David Given Schwarm

Married, Father, United

38. Actually

Beautifully vs Actually
65. A Quiet Mind is All You Need

There must be something continuous to register discontinuity. Consciousness is intermittent, full of gaps. Yet there is the continuity of identity. What is this sense of identity due to, if not to something beyond consciousness?
DRAGON TALK – 03/09/2017

JERRY HOLKINS ON ACQUISITIONS INC. C TEAMDRAGON TALK – 03/09/2017By Shelly Mazzanoble & Greg Tito Another great episode–this one started with Greg making a Phish reference which is always awesome to hear! The official blurb has: Jerry Holkins from Penny Arcade calls in to speak effusively about his Acquisitions Inc. C Team stream, what he’s doing during…
37. The Brain

That was why hers was such a fascinating field.
64. Whatever pleases you, Keeps you Back

Shun not desire; see only that it flows into the right channels. It is enough to know that there is suffering, that the world suffers. By themselves neither pleasure nor pain enlighten. Only understanding does. Once you have grasped the truth that the world is full of suffering, that to be born is a calamity,…
Storm King’s Thunder–D&D Encounters S23 S19
Actual Play Storm King’s Thunder–D&D Encounters S23 S19
63. Notion of Doership is Bondage

Most of the bhaktas trust their Guru only as long as all is well with them. When troubles come, they feel let down and go out in search of another Guru
36. Dearest

She burns down the house. This is a good + memorable one. The renters who love the house but are cheap. The owner jealous that they found happiness–the neighbors who love the renters. She burns down the house.
35. Just a Rumor

How do people react when they hear that you have died.