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One of the most pernicious aspects of the chronic unemployment rampant during the Great Depression was that it took many people (mostly men) out of the workforce permanently. Many men simply became unsuited for making a living, and this in turn prevented them from forming families or even becoming a part of normal society. The same pattern is appearing now, and it is a cause for grave concern. Chronic unemployment isn't just a hit to the economy; it attacks the very fabric of society.
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Vampire Nick Christos might've been born in the Middle Ages, but the good old days seem tame compared to the last eight years he's spent ruling the Supernatural Council. His only respite is with his cute neighbor Casey Meyers, a woman he wants more than any undead man should. Sure, he's forced to take a cold shower after every encounter, but there's no way he'll test his own strength by getting too close to a human, and he's not willing to risk her life–not with bloodthirsty family on the prowl out to ruin Nick's life.
When said Nick's kin shows up, the innocent Casey is caught in the middle of a centuries old fight, and Nick's biggest fear is realized. Now, instead of keeping his hands off his neighbor, he'll risk everything to save the human he's come to love.
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Title: Take it Like a Vamp
Author: Candace Havens
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 229 pages
Release Date:May 2013
Imprint: Covet
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Casey Meyers and Nick Christos are neighbors that have turned into great friends. Both want more out of their relationship but it's complicated: She doesn't think she's worthy (self-esteem issues) and he's, well, not human. When Nick makes the mistake of parading Casey around a huge gala, he endangers her life. Power-hungry members of his supernatural circle have done, and will do, anything to make Nick's life miserable - even if that means killing innocents and the ones he loves. Now, not only does have to profess his love to Casey, Nick has to fess up and tell her what he really is....and hope she's sticks around after hearing the news.
Nick is every woman's dream guy - hot, intelligent, and fun to be with. For those that are shallow, he's also rich. Casey doesn't care about his money and she'd love nothing more than to wake up next to his handsome face in the morning. Her self-esteem issues and dislike of her body type force her into one bad relationship after another, much to Nick's exasperation. She doesn't believe she's pretty, likable, or datable and, after awhile, her tendency to cut herself down actually becomes a bit tiring. She doesn't believe Nick or Linc (Nick's friend) when they hit on her and flirt.
Together, Nick and Casey are one large ball of sexual tension. They want each other in a bad way but Nick keeps putting the brakes on anything that Casey may try. Unknowingly, these actions by Nick resonate to Casey as she's not good enough to him. This couple that started out as friends and want to become so much more have quite the situation to figure out. Unfortunately, they have roughly a week before the council forces an arranged marriage on Nick that will leave Casey alone, unprotected, and heartbroken.
Take It Like A Vamp was a wonderfully written and fast paced paranormal book. The story is fun and definitely hot and sexy. The banter between Nick and Casey is great and the small amounts of inner dialogue provided by Casey is entertaining. There was enough back story to let us know how Casey ended up living in Nick's building and how they became friends without fluffing up the story for the sake of more pages. I enjoyed Book 1 in the Take It Like A Vamp series and will begin Book 2, Baby's Got Bite.
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U.S. District Judge George King of the Central District of California in Los Angeles issued the order against Tierra Santa Inc. and its owner, Cayetano Martinez.
Martinez earlier signed a consent decree prohibiting him or any affiliated company from hauling passengers without U.S. Department of Transportation authority, which is required to take passengers from one state to another.
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Do you like a lot of space when you go on vacation? If so, this property is for you. It has four bedrooms, a large living room, dining room and kitchen. It also has a game area on the second level and amazing outdoor space. The main level has a deck area but the amazing part is the roof top deck with incredible views of the Pensacola Bay.
The master bedroom has a king size bed, second bedroom has a queen size bed, third bedroom has two twin beds and the last bedroom has a queen bed. There is also a futon in the game area. There are two and one half bathrooms. The large living room/dining room/kitchen on the main level is a perfect spot for the family to gather.
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So glad we discovered LaBahia! This unit is so clean and spacious. The view from the roof top deck is spectacular. Steve is great to work with. He even left homemade chocolate chip cookies! We can't wait to go back for another week.
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Moorgate Hall occupies a core Moorgate address immediately to the west of Finsbury Circus in the City. The recently refurbished offices provide flexible floorplates averaging approximately 13,000 sq ft each and the location benefits from excellent public transport links.
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Since I am officially starting high school tomorrow, I have decided to start keeping a diary. I suspect it will be necessary catharsis after dealing with the usual drama. Writing things down will also help me keep track of who is speaking to whom, the latest gossip, and most importantly who is on hero/villain rotation. You know, typical high school stuff.
Oh, who am I kidding. This city is the craziest place on the planet. I still can't believe we've lived here as long as we have; you would think my parents would be more interested in moving after the third time downtown got demolished. But no, our lives and jobs and houses are here, so no matter how insane it gets we're not moving from Disasterville. So this diary is to help me survive the weirdness that no one else cares about or notices.
First off, my initial assessment of Disasterville High. It is, without question, one of the top five epicenters of the inexplicable in this city. Last year alone major portions of the school had to be rebuilt thirty-seven times for "gas leaks." Make that thirty-six times, once it was "planned renovations" that just happened to follow a major kaiju smackdown thwarted by a girl in a poofy dress and her pet cat. That, of course, brings me to the second stage of the assessment. Based on the apparent age of most heroes/villains/alien robots in the city, combined with the number of the same in middle school, I'd say that my class will have, at most, 50% normal people. Knowing my luck, most of the teachers will be decidedly far from normal as well. I hope at least some of the teachers are both normal and competent; it will be much easier to come out unscathed if so.
Anyway, I'm trying to decide what to bring in my backpack. I have to bring the usual stuff for class, plus my sketchbook. I'll definitely keep the flashlight, glowsticks, nonperishable snacks, water bottle, and umbrella from middle school. I'm tempted to replace the extra walkie-talkies with a burner phone, but that would defeat the purpose of having a radio backup if the cell tower is down. I'd also like to bring something a little more defense-oriented, but I'm not sure school policies allow anything more than pepper spray. I might be able to sneak in some flour bombs if I pretend they're baking supplies since smoke bombs are explicitly banned. At least the water bottle is stainless steel. Oh, and I can't forget to bring the inflatable life vest I just got. I'll go add that now. Oh, and garlic. Lots and lots of garlic. It might be hard to bring a spare change of clothes with all that; maybe I'll just dress in layers and keep a heavy jacket in my locker.
My classes at least looks pretty good. I have history with Mr. Traveler (his first name isn't Tim, I checked), shop class with Mrs. Elric, Spanish with... actually the teacher isn't listed... geometry with Dr. Defender (take a wild guess what she does in her spare time), and biology with Mr. Daemon. Like I said, the classes look good, it's the teachers I'm worried about.
I should go to bed early but I'm nervous.I know I'll need to be at my best tomorrow, and that won't happen if I'm sleep deprived. I think I'll go double check the security system and set up the window cans just in case. In this city, you can't be too careful.


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Memes! Who doesn't love 'em? In 2016, memes had such a strong run they became bigger than Jesus. This year? Already we have more than a dozen heavy hitters, gems that seek to steal the thrones of yesteryear's web royalty.
Below, we're compiling, updating, and ranking our favorite memes of 2017 in terms of enduring dankness. (Sadly, the following list doesn't include contenders that were on the cusp of the new year -- our apologies, in particular, to YouTube Clickbait.) Without further ado...
19. Sad Athlete memes
March Madness, as is usually the case, busted basketball brackets galore. Thankfully, two memorable memes helped us endure this year's torturous tournament: Crying Northwestern Kid and Absolutely Stunned Duke Man. (Also, semi-related: this joyful send-up of dedicated student athletes everywhere.) We'll see how long they stick around.
18. Best Picture Gaffe
That's right: The name of Damien Chazelle's contentious movie musical wasn't printed on the Academy's card for Best Picture. All these other things were.
17. Salt Bae
Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe isn't your average chef. He's the kind of guy who thinks knives are drumsticks, slabs of red meat are canvases upon which you make art, and evil omens about spilling salt are horse pucky. Thanks to one Instagram upload, Gökçe's signature finishing pose has spawned delectable soccer celebrations, street art pieces, and parodies galore.
16. Brother, May I Have Some Oats
Do you like pigs? What about oats? (Sorry: öats.) If you're a fan of them separately, you might also love this inexplicable tweet, which combined the two and became so popular earlier this year it led to a spamming practice called "oatposting." Watch out, Dat Boi, the new Prince of Random is here.
15. Side-Eyeing Michelle Obama
One of the weirdest (but best) parts of Trump's inauguration was that moment when Melania handed Michelle Obama a mysterious Tiffany's box. Michelle's "Jim-facing" was all of us that day, in more ways than one.
14. Gossiping Gosling
When Jimmy Kimmel surprised a group of Hollywood tourists by parading them through this year's Oscars, La La Land's resident jazz-splainer gifted one guest with a dirty little secret.
13. Tiny Trump
Google would have you believe Donald Trump's 6-ft-2. According to this Lilliputian meme, that shit's fake news. Sad!
12. Cash Me Ousside, Howbow Dah?
Late last year, The Dr. Phil Show unwittingly gave birth to a star, a 13-year-old girl who called an entire studio audience hoes and asked all of them to "catch her outside... how 'bout that?" The aggressive question has attained immortality in the form of a multipurpose comeback.
11. Gold CeeLo
Sometimes celebrities make bold outfit decisions -- decisions that take on a life of their own, haunting the wearer like a sartorial specter, shackling them to internet infamy forever. Like Jared Leto's green jacket, CeeLo's 2017 Grammy ensemble became one such case, eliciting winning comparisons to Zordon, Trump furniture, and an angry Ferrero Rocher.
10. Asahd Khaled
Meet Asahd, DJ Khaled's young son who, despite still sporting diapers, has already bagged an executive producer credit, a Ferrari, and his very own meme shrine. How's business? Yep, BOOMIN'.
9. I Have Never Been to Prague in My Life
Early in January, BuzzFeed published a dossier alleging that one of Trump's attorneys, Michael Cohen, met with Kremlin officials in Prague. Cohen's response: a sick close-up of the front of his passport. The randomness of the rebuttal has inspired countless copycat uploads -- all of which make roughly the same amount of sense.
8. Obamacare vs. GOP Replacement
Before House Republican leaders pulled the GOP's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare, the internet wasn't thrilled with the idea of Trumpcare. To illustrate their frustration in simple terms, the people built a meme, a meme that starkly juxtaposed purity with disappointment and goodness with garbage, a meme that yelled, "Fuck that shit!" real loud.
7. The Return of Palpatine
Why has this Star Wars character been having a breakout year, trying to tell everyone the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? Because he's the Senate.
6. Retire Bitch
In March 2013, actor Danny DeVito tweeted "Antonin Scalia retire bitch." His reasons for doing so are still unclear. But four years later, the concise demand has bloomed into a popular refrain, a call for controversial men, especially politicians, to cut their bullshit and pack it in.
5. Trump's First Order of Business
Since taking office, President Trump has found a new favorite hobby: signing executive orders. The internet's way of dealing with this has been to turn all his fancy black folders into silly statements and rudimentary doodles. Say what you want, but this walking Ralph Steadman cartoon can draw.
4. Meryl Streep Singing
That memorable shot of Meryl shouting from the 2015 SAG Awards has taken on new life. Thanks to Dash Tsushï and other Twitter users, the actress has now become one of social media's most ubiquitous concertgoers, completing or echoing the iconic lyrics to damn near everything with the infectious enthusiasm of a nostalgic mom. Be grateful all these exist -- especially the "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Bill Nye ones.
3. This Is the Future That Liberals Want
When far-right Twitter user @polNewsNetwork1 tweeted a photo of a drag queen sitting next to a woman in a niqab in a New York subway car, deriding the image as "the future that liberals want," said liberals clapped back by celebrating diversity and offering self-aware visions of their own utopias. (Enter dogs, superheroes, Guy Fieri.) "I hope one day that a picture of a woman in modesty garb sitting next to a colorful drag queen isn't out of the ordinary," the drag queen in the original picture, Gilda Wabbit, told BuzzFeed News, "that it's everyday life for everyone!"
2. Blinking Guy
Baffled by something? Let the virtuosic blinks of video producer Drew Scanlon handle that reaction for you.
1. Roll Safe
Last summer, while playing the character R.S. (aka Roll Safe) in the BBC Three's #HoodDocumentary series, actor Kayode Ewumi made a coded oral sex quip. Now, the screengrab of that moment is your best-worst source of advice.
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Graphic design students design poster for children in Kenya
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High school graphic design students created posters for Kenyan children after a meeting with a nonprofit organization in the African country, according to the Northwest Indiana Times.
A representative of the organization, which focuses on ending poverty in Kenya by educating children, visited the school in early March. The students, who attend Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois, began designing these posters to spread awareness about the poor conditions in the area. These posters are currently in the hallways of the school.
"This has been an incredible, real-world learning experience for our students to learn about life in Kenya, learn how design can make a difference in another person's life and how to use the essentials of good design to spread a message," graphic design teacher Heidi Stachulak said to the newspaper.
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I'm getting tired of being angry about the 2004 Presidential election. It is now clear enough that it may have been stolen. The vote totals in Ohio are particularly suspect. Florida in 2000 you know all about. But did you ever seriously focus on Ohio 2004?
You perhaps have vague memories of a controversy about polling machines. And confused voters. And how the chairman of George Bush's Ohio campaign was the Secretary of State, in charge of overseeing the election. And how the state awarded a $100 million contract for voting machines to Diebold, whose chairman attended a strategy session at Bush's Texas ranch, hosted a $1,000-a-plate dinner for Bush in his mansion, and told the press he would do whatever he could to ensure that Bush won Ohio.
You may have missed some details. Such as, that Kenneth Blackwell, the GOP Secretary of State/Campaign Manager decreed (1) that a vote not cast in your precinct would not be counted; (2) that all precinct lines be redrawn; (3) that the new precincts would be explained on the Secretary/Chairman's web site, which unfortunately was six months behind in being updated. Some voters actually found their way to the right place, such as a school gym, but didn't know that as many as four precincts were voting there, so that mathematically three of four were in the wrong lines and voted in the wrong precinct. Of course the Republicans efficiently informed their mailing and e-mail list members of correct voting sites.
These details and others are alleged in a new documentary named "Free for All!," by John Wellington Ennis, who traveled to Ohio in 2006 to see how the gubernatorial election (Blackwell against Democrat Ted Strickland) was going. Turns out it was not going well. In a state newly energized to correct voting irregularities, Blackwell lost to Strickland, winning only 37% of the vote. What a turnaround in two years.
The doc is engrossing, even enraging, but it's only a fair film. It's essentially a narration by Ennis, illustrated with video, stills, news footage, photos and standard talking head interviews. It's doesn't have the visual liveliness of the Michael Moore docs that clearly influenced it. There is too much Ennis, whose I-can't-believe-this tone of voice wears out its welcome. But he has a lot to say. There's no easy way to summarize, so let me quote:
"That the world got the official Ohio election results from a website made by the same web designer smearing Bush's opponent [i.e., by Mike Connell, the man who launched the Swift Boat attacks] wasn't the only suspect thing in election night. The web servers for the election results in Ohio were suddenly moved in the middle of the night...from Ohio to Tennessee. The entire business of reporting these numbers on the web, where media and the rest of America take them from, was being run by this far right partisan web company." The same company hosted Bush's own web site, and gop.com, ohiogop.com, newt.com and so on.
Would you trust an election supervised by Bush's campaign manager, and reported by a site designed by the Swift Boat guy? Strange thing: All the exit polls showed Kerry winning Ohio, but then Bush pulled ahead late in the evening. If Bush had lost Ohio, he would have lost the election.
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Judaism Zen and Basketball
Judaism, Zen, and Basketball
Three topics that at first sight probably do not seem to belong together, but it is possible to connect them, and perhaps even interesting - just watch me.
Judaism and Basketball
The connection between Judaism and basketball may be more understandable, seeing as the commissioner of the NBA, David Stern is Jewish, and Jews had no small part in NBA history. You can read about the history of Jews in American basketball in this excellent article from JewishMag, and if you are interested in The State of Jews in the NBA then NBA blog Give Me The Rock will bring you up to date.(For a great general site about Jews in sports visit JewishSports)
Zen and Judaism
A quick google search of "Zen and Judaism" brings up two main references - first a popular humor book "Zen Judaism: For You, a Little Enlightenment by David M. Bader",and another book "Letters To A Buddhist Jew" documenting an exchange of letters between a Rabbi and a Jewish Zen practitioner.The first chapter of the book is available to read at the link.I haven't read either of them so I have no opinion , although the first chapter seems very promising.I also found an interesting article about two Jewish friends who are both Jewish Buddhists. One of them found his way back to Judaism through meditation:
At one point he had to sew an ornamental item for a priestly garment."I absolutely couldn't do it," Lew recalled. "And after awhile I realized there was some resistance. I began to explore that in my meditation and I realized it had something to do with my being Jewish.It is true for me that there was some sense of conflict between my being ordained as a Buddhist with my being Jewish."As he explored the tension in meditation, he found "a level of Jewish background noise," Lew said. But probing deeper, he realized "this kind of buzz was going on at all times."Realizing this Jewish identity "was the beginning of my turning in that direction."
This is very similar to the way I reached Judaism - through Zen Buddhism - although this man went on to become a Rabbi and I don't think that is in my future. In any case, the connection between Judaism and Zen is very intriguing and I intend to explore it in this blog - starting with this post (I'm getting there)
Zen and Basketball
Zen is the art of living, and therefore can be applied to any endeavor, in any field. Still, basketball is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Zen , unless of course, you have followed the NBA in the past decade and a half. If you did, then you could not help hearing about legendary coach Phil Jackson, who consciously applied his knowledge of Zen on his way to coaching two different teams to an astounding nine NBA titles,( a feat accomplished, by the way, by only one other coach in NBA history,the late, great, Red Auerbach, who, apropos Jews in sports, happened to be Jewish.)
For years I have been fascinated by group dynamics and team sports is a great place to study this subject - enormous pressure coupled with great talent and forceful personalities makes for some very interesting situations. Not all team sports are so dependent on the quality of the group dynamics in order to succeed but apparently in basketball a close knit team is imperative.This is one reason why I started watching basketball, (the other one being Michael Jordan), and Phil's amazing success with the Chicago Bulls, (led by the unearthly talent of said Jordan), where others failed before him, really caught my attention. I also read Jackson's book Sacred Hoops about his time with the Bulls where he explains how he used his knowledge of Zen (and his very good instincts) to shape the group dynamics, and help the players realize their full potential, and it is with this book that I am going to finally complete the connection between Judaism, Zen, and basketball.
Connecting Judaism, Zen, and basketball
The very first thing I learned in my first Judaism lesson was that the essence of the Jew is that he gives thanks all the time to the Creator for everything. Jews are supposed to give thanks to God when they wake up - for waking up, when they go to the bathroom - for the ability to go to the bathroom, for food and water and basically - all of Gods creation, from morning till night.What I understand from this is that for Jews, nothing in this world should be taken for granted - everything is temporary, and exists only at the whim of our Master and Creator.This attitude reminded me of a story I read in Phil Jackson's book Sacred Hoops:
"You see this Goblet?" asked Chaa, holding up a glass "For me, this glass is already broken. I enjoy it; I drink out of it. It holds my water admirably, sometimes even reflecting the sun in beautiful patterns. If I should tap it, it has a lovely ring to it. But when I put this glass on a shelf and the wind knocks it over, or my elbow brushes it off the table and it falls to the ground and shatters, I say "Of course.""When I understand that this glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious."
(for the record, Jackson is quoting from the book Thoughts Without a Thinker, about psychology and Buddhism, which I haven't read, but seems worth it)
Isn't this remarkably similar to the Jewish philosophy underlying the incessant prayers of thanks?Don't both religions clearly recognize the impermanence of this world and how necessary it is for our health - our spiritual health to live in such a state of mind? Doesn't Judaism as well as Zen Buddhism exhort us to adhere not to worldly things, to lean on nothing - not money, or people or ideas even - but the one and only God (or Tao) who cannot be seen, or touched or even named? To me it seems to be so. But if this is true, then what is the difference between the two? Well, there are a lot of differences, but I think there are a few important, basic differences between Zen and Judaism, which can be demonstrated using this example.
The Basic Difference Between Judaism and Zen
The founder of Judaism and his subsequent followers recognized the desired mental and moral state for humanity in general, and specifically the Jewish people. They described this state and the way to get there - by doing the mitzvahs.In this case, the desired mental state is one of continually recognizing the impermanence of the world, and our utter dependence on God's will for every thing that exists.The way to achieve this state is to perform the appropriate prayers and blessings and other mitzvot throughout the day. As I understand it, the various prayers and blessings which give thanks are intended to not let us forget the fact that we are so dependent on the will of our Lord, lest our heads grow too big for our kippot, and we decide that we are self-sufficient. So in this case the mitzvot actually serve as reminders. Human beings are forgetful creatures and therefore need to be reminded - incessantly, all day, every day, for all of their lives. A Jew is not expected to reach a spiritual state in which he no longer needs to be reminded of God all the time. Not so in Zen.
Zen also describes a desired mental state and it has a way to get there.The ideal mental state can be described as one that recognizes, once and for all, with heart, and body and soul, the impermanence of this world, its inherent and constant changing, its basic unreliability.The way to achieve this state is through meditation, mental or physical (as in the martial arts or yoga), and unlike Judaism this state can be attained permanently.
So the first difference is that in Zen you are expected to reach a state of mind that, if attained in Judaism, would render all the incessant reminders/prayers of thanks unnecessary, because you would be mindful of God (or the Tao) all the time.
Freedom of Choice or Use of Force?
The second difference is in the use of external force to achieve this goal.
A Jew born into a Jewish family does not have a choice - he or she must act according to the laws that were given to us by God at Mount Sinai. You must pray because God said so, and if you don't He will disapprove and so will your parents, and teachers and maybe also your friends.Even if you accept this, you may still find yourself forcing yourself to do the appropriate prayers and blessings - if you are lucky. If not, you will get so used to it that they will become a barely noticeable habit.
I have only been to a few prayers sessions in my fledgling journey into Judaism, but I have already noticed that many people are not paying attention to their prayers - some play with their keys, one guy was tossing an orange up and down, another was gesturing to other people who answered him with contortions of the face and hand signals, and in the third synagogue, two people were reading the papers during the prayers. I have a feeling that this is a big problem in Jewish practice - it is repetitive and it can quickly become a habit that hinders spiritual development, instead of advancing it.
Of course this also occurs in Zen practice. There are so many ways in which our minds can fool us that inevitably we will fall into some of them.The difference is that a good Zen teacher will be there to get you out of the rut - in fact the whole system is designed to constantly keep you on your toes mentally, until you reach that state of mind that doesn't need to fall asleep into a habit, a mental state of alertness without undue tension. Can the same be said of Judaism? I do not have enough knowledge to determine this, but it sure doesn't look like it.
But most importantly, the clear state of mind that can be reached through Zen is absolutely impossible to achieve without the voluntary wish of the disciple.The Way is too hard, too frightening and overburdened with difficulties to be achieved without the courage that stems from the exercise of a free will. On the other hand, if I understand correctly, Judaism never allowed it's members to choose, and if Modernism had not descended upon it in a devastating rush, we would still have no choice.What I do not understand is how is this possible? How is spiritual growth possible under such constraining circumstances? Why is it necessary to use force, when every orthodox I have ever met tells me, in words and in behavior, that doing the mitzvot is the best thing possible, the only true road to happiness everlasting?
Conclusion - What, Why and How
Jewish society has traditionally socialized its members into a way of life and faith in God.
Zen is a demanding but practical spiritual discipline that, if it is to be meaningful, must be followed voluntarily by its adherents.
Judaism has an excellent sense of morals, and a set of values and ideals that are worthy of a human culture, but the tools that Judaism has developed over the years - the mitzvot and their continual adaptation, seem to be lacking. The fact is that society, including Jewish society, never seems to be able to realize its lofty ideals.I am wondering if Judaism has the goals, but Zen, perhaps, possesses the Way to achieve them.
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