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Don't Be a Jerk
Don't Be a Jerk: And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master A Radical but Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye | Brad Warner
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The Sh?b?genz? (The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) is a revered eight-hundred-year-old Zen Buddhism classic written by the Japanese monk Eihei D?gen. Despite the timeless wisdom of his teachings, many consider the book difficult to understand and daunting to read. In Dont Be a Jerk, Zen priest and bestselling author Brad Warner, through accessible paraphrasing and incisive commentary, applies D?gens teachings to modern times. While entertaining and sometimes irreverent, Warner is also an astute scholar who sees in D?gen very modern psychological concepts, as well as insights on such topics as feminism and reincarnation. Warner even shows that D?gen offered a Middle Way in the currently raging debate between science and religion. For curious readers worried that D?gens teachings are too philosophically opaque, Dont Be a Jerk is hilarious, understandable, and wise.
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I'm calling the 2020 I Voted sticker the I'm Not An Asshole Sticker. In every previous election I was able to cast my ballot in roughly 15 minutes. Today I waited over an hour, & I would have gladly waited many more for an outcome that will impact myself and my fellow citizens for generations.
#VOTE

Megabooks 🤞🏻🤞🏻 4y
MsMelissa Good job. I‘m rooting for common decency to prevail. PS - Love your shirt. I have a mug with the same print 😊 4y
vivastory @Book_Fiend_Melissa Thanks! I need Yoda today 😄 4y
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JanuarieTimewalker13 I voted 3 weeks ago, and received my confirmation mailer about a week ago🖖🏽 4y
rachelm Yessss have a good rest of your day! 4y
vivastory @rachelm You too! 4y
JamieArc I love hearing that so many people are voting today. I was slightly nervous that everyone had just voted absentee and few people would actually be voting today, but that‘s not the case. Hopefully this is a really good sign 🤞🏻 4y
vivastory @JamieArc I *think* it is....MO doesn't allow early voting so it's a bit of an anomaly too... I'm still pretty nervous 4y
MoonWitch94 In New Jersey ALL registered voters automatically received ballots in the mail back in September. Each county had special ballot boxes for them, and they were monitored with cameras. I got my voted 🗳 sticker back within 3 days saying it had been received. Looking at other states with such long lines, I‘m sad more states didn‘t do this option. Glad you were able to vote! 4y
AmyG @MoonWitch94 I moved from NJ in 2018 and we didn‘t have that, so good to hear. We have the same in CO and it makes votin so easy. Then I get an email that my ballot was recieved. 4y
vivastory @MoonWitch94 @AmyG Yeah, MO has ridiculous voting laws. People who sent in absentee ballots actually had to get it notarized 🙄 🙄 They didn't even make an exception this year due to Covid 4y
LeahBergen Yes! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
AmyG @vivastory That is absurd. Also a form of voter suppression. 4y
MoonWitch94 @AmyG It was a new law the current Gov. signed due to COVID, BUT, I hope they continue to do so in the future. It makes us so much easier and more people registered & voted! @vivastory ugh, that‘s so annoying and restrictive! Just makes no sense. And people try to argue voter suppression isn‘t an issue 😒 4y
readordierachel Good on you 🖖🏽🤞🏼 4y
KVanRead @MoonWitch94 @AmyG same here in California. We submitted ours at a ballot drop off station and got the email receipt the next day. @vivastory Well done and thank you 🙌🏽💙 It‘s all over now but the waiting, and the drinking 😂 hopefully not to be followed by the crying and even more drinking. 4y
Kimberlone I early voted last week, still had a 20-30 minute wait in line 4y
sprainedbrain 🙌🏼💙 4y
VirginiaW I live in Scotland and there is a huge amount of interest in your election. The implications for the rest of the world are considerable. We feel your pain 4y
Reggie Yayy for voting! 💙And the beard is awesome! 4y
dainarmb Love this, thank you! 4y
Scochrane26 Be prepared that McConnell will be re-elected in Ky. 4y
saresmoore 🙌 4y
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A radical but reverent paraphrasing of Dogen's treasury of the true Dharma Eye.