Somehow I see Stoicism as a "watered-down" version of Buddhism. The psychological parts of both schools have a lot in common. If I can take the liberty and boils down Buddhism into the three Characteristics: Dukkha (Unsatisfactory nature of life), Anicca (Nothing is permanent), and Anatta (Self is a …

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As I get deeper and deeper into Haskell and functional programming, the fundamental principles of FP starts to make more sense to me, and a light bulb goes up in my mind: actually there is a deep connection between them and one's spiritual practice. The first one I made such a connection is laziness. If you really …

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Quotes are powerful -- usually they are witty, pithy, and right to the point. They serve as the best daily reminders for us, they help us remember what we already know but have not fully internalized. Over the time I have picked up quite a few quotes, mostly from listening to the Dharma techings by Gil Fronsidal, …

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