Blaming Japhy Rider: the Email Chronicles
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The emails in this volume chronicle and document some of the story presented in the memoir. There are perhaps one hundred or so more, which may be added in later editions or a separate volume. The earlier emails demonstrate a far weaker, far less studied experienced relationship to the topics discussed in the book. Those in this volume are a good example of the later emails.
There is also a second project by the author with a similar set of email chronicles. This is TaxTheRichDotName email series and reflects the authors involvement in recent political efforts to redress the current distribution of wealth in the country.
For more on either of the Email Chronicles and on both projects, the reader is referred to http://www.blamingjaphyrider.com and http://www.taxtherich.name.
The blog for Blaming Japhy Rider is at http://www.philip.bralich.authorxpress.com
Philip A. Bralich
Philip A. Bralich has a PhD in linguistics. He spent many years teaching ESL and essay and research writing. He has much experience presenting at professional conferences and publications in theoretical syntax, ESL, and computational linguistics, as well as with professional business presentations, business writing, and grant writing. He has had a thirty-year reading history (obsession) with root thinkers of Western and Eastern philosophy and psychology.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Inspiring Read! Highly Recommended!Blaming Japhy Rider is an inspiring book that can show all readers how not to give up. Philip A. Bralich shares his story of loss, struggle, and triumph in his new book. Bralich shares his worst times and best times and also shares his spiritual evolution through Eastern religion practices and ideas. Easy to follow and understand, this work is emotional, inspiring, and truly an enjoyable read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Review: Blaming Japhy Rider was a very interesting memoir; full of emotion, heartbreak, triumph and inspiration. Philip A. Bralich's spiritual and psychological journey was supplemented with content influenced by the most prolific writers of the "Beat Generation", particularly Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. I was surprised by how much I learned from his surroundings and experiences, especially his fight with PTSD, a disorder that is misunderstood even in today's society. The story was well-written, had a median-pace, and was highly affective. Philip's "character" was anything but boring, and his story was one that I will definitely recommend to friends and readers.Rating: Bounty's Out (3.5/5)*** I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
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Blaming Japhy Rider - Philip A. Bralich
Copyright © 2012 by Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D.
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Contents
Subject: Shambhala and the Dalai Lama’s Endorsement of Democracy
Subject: Step Wise — A Poem
Subject: Sadhaka: A nice quote from Evans Wentz
Subject: Dream self and Bardo
Subject: We the Americans Welcome We the Shambalians — A poem
Subject: Bullies and Mobs — A doha of circumirential sniping
Subject: Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire or Drive All Blames Into One: A Fable
Subject: Japanese Zen/American Zen: A Koan
Subject: Addendum to Japanese Zen/American Zen: 2 old poems
Subject: A thanks-for-the-support poem: Mind Matters; Matter Don’t
Subject: Flash Snitch vs Flash Mob: Tong Len for Snitches and Whistle Blowers
Subject: Re: Was the Bard a Bodhisattva?
Subject: The Passing of Aitken Roshi
Subject: Crazy Wisdom and Vajra Anger
Subject: Looking for readers/Feedback
Subject: Re: poem
Subject: Looking for a poetic response
Subject: A hello and I agree poem to John Tisher’s RE: poem
Subject: Re: Why Practice If You’re Enlightened?
Subject: Buddhism WITH Credentials
Subject: Tibetan Missionary and Catholic Missionary
Subject: Poem: Seeing the Other Sky
Subject: A Quote From Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching
Subject: RE: Light Fingers — A semi poetic response
Subject: Cure for the Ravages of Curiosity
Subject: Wine, Women and Song — Buddhist Jokes
Subject: The Trap of Doubt: A Poemish Kind of Thing
Subject: Building Pyramids to Ourselves
Subject: Resolving the Conflict Between the Sistene Chapel and Kalapa
Subject: This Old Man Never Looks Back
Subject: Vene, Vidi…
Subject: Goin’ to RMDC/RMSC/SMC
Subject: RMDC/RMSC/SMC is Still Beautiful
Subject: Cleaning up after the hippies & RE: RMDC/RMSC/SMC is Still Beautiful
Subject: My Demented Fat Aunt; My Slender Poised Aunt
Subject: The Movie _Zombieland_ & the Enlightened Kingdom of Hollywood
Subject: … They Lied to the Buddhas
Subject: We’ve Got a 200 Year Head Start On Us, Maybe 10,000+
Subject: My apologies to the Neandrathals
Subject: Addendum to The Trap of Doubt
: The molesters/rapists/pimps/punkers/&Slavers
Subject: … breaking the spell on peaceful protest
Subject: … 1) Landing, 2) Skanning, 3) Vini, 4) Vici, 5.) the Big No
Subject: RE: Orders for the foot soldier
Subject: Goin’ to the Other Mountain?
Subject: Shouting at People and Asian (Buddhist/Shambhala) Cultures
Subject: Thinking of moving to Boulder, September-ish
Subzject: Happy 4th to Shambhala-Americans
Subject: Shambhala Announce List: Ride offered from Burlington Airport to Karme Choling, July 18
Subject: Shambhala Announce List: Ride offered from Burlington Airport to Karme Choling, July 18
Subject: sangha-Fw: Warriorship: Don’t run away: don’t run forward
Subject:
Shambhala and the Dalai Lama’s Endorsement of Democracy
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:39:34 -0700
The following link was broadcast on sangha-announce. It describes the recent news of the Dalai Lama’s endorsement of democracy. Anybody have any idea how Trungpa Rinpoche and current Shambhala leadership would respond?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090621/wl_nm/us_tibet_dalailama_2
I’ve always thought of Shambhala as a Kingdom within a democracy sort of a thing, but I believe many daydream of a time when Shambhalians, even those here in America, are living under the rule of the Rigden King without a democracy doing the real
governing.
Phil Bralich
Subject:
Step Wise — A Poem
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:24:09 -0700
This is kind of a poem, but more of a review sheet I made to review the steps to the realization of Mahamudra. The only addition I have made from my personal experience is the view of step wiseness
to the exercises. Mahamudra fans might find this a useful review sheet as well, so I decided to post it. Naturally as these are Kagyu notes, mahamudra transmission makes it easier.
Step Wise.
One-Pointedness: Mundane Consciousness analyzes itself
Brahman’s thread without first learning tightening and loosening is not possible. Loosening the string around a sheaf of straw is not possible without the Brahman’s thread. Gazing like a child at smoke and fireflies is not possible without first loosening the string. Preceding like an elephant pricked by thorn is not possible without gazing like a child at smoke and fireflies.
Simplicity 1: Supramundane Consciousness
The elephant pricked by thorns is itself the supramundane consciousness. It is the union of the moving and non-moving. Without knowing the moving and non-moving, they cannot be analyzed. Looking at the moving and non-moving, like 2 sticks rubbed together, they consume themselves in the supramundane The intellect, that which looks on, is not separate from the moving, the non-moving or their union.
Simplicity 2: Supramundane Consciousness analyzes the mundane
Knowing the 3 times do not exist is not possible without the elephant pricked by thorns. Knowing that birth, death and time do not exist is not possible without knowing the 3 times do not exist. Knowing