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    Experiences, Not Things, Improve With Age
    Edward Horner
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Experiences, Not Things, Improve With Age

    Experiences, Not Things, Improve With Time When I purchased my first generation iPhone, I thought, “Man this is really something. It’s g...
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    Be a Bystander
    Edward Horner
    • May 31, 2018
    • 2 min

    Be a Bystander

    Master Jingzong; English translation by Foyuan, edited by Jingxing Painting by Han Xi Shan A proverb says, “[In a chess game], bystanders...
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    When is my Number Up?
    Edward Horner
    • Apr 21, 2018
    • 5 min

    When is my Number Up?

    This is a short excerpt from Death and Dying in Buddhism, a publication from Off the Dock, an imprint of Canadian Outdoor Press. It shoul...
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    The Illusion of Permanence
    Edward Horner
    • Apr 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    The Illusion of Permanence

    This delusion manifests in many forms. “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man....
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    A Story of Compassion
    Edward Horner
    • Dec 17, 2017
    • 5 min

    A Story of Compassion

    A Story of Compassion - From our upcoming book, Wisdom in Buddhism A Story of Compassion A story is told in the Jataka Tales of a land ru...
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    Death, Threat to Ego
    Edward Horner
    • Sep 25, 2017
    • 4 min

    Death, Threat to Ego

    An excerpt from the book Death and dying in Buddhism Death is the ultimate threat to ego. Upon death of the physical body, the ego also ...
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    Out on the Street
    Edward Horner
    • Dec 9, 2016
    • 2 min

    Out on the Street

    An afternoon with Sharon Fitzhenry. My mind spends way too much time in the future. It plans, projects, predicts and then does it all aga...
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    The Nature of Consequence
    Edward Horner
    • Sep 24, 2016
    • 6 min

    The Nature of Consequence

    An excerpt from Consequences in Buddhism; Why Things Happen. There is rarely just one specific thing that causes someone to have somethin...
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    Consequences in Buddhism
    Edward Horner
    • Aug 28, 2016
    • 3 min

    Consequences in Buddhism

    An excerpt from Consequences in Buddhism There is rarely one specific thing that causes someone to have something happen to them. We liv...
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    Mouse Trap - The Game That Informs
    Edward Horner
    • Jul 16, 2016
    • 1 min

    Mouse Trap - The Game That Informs

    An excerpt from My Buddhist Journal; A Year in the Life of a Buddhist The board game Mouse Trap was the real eye opener for me. I just h...
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