Mark Masdin
@mmasdin.bsky.social
Hospital chaplain. Husband and father. Lover of books, movie, and music and plan to use Bluesky to indulge my hobbies.
This quote from Winnie the Pooh perfectly defines the Zen Buddhist concept of satori (sudden enlightenment).
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This quote from Winnie the Pooh perfectly defines the Zen Buddhist concept of satori (sudden enlightenment).
Favorite Ryōkan poem right now. I love the neglect of the classics to sit and write your own poetry.
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Favorite Ryōkan poem right now. I love the neglect of the classics to sit and write your own poetry.
Finally got around to listening to this one. "Little Gears" is an instant classic, a close observation of a spider weaving a web. Exquisite. Among her best works front to back. americanahighways.org/2025/09/24/r...
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October 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Finally got around to listening to this one. "Little Gears" is an instant classic, a close observation of a spider weaving a web. Exquisite. Among her best works front to back. americanahighways.org/2025/09/24/r...
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Next spaghetti western, The Grand Duel. Van Cleef is easily becoming my favorite actor, and another captivating role here. Great action from both leads.
October 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Next spaghetti western, The Grand Duel. Van Cleef is easily becoming my favorite actor, and another captivating role here. Great action from both leads.
Next spaghetti western, Any Gun Can Play. Cast was unknown to me and the Tubi copy was pixelated, but a very satisfying ending, totally different than typical SWs.
October 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Next spaghetti western, Any Gun Can Play. Cast was unknown to me and the Tubi copy was pixelated, but a very satisfying ending, totally different than typical SWs.
Working on this in my life. If you have any interest in Taoism, George Thompson's videos are very informative but practical. youtu.be/fPWTSmus-jE?...
Wu Wei: The Taoist Secret That Changed My Life
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October 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Working on this in my life. If you have any interest in Taoism, George Thompson's videos are very informative but practical. youtu.be/fPWTSmus-jE?...
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🌿 New Episode: Taoism & Hate 🌿
Hate isn’t just in the headlines — it seeps into daily life. Taoism doesn’t meet hate with more hate. It meets it with clarity, balance, and strength.
🎙 Listen now: linktr.ee/daoananda
#ModernTaoist #Podcast #Taoism
Hate isn’t just in the headlines — it seeps into daily life. Taoism doesn’t meet hate with more hate. It meets it with clarity, balance, and strength.
🎙 Listen now: linktr.ee/daoananda
#ModernTaoist #Podcast #Taoism
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🌿 New Episode: Taoism & Hate 🌿
Hate isn’t just in the headlines — it seeps into daily life. Taoism doesn’t meet hate with more hate. It meets it with clarity, balance, and strength.
🎙 Listen now: linktr.ee/daoananda
#ModernTaoist #Podcast #Taoism
Hate isn’t just in the headlines — it seeps into daily life. Taoism doesn’t meet hate with more hate. It meets it with clarity, balance, and strength.
🎙 Listen now: linktr.ee/daoananda
#ModernTaoist #Podcast #Taoism
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May you be happy, may you be well, safe, peaceful and at ease.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Via Michael Gregory
Thich Nhat Hanh
Via Michael Gregory
October 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
May you be happy, may you be well, safe, peaceful and at ease.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Via Michael Gregory
Thich Nhat Hanh
Via Michael Gregory
Combining the love of Marvel and westerns and reading some Two-Gun Kid on Marvel Unlimited. They only have a few issues up. Enjoyable read so far.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Combining the love of Marvel and westerns and reading some Two-Gun Kid on Marvel Unlimited. They only have a few issues up. Enjoyable read so far.
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Perfection is brittle. Presence is flexible. Begin your week by aiming for presence—not perfection.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Perfection is brittle. Presence is flexible. Begin your week by aiming for presence—not perfection.
👉 linktr.ee/daoananda
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The sequel. I think this one is better than the first. #spaghettiwestern
October 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The sequel. I think this one is better than the first. #spaghettiwestern
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October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Learning Taoism I would came across this exchange in the spaghetti western I just watched. Trinity taking a nap being dragged by his horse is the definition of "going with the flow."
Bambino: Don't you wanna do something with your life?
Trinity: Who's got the time? I'm already busy doing nothing.
Bambino: Don't you wanna do something with your life?
Trinity: Who's got the time? I'm already busy doing nothing.
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Learning Taoism I would came across this exchange in the spaghetti western I just watched. Trinity taking a nap being dragged by his horse is the definition of "going with the flow."
Bambino: Don't you wanna do something with your life?
Trinity: Who's got the time? I'm already busy doing nothing.
Bambino: Don't you wanna do something with your life?
Trinity: Who's got the time? I'm already busy doing nothing.
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This is a page from the book "That Parent's Tao Te Ching" by William Martin.
Be ordinary!
Be ordinary!
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is a page from the book "That Parent's Tao Te Ching" by William Martin.
Be ordinary!
Be ordinary!
If Taylor Swift is so status quo, why are the right and left both trying to cancel her over her new album? #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl
October 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If Taylor Swift is so status quo, why are the right and left both trying to cancel her over her new album? #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl
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Happy release day for all who celebrate. Just listened to the new album on my lunchbreak. Never knew music could be infectiously poppy and poignantly lyrical all in a 3 minute song. Truly a mastermind. #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl
October 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy release day for all who celebrate. Just listened to the new album on my lunchbreak. Never knew music could be infectiously poppy and poignantly lyrical all in a 3 minute song. Truly a mastermind. #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl
Next spaghetti western, They Call Me Trinity, is definitely a comedy. It doesn't all hold up, but still a hoot. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer are great. Looking forward to the sequel.
October 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Next spaghetti western, They Call Me Trinity, is definitely a comedy. It doesn't all hold up, but still a hoot. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer are great. Looking forward to the sequel.
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Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.
Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a…
Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a…
Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.
Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being,
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September 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.
Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a…
Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a…
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Even in heaviness, the seed of light is already present. Taoism teaches us that nothing stays fixed—not joy, not sorrow, not the weight you’re carrying.
September 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Even in heaviness, the seed of light is already present. Taoism teaches us that nothing stays fixed—not joy, not sorrow, not the weight you’re carrying.
Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite, directed by Sergio Leone. This was a re-watch, forgot how weird this one is. James Coburn is iconic.
September 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite, directed by Sergio Leone. This was a re-watch, forgot how weird this one is. James Coburn is iconic.
Next on the spaghetti western adventure, the Dollars Trilogy. Another rematch for me, and one of my favorites. Forgot how good all three are. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morriconi are one of the best pairs in film history.
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Next on the spaghetti western adventure, the Dollars Trilogy. Another rematch for me, and one of my favorites. Forgot how good all three are. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morriconi are one of the best pairs in film history.
Next up (spaghetti westerns), the Sabata trilogy (Sabata, Adios, Sabata, and Return of Sabata). Very loosely connected, with a different actor playing the same character and the same actors playing different characters in all three. Overall all three are worth the watch for fans of the genre.
September 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Next up (spaghetti westerns), the Sabata trilogy (Sabata, Adios, Sabata, and Return of Sabata). Very loosely connected, with a different actor playing the same character and the same actors playing different characters in all three. Overall all three are worth the watch for fans of the genre.