Comments on: Reconciling Buddhistic Practice and Poker http://tommyangelo.com/blog/2009/09/18/reconciling-buddhistic-practice-and-poker/ Tommy Angelo's Poker Blog. Here you will find a collection of my Poker Stories, Mindfulness Stories, and the occasional amazing movie of my cats. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Football News http://tommyangelo.com/blog/2009/09/18/reconciling-buddhistic-practice-and-poker/comment-page-1/#comment-78346 Football News Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:54:48 +0000 http://www.tommyangelo.com/blog/?p=619#comment-78346 Wow, this was great information. I have a friend that also converted and moved into a compound, never saw him after that as i returned home :( Wow, this was great information.

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Being one with your opponent, winning even in defeat, perfecting one’s path…these are concepts that resonate whether it’s sitting Zazen, drawing to a backdoor flush or severing his sword arm as you turn beneath his cut.

Life is suffering. Learn to see beyond this.

Conflict is imaginary – there is not as much distance between your stack and his as you think.

Live in this very moment as perfectly as you are able – walking, driving, raising, slicing, breathing.

Stop being fixated on the morality – did you really think you were taking those chips with you when you depart this world? Do you think your opponent is taking his?

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