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Author Archives: Major Tom
Putting is a “Feel”
When I putt, I try not to think of too much. In fact, the more I think, the worse I putt. To me, its all about being comfortable. Heck, I dont even really like to read the green much, or … Continue reading
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Running One-Club
Golf is who you play and where you play – not the score. If you’re with friends and having fun, either the score will come, or you won’t care. At one point, when we were in shape, the Dalai Lama, … Continue reading
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Competitive Nature of Golf
More on the differences in the competitive nature of the sports one thing that I always found satisfying was recognizing how your body would move, sometimes reacting without your thinking, in basketball. Those were the best moves. Once, playing … Continue reading
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The Art of Competition
People have always considered me a competitive person maybe partly because of my athletic background (college baseball and gym rat for many years). But, in particular, with both of those situations, competing never played a part. In baseball, for … Continue reading
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Do you believe in Good & Evil?
Do you believe in Duality? Good Vs. Evil? Right Vs. Wrong? Mind Vs. Body? Immortality of the soul? What is your myth? Where are your metaphors?
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Without Duality?
If there is no duality, then is there only acceptance? Would judgments, consequences and ramifications simply become actions without a preface? Would there be injustice or for that matter, justice? Without judgments, where is evil?
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Can you help?
Do you believe you can help people? What if they don’t want your help? What if they think that by not allowing you to help them, they are helping you? What is help? Where is help? Who is help? Never … Continue reading
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Mystical Vs. Logical
In the West, we need to be cognizant of our propensity to allow logical thinking to dominate our consciousness – therefore discounting the sometimes mystical, or the idea that some things just can’t be explained.
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The Gay Judgmental Factor
Although I’m not gay (not sure why I have to say that), it is apparent to me that judgmental interpretations (of the Bible and other religious documents) about this are directly opposed to what those documents teach. What’s up with … Continue reading
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Fire Metaphor
Isn’t building a fire a great metaphor? It will keep you warm if you build it correctly – if you continue to feed it – if you don’t let it get out of hand and burn you – if you … Continue reading
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The Cycle of Hypocrisy
Growing up, there was something about church that didn’t feel right to me. As I grew older, I began to judge those people as hypocrites. They were not true Christians, but they were judging others. How many times did I … Continue reading
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Preface
Buddhism and golf just seem to go together. And, the story about bringing them together can be both fact and fiction. Im not preaching religion, just depicting mythology. How do we reach our inner spirit? Not through story, but through … Continue reading
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Weather
Loving rainy days as well as sunny days, and the cloudy days in between. Love our neighbors, any color or socio-economic status and all in between. Appreciation of the sunny days becomes more acute knowing how raining days are. Appreciation … Continue reading
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Co-creating: In the future, this blog will feature notes that will be used in the upcoming book
TENZIN GYATSO, THE 14TH DALAI LAMA: We can see that all the desirable experiences that we cherish or aspire to attain are dependent upon cooperation and interaction with other sentient beings.
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