Dana Gornall
@danagornall.bsky.social
Founder of The Tattooed Buddha, vegan, bodybuilder, mom of three kids
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Our latest podcast with Rev. Myozan Ian Kilroy, author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha from Wisdom Publications.
#buddhist #author #zenwriter
#buddhist #author #zenwriter
Meeting Myozan Ian Kilroy: Author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha - The Tattooed Buddha
Rev. Myozan describes how he came to practice Zen, introduces the basics of Zen philosophy, and recalls the challenges of establishing a Zen Buddhist community in Catholic-dominated Ireland. He also e...
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February 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our latest podcast with Rev. Myozan Ian Kilroy, author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha from Wisdom Publications.
#buddhist #author #zenwriter
#buddhist #author #zenwriter
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It’s easy to shrug off their behavior as, “animals being animals,” but humans aren’t so different. On our worst days we’re as silly as house cats.
I ponder this sometimes when I look at the state of the world. We have reached a post-scarcity era of human history.
-Sensei Alex Kakuyo
#buddhist
I ponder this sometimes when I look at the state of the world. We have reached a post-scarcity era of human history.
-Sensei Alex Kakuyo
#buddhist
The Thing Within Us That Lives Off Conflict - The Tattooed Buddha
Like cats, looking for a fight, we have a thing within us that lives off of conflict.
thetattooedbuddha.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It’s easy to shrug off their behavior as, “animals being animals,” but humans aren’t so different. On our worst days we’re as silly as house cats.
I ponder this sometimes when I look at the state of the world. We have reached a post-scarcity era of human history.
-Sensei Alex Kakuyo
#buddhist
I ponder this sometimes when I look at the state of the world. We have reached a post-scarcity era of human history.
-Sensei Alex Kakuyo
#buddhist
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We live in a time when the crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing are presented to the world as a business or property deal. Resist this. It is fascism.
Trump in Gaza proposal to create 'Riviera of Middle East' www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...
Trump in Gaza proposal to create 'Riviera of Middle East' www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...
Trump in Gaza proposal to create 'Riviera of Middle East'
US President Donald Trump made an extraordinary proposal for the United States to "take over" Gaza, as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crucial talks on the truce with Hamas.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We live in a time when the crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing are presented to the world as a business or property deal. Resist this. It is fascism.
Trump in Gaza proposal to create 'Riviera of Middle East' www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...
Trump in Gaza proposal to create 'Riviera of Middle East' www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...
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In Buddhism, anger is described as an emotion with a “honeyed tip” and a “poison root.” There’s no doubt that the honeyed tip of anger permeated the battle between Kendrick and Drake. -Claire Parsons
@brilliantlegalmind.bsky.social
#writer #buddhist #rap #kendricklamar
@brilliantlegalmind.bsky.social
#writer #buddhist #rap #kendricklamar
Don’t Turn the TV Off at Halftime: Kendrick Lamar May Teach a Lesson about Anger - The Tattooed Buddha
The rap battle between Kendrick and Drake shows the power of anger, but this post explores how Lamar processed the anger on his latest album.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In Buddhism, anger is described as an emotion with a “honeyed tip” and a “poison root.” There’s no doubt that the honeyed tip of anger permeated the battle between Kendrick and Drake. -Claire Parsons
@brilliantlegalmind.bsky.social
#writer #buddhist #rap #kendricklamar
@brilliantlegalmind.bsky.social
#writer #buddhist #rap #kendricklamar
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February 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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In The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicaryāvatāra), Shantideva offers a better answer. Instead of worrying that we can’t change the government, the church, or the media, we find ourselves taking the smallest, most direct step possible.
-Kellie Schorr
#buddhist #writer #politics
-Kellie Schorr
#buddhist #writer #politics
The Girl Who Runs Up The Stairs: How This Horror Movie Trope Helps Us Cope with Political Chaos - The Tattooed Buddha
You don’t have to stop a raging river. You can be a boat that helps someone across it. You don’t have to change the world. You just need to show up and make a difference where you can.
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January 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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The Dharma is likened to a finger pointing at the moon. But what’s the point of having a moon visible in the night sky if not to provide illumination?
It’s a beacon in a sea of darkness. The stars are too, and these lights have allowed humans to navigate the world come nightfall.
-David Jones
It’s a beacon in a sea of darkness. The stars are too, and these lights have allowed humans to navigate the world come nightfall.
-David Jones
11 Ways to Be a Light in the Darkness - The Tattooed Buddha
At the end of his life, Buddha encouraged his followers to be lights unto themselves because his light was about to go out and there was still plenty of path they needed to walk.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Dharma is likened to a finger pointing at the moon. But what’s the point of having a moon visible in the night sky if not to provide illumination?
It’s a beacon in a sea of darkness. The stars are too, and these lights have allowed humans to navigate the world come nightfall.
-David Jones
It’s a beacon in a sea of darkness. The stars are too, and these lights have allowed humans to navigate the world come nightfall.
-David Jones
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Recorded a podcast with @iankilroy.bsky.social this morning. Can’t wait to share it with all of you. In the meantime check out his book, published by Wisdom Publications.
#buddhist #sotozen #ireland #irishbuddhist #writer #zen #books #publishing
#buddhist #sotozen #ireland #irishbuddhist #writer #zen #books #publishing
Do Not Try to Become a Buddha - The Wisdom Experience
A Zen Buddhist priest paints a picture of Zen in Ireland in this collection of short essays. In this collection of short essays, Irish Soto Zen priest Myozan Ian Kilroy describes how he came to practi...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Recorded a podcast with @iankilroy.bsky.social this morning. Can’t wait to share it with all of you. In the meantime check out his book, published by Wisdom Publications.
#buddhist #sotozen #ireland #irishbuddhist #writer #zen #books #publishing
#buddhist #sotozen #ireland #irishbuddhist #writer #zen #books #publishing
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Temporarily out of stock.
Nice job, herd.
Nice job, herd.
January 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Temporarily out of stock.
Nice job, herd.
Nice job, herd.
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If democracy does indeed die in darkness the legacy media are unscrewing the lightbulbs.
Boycott them and find good independent journalism.
Boycott them and find good independent journalism.
Wild. Top is the NBC upload, bottom is the one aired as the live feed
January 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
If democracy does indeed die in darkness the legacy media are unscrewing the lightbulbs.
Boycott them and find good independent journalism.
Boycott them and find good independent journalism.
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At yesterday's inauguration, Elon Musk made Nazi-like salutes on stage. The far-right is celebrating.
Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump's Inauguration
The far right is celebrating what it views as a clear signal from the X owner and Donald Trump associate, who made the gestures on stage Monday.
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January 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
At yesterday's inauguration, Elon Musk made Nazi-like salutes on stage. The far-right is celebrating.
10 years of The Tattooed Buddha! This was the first piece I wrote for our site. I’m so proud of how we evolved over the years.
Today marks ten years of The Tattooed Buddha! We will be sharing some of our favorite pieces today!
#anniversary #writers #buddhism #zen #writersofinstagram
#anniversary #writers #buddhism #zen #writersofinstagram
2015: A Time to Dance.
I thought long and hard about the things I have done and the things I have said and wondered where my regrets may lie.
thetattooedbuddha.com
January 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
10 years of The Tattooed Buddha! This was the first piece I wrote for our site. I’m so proud of how we evolved over the years.
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The Buddha didn’t create enlightenment. He discovered it was already within him and is in all of us. Rudolph didn’t electro-charge his nose on Christmas Eve. It was already shining.
~ By Kellie Schorr
#rudolphtherednosedreindeer #writer #buddhism #standingout
~ By Kellie Schorr
#rudolphtherednosedreindeer #writer #buddhism #standingout
Rudolph’s Light: Finding Peace Amid the Christmas Warping…um…Wrapping - The Tattooed Buddha
Although Santa Claus is Coming to Town had me singing, and Frosty the Snowman warned me about loser magicians, no show was more beloved, watched or pervasive than their version of Rudolph the Red Nose...
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December 23, 2024 at 2:24 PM
The Buddha didn’t create enlightenment. He discovered it was already within him and is in all of us. Rudolph didn’t electro-charge his nose on Christmas Eve. It was already shining.
~ By Kellie Schorr
#rudolphtherednosedreindeer #writer #buddhism #standingout
~ By Kellie Schorr
#rudolphtherednosedreindeer #writer #buddhism #standingout
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But no matter what tool we use, nothing will really fix the issue unless we force ourselves to take each bit of information mindfully and tackle it one or two at a time
By Dana Gornall
#mindfulness #productivitytools #writers #buddhist
By Dana Gornall
#mindfulness #productivitytools #writers #buddhist
Why That Productivity App Won't Fix Your Overwhelmed Mind - The Tattooed Buddha
I can get so overwhelmed that my mind can race and I am truly just "gulping" up the information mentally.
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December 7, 2024 at 7:13 PM
But no matter what tool we use, nothing will really fix the issue unless we force ourselves to take each bit of information mindfully and tackle it one or two at a time
By Dana Gornall
#mindfulness #productivitytools #writers #buddhist
By Dana Gornall
#mindfulness #productivitytools #writers #buddhist
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A lot of people are going to be asking themselves, “What is there to be thankful for this Thanksgiving?”
-Johnathon Lee
#gratitude #mindful #thanksgiving
-Johnathon Lee
#gratitude #mindful #thanksgiving
Being Thankful During Hard Times - The Tattooed Buddha
Pondering this isn’t just an exercise in gratitude.
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November 26, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A lot of people are going to be asking themselves, “What is there to be thankful for this Thanksgiving?”
-Johnathon Lee
#gratitude #mindful #thanksgiving
-Johnathon Lee
#gratitude #mindful #thanksgiving
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“I was on the playground when a three-year-old girl I have cared for before came up to me and said to me in her adorable little voice, “I like when you are here.”
-By Louis DeLauro
#kindness #buddhistwriter
-By Louis DeLauro
#kindness #buddhistwriter
The Right Words - The Tattooed Buddha
I am thankful a three-year-old girl had the right words to bring my wife to tears. Happy tears.
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November 23, 2024 at 4:38 PM
“I was on the playground when a three-year-old girl I have cared for before came up to me and said to me in her adorable little voice, “I like when you are here.”
-By Louis DeLauro
#kindness #buddhistwriter
-By Louis DeLauro
#kindness #buddhistwriter
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Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
November 23, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Attn: Yesterday, the Supreme Court revived the nondelegation doctrine, a legal theory that limits Congress’s ability to delegate power to federal agencies like the EPA—even if Congress wants to. (1/3)
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In the Very Special Episode of America—this is the part of the show where the adults figure out what has been going on and create a plan to fix it.
- Kellie Schorr
#buddhism #election #mindfulpolitics
- Kellie Schorr
#buddhism #election #mindfulpolitics
A Very Special Episode: The Four Noble Truths of November 5th - The Tattooed Buddha
In the Very Special Episode of America---this is the part of the show where the adults figure out what has been going on and create a plan to fix it.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:10 AM
In the Very Special Episode of America—this is the part of the show where the adults figure out what has been going on and create a plan to fix it.
- Kellie Schorr
#buddhism #election #mindfulpolitics
- Kellie Schorr
#buddhism #election #mindfulpolitics
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“Love one another” is a timeless message, handed to us by sages from diverse walks of life. You could make a religion where universal love was the only doctrine and it would get at the heart of everything that’s right and wise in other -isms.
-Johnathon Lee #buddhism #love
-Johnathon Lee #buddhism #love
Buddhist Resistance: Is Love the Answer? - The Tattooed Buddha
I see the shadow in everyone, and I accept it just as I’ve accepted mine. That’s what love does. It shines a light and shows that “yours” and “mine” are illusions created by competitive genes that don...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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My friend announced he was about to read a poem written by our head teacher.
Then, before my homie read said poem, and without a moment’s hesitation, I did it. From the back of the hall, in my best Andrew Dice Clay impression, I bellowed: “HICKORY DICKORY DOCK!!!” -Gary Sanders #buddhist
Then, before my homie read said poem, and without a moment’s hesitation, I did it. From the back of the hall, in my best Andrew Dice Clay impression, I bellowed: “HICKORY DICKORY DOCK!!!” -Gary Sanders #buddhist
The Day I Broke Noble Silence (With Andrew Dice Clay) - The Tattooed Buddha
Yes. I had just quoted the opening line of a dirty 1980s limerick. In a Buddhist silent retreat.
thetattooedbuddha.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:41 PM
My friend announced he was about to read a poem written by our head teacher.
Then, before my homie read said poem, and without a moment’s hesitation, I did it. From the back of the hall, in my best Andrew Dice Clay impression, I bellowed: “HICKORY DICKORY DOCK!!!” -Gary Sanders #buddhist
Then, before my homie read said poem, and without a moment’s hesitation, I did it. From the back of the hall, in my best Andrew Dice Clay impression, I bellowed: “HICKORY DICKORY DOCK!!!” -Gary Sanders #buddhist
