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Timber Hawkeye

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Spirituality, Philosophy, Health, Mind & Body

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To make a long story short...

I sat there in front of the Tibetan Lama, wearing my maroon robes after years of studying Buddhism and said, "With all due respect, I don't believe the Buddha ever intended for his teachings to get THIS complicated!"

My teacher looked around at all the statues of deities with multiple arms and said, "The Buddha didn't do this!" he chuckled, "The Tibetan culture did; this is their way. Why don't you try Zen? I think you'd like it!"

So I bowed-out of the temple, took off my robes, and moved into a Zen monastery far from home. I was determined to find a simpler depiction of the Buddha's valuable teachings.

My teacher was right; Zen was simpler (the walls were blank and I loved it), but the teachings were still filled ...more

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	Buddhist Boot Camp 4.25 avg rating — 5,525 ratings — published 2012 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sit Happens: Buddhismus in allen Lebenslagen by Timber Hawkeye (Goodreads Author), Susanne Kahn-Ackermann (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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To avoid being self-obsessed and desperately seeking the approval of others, Buddhism invites us to remain focused on WHO we are (our character), and be less concerned with WHAT we are (our identity and all the labels we wear). Egocentric identities are performative and outwardly expressive in order to be noticed, recognized, and praised, while your character isn't loud, it isn't censored, filtere

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“Carlos Castaneda said, “We can make ourselves miserable, or we can make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”
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“Treat every living being, including yourself, with kindness, and the world will immediately be a better place.”
― Timber Hawkeye, Buddhist Boot Camp

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“Wouldn’t it be great to stop, if only for a minute on a regular basis, and reflect on how wonderful everything is?”
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I was fortunate to hear Timber speak at a local book signing. His message is one of utmost importance that has been around for a long time; his approach to Buddhism makes it approachable and applicable for everyone. Everyone I know that has his book has either bought a copy for someone else, sometimes many others, or recommended it. That is what I am doing here. Spread the word, he may just be helping us change the world by helping us change ourselves.

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