possible's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=possible2002-04-19T23:18:09ZFourteen Precepts for Engaged Buddhism (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/possible/writeups/Fourteen+Precepts+for+Engaged+Buddhismpossiblehttp://m.everything2.com/user/possible2002-04-19T23:18:09Z2002-04-19T23:18:09Z<p>
Fourteen <a href="/title/guidlines">guidlines</a> for the <a href="/title/engaged+Buddhist">engaged Buddhist</a> written by <a href="/title/Thich+Nhat+Hanh">Thich Nhat Hanh</a>. These are, of course, only intended to be <a href="/title/guidelines">guidelines</a>, and certainly not hard-and-fast <a href="/title/rules">rules</a> of any kind (note that the first precept establishes this)
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<b>1</b> Do not be <a href="/title/idolatrous">idolatrous</a> about or bound to any <a href="/title/doctrine">doctrine</a>, <a href="/title/theory">theory</a>, or <a href="/title/ideology">ideology</a>, even <a href="/title/Buddhist">Buddhist</a> ones. <a href="/title/Buddhist">Buddhist</a> systems of thought are guiding means; they are not <a href="/title/absolute+truth">absolute truth</a>.
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<b>2</b> Do not think the <a href="/title/knowledge">knowledge</a> you presently possess is <a href="/title/changeless">changeless</a>, <a href="/title/absolute+truth">absolute truth</a>. Avoid being <a href="/title/narrow+minded">narrow minded</a> and bound to present views. Learn and <a href="/title/practice+nonattachment">practice nonattachment</a> from views in order to be open to receive others' viewpoints. <a href="/title/Truth">Truth</a> is found in <a href="/title/life">life</a> and not merely in <a href="/title/conceptual+knowledge">conceptual knowledge</a>. Be ready to <a href="/title/learn">learn</a> throughout your entire life and to <a href="/title/observe+reality">observe reality</a> in yourself and in the world at all times.
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<b>3</b> Do not force others, including <a href="/title/children">children</a>, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by <a href="/title/authority">authority</a>, <a href="/title/threat">threat</a>, <a href="/title/money">money</a>,<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Daylight (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/possible/writeups/Daylightpossiblehttp://m.everything2.com/user/possible2002-04-18T00:51:10Z2002-04-18T00:51:10Z2002 <a href="/title/EP">EP</a> by <a href="/title/Aesop+Rock">Aesop Rock</a>.
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<b>Label: </b><a href="/title/Definitive+Jux">Definitive Jux</a>
<br><b>Producers: </b><a href="/title/Aesop+Rock">Aesop Rock</a>, <a href="/title/El-P">El-P</a>
<br><b>Guests: </b><a href="/title/Blueprint">Blueprint</a>
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<b>Track Listing:</b>
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<li>Daylight</li>
<li><a href="/title/Night+Light">Night Light</a></li>
<li>Nickel Plated Pockets</li>
<li>Alchemy (Featuring <a href="/title/Blueprint">Blueprint</a>)</li>
<li>Forest Crunk</li>
<li>Bracket Basher</li>
<li>Maintenance (Hidden Track begins at 19:42)</li>
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The Dragon uses a huge, quarter circle shaped arm attached to a <a href="/title/snowcat">snowcat</a> and fitted with lots of small <a href="/title/augers">augers</a>. The Dragon is driven down the pipe twice, cutting a fresh transition on each side.
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Riding at resorts with dragons is awesome. The pipe is always fresh every morning and that <a href="/title/nasty+icy+overhang">nasty icy overhang</a> that makes you fall so consistently never gets a chance to build up. Most resorts that have world-class halfpipes and nearly all <a href="/title/halfpipe+competitions">halfpipe competitions</a> use dragon-cut halfpipes.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Breckenridge (place)http://m.everything2.com/user/possible/writeups/Breckenridgepossiblehttp://m.everything2.com/user/possible2002-04-17T02:46:01Z2002-04-17T02:46:01ZSki area in <a href="/title/Summit+County">Summit County</a>, <a href="/title/Colorado">Colorado</a> owned by <a href="/title/Vail+Resorts">Vail Resorts</a>. Breckenridge is located 104 miles west of <a href="/title/Denver">Denver</a>. The mountain has 25 lifts and 2,000 acres of terrain, and the summit stands at 12,998 feet.
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Breckenridge has lift access to three peaks and access by t-bar and good old-fashioned foot power to several alpine bowls. There are two base areas and various on-mountain <a href="/title/retail+locations">retail locations</a> and <a href="/title/restaurants">restaurants</a> designed to sap you of your financial resources ("<b>Nine</b> dollars for a burger?" "Yeah, it... uh... costs a lot to... uh... get food up on a mountain like this..."), so bring your own food!
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Breckenridge is considered to be one of the best resorts in the US, especially for snowboarders. There are two <a href="/title/terrain+parks">terrain parks</a>, a smaller one that's good for learners and a huge, competition sized park with a 14-ft <a href="/title/superpipe">superpipe</a>.
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The problem of stupid rich <a href="/title/yuppies">yuppies</a> is not nearly as bad at Breckenridge as it is at <a href="/title/Vail">Vail</a>, <a href="/title/Beaver+Creek">Beaver Creek</a>, and other nearby ski areas because Breckenridge is more<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Vail Resorts (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/possible/writeups/Vail+Resortspossiblehttp://m.everything2.com/user/possible2002-04-17T00:30:50Z2002-04-17T00:30:50Z<p>
Owner and operator of <a href="/title/Vail">Vail</a>, <a href="/title/Beaver+Creek">Beaver Creek</a>, <a href="/title/Keystone">Keystone</a>, and <a href="/title/Breckenridge">Breckenridge</a> ski resorts. Vail also owns the <a href="/title/Grand+Tetons+Lodge+Company">Grand Tetons Lodge Company</a> and recently acquired <a href="/title/Heavenly">Heavenly</a> ski resort.
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Vail truly is a <a href="/title/corporate+giant">corporate giant</a>. In 2001 Vail's resorts made $520 million in revenue and received a total of 4.975 million skier visits. Vail's market share is 43% in Colorado and 8.7% in the United States. Vail was the most visited mountain in the United States in 2001.
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Just about everyone who lives near and skis or rides at a Vail mountain ends up working for Vail at some time. Vail is by far the biggest employer in the towns near its mountains, and it controls the <a href="/title/economy">economy</a> and <a href="/title/politics">politics</a> of those towns as well.
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Vail also controls a huge share of the <a href="/title/real+estate">real estate</a> market near each of its mountains. Vail's real estate profits in 2001 were over 12 million dollars.
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After working for a season at a restaurant at the top of <a href="/title/Keystone">Keystone</a>'s North Peak I can say that for such a <a href="/title/giant">giant</a>, <a href="/title/evil">evil</a>,<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Psychedelic drugs (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/possible/writeups/Psychedelic+drugspossiblehttp://m.everything2.com/user/possible2002-04-16T04:22:56Z2002-04-16T04:22:56Z<p>The form in which <a href="/title/eastern+philosophy">eastern philosophy</a> was exported to the <a href="/title/cultural+mainstream">cultural mainstream</a> in the <a href="/title/United+States">United States</a>. Does it surprise anyone that a concept like <a href="/title/enlightenment">enlightenment</a> that can best be described by saying that any description of it is wrong wouldn't "take" in US culture in its current form, but <a href="/title/little+cardboard+squares">little cardboard squares</a> that briefly turn you into a <a href="/title/god">god</a> when you stick them on your tongue have been all the rage for years?
<p>Personally, I love psychedelics, but it just makes me snigger quietly to myself like the pretentious jackass I am that such important ideas had to be distilled into a <a href="/title/physical+substance">physical substance</a> you can hold in your hand before it could fit into the <a href="/title/average+American">average American</a>'s world view. Can we take any idea, no matter how good and productive it is, and twist it around so far that it supports our <a href="/title/bizarre+systems">bizarre systems</a>?<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>