorto, an American expat living in the Netherlands, in which he provides a nuanced description of a society whose more humane version of capitalism the United States might do well to emulate. Now that the wheels have once again fallen off…

A recent article in The Times Union discusses the impending complexity of choosing the successor to the 14th Dalai Lama: For more than six centuries, the next Dalai Lama has been chosen by regents who, it is said, through omens and portents found the deceased Dalai Lama’s reincarnation in a young boy they would choose as the next Dalai Lama,…

Recently I’ve found myself with the urge to take better care of myself. Eating healthier, exercising more, going to bed earlier, sticking to my meditation practice. I’m not worrying about catching the swine flu, this isn’t a totally neurotic thing. But this week is both my mom and my sister’s birthdays. My sister is turning…
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