Kurt Vonnegut on buying an envelope

New writing up on The Laundry! thelaundry.substack.com

“It is an astounding experience to know that you can be loved in so many directions. That you can experience love that words cannot communicate. Every human deserves that.” — Dr. Larry Ward

These days I find myself lost in loving-kindness and other compassion practices. Do they solve the ills of the world? Not directly. But by creating love here, I radiate love to the world, and as Dionne Warwick has said, “what the world needs now is love, sweet love.” Original image by @aolanow

From an early book of mine, LOVE HURTS

I don’t think I’ll take a better picture than this so I’m just gonna stop here

This week we have Clarke Whitehead co-host of Homo Superior whose parents had the sense to birth him on the date of Kitty's Fairy Tale. What better bedtime story for a 9 year-old than about how Dark Phoenix ate a sun & adults around her were powerless to stop her? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/x...

He says to himself, pouring himself a second scotch

Allison had her X-Men Horoscope read by our pal @lodrorinzler.bsky.social on his excellent podcast X-Men Horoscopes! It was a blast to record, and we think you’ll like it! #xspoilers #xmen

Hat tip to my cousin @jesswars for sharing this delight by… *checks notes* @openlygayanimals on Instagram

A free guided meditation from me to you! youtu.be/Z2-60ajxzZc

What is the actual practice? Being with things as they are. Not affecting airs to appear spiritual but meeting this moment in its realest, rawest, most authentic state. New writing now live: thelaundry.substack.com/p/can-you-be...

Last night I gathered with people from around the world to re-introduce The Buddha Walks into a Bar. Please enjoy this free talk! (also: there's a discount code in there for anyone interested in taking the course starting next month!) youtu.be/sednElx5NIA www.lodrorinzler.com/the-buddha-w...

Happy Monday. For the first time in a decade I’m teaching a free talk (and subsequent course) on The Buddha Walks into a Bar: lodrorinzler.com #buddhism #buddha #buddhist #buddhistteaching #tibetanbuddhism #thebuddhawalksintoabar #lodrorinzler #meditation #meditate #meditating

Why should anyone do a meditation retreat? My personal experience up on The Laundry (our substack): thelaundry.substack.com

May you show up authentically and fully for your life and also please be f*cking kind to others Image by @okuntakinte

Oh hey free The Buddha Walks into a Bar talk coming up in June you can join me by signing up at lodrorinzler.com

“Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

New writing live at The Laundry! thelaundry.substack.com

Happy Mother’s Day to you all

By Wolverine’s Adamantium Claws - it’s @alewingpromotes.bsky.social We discuss his incredible run on X-Men with a focus on the resurrection of Magneto, writing Storm as the powerhouse she is and creating a framework for the cosmic side of Marvel. Not to be missed: open.spotify.com/episode/5Vvz...

Monday morning reminder #whitelotus #meditation #buddhism

“For decades a prayer has circulated in the background of my daily life: May I trust my own goodness. May I see the goodness in others.” - Tara Brach

By Wolverine’s Adamantium Claws - it’s @al-ewing.bsky.social! We discuss his incredible run on X-Men with a focus on the death & resurrection of Magneto, writing Storm as the powerhouse she is and creating a framework for the cosmic side of Marvel. Not to be missed: open.spotify.com/episode/5Vvz...

Listen to this stroll down my Marvel Comics career - turns out I've drawn over 500 (HUNDRED!) covers and 130 issues of Marvel Comics - and then we discuss X-Men plus some drawing advice....

Some humor for your (maybe tough?) Tuesday via @poorlydrawnlines

And on this week’s X-Men Horoscopes we have very special guest @terrydodsonart.bsky.social where the all new all different X-Men have to fight Magneto (half of them are metal so…it goes poorly). Plus: his very sage advice for budding artists: open.spotify.com/episode/4jbF...

I recently gathered new evidence to support the growing case that my daughter is a reincarnated Tibetan Buddhist lama. The full write up on misperception and seeing our way through the dark tunnel we’re in globally on The Laundry - thelaundry.substack.com

Powerlessness Not a lack of power, but feeling as though we have none. Some people have been indoctrinated to prefer a life with no agency, as it also brings no responsibility. At the other extreme, some folks have decided that they have more power than they actually do. Video games offer people a…

“No one can change everything, but everyone can change something. If you choose to live a life with impact, it’s in your control to do so.” - @sethgodin.bsky.social

Saw the Loch Ness monster and you can’t tell me otherwise

“Why not both?” meme

"We can stop searching for some idealized moment when everything will be simple and secure. This moment of experience, which could be painful or pleasurable, is our working basis. What makes all the difference is how we relate to it." - Pema Chodron

Cheers

"The exalted state of enlightenment is nothing more than fully knowing ourselves and our world, just as we are. In other words, the ultimate fruition of this path is simply to be fully human." - Pema Chodron

She knows New art by @bradmontague.bsky.social

May you spend more time today finding yourself than losing yourself Image by @aolanow on insta

New writing up on The Laundry! Why do we constantly chase temporary joyful escapes and what does it mean to instead build a joyful life? thelaundry.substack.com

The Buddhist Immersion begins on March 21st - five months of everything the Buddha taught to help you choose a better way of living www.lodrorinzler.com/the-buddhist...

Here’s the unfortunate truth: doomscrolling is not going to bring you happiness. Binge watching Netflix is not going to bring you happiness. Online shopping is not going to bring you happiness and in fact will probably max out your credit card.

We’re getting the readings in order for the Buddhist Immersion over here