{"id":1008,"date":"2010-01-28T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2010\/01\/the-buddha-at-work-all-we-are-is-dust-in-the-wind-dude.html"},"modified":"2010-01-28T14:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T14:20:00","slug":"the-buddha-at-work-all-we-are-is-dust-in-the-wind-dude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2010\/01\/the-buddha-at-work-all-we-are-is-dust-in-the-wind-dude.html","title":{"rendered":"The Buddha at Work – “All we are is dust in the wind, dude.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
“The only true wisdom consists of knowing that you know nothing.” <\/div>\n
– Alex Winter, as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure<\/i><\/div>\n

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“That’s us, dude!” <\/div>\n
– Keanu Reeves, as Ted “Theodore” Logan<\/i><\/div>\n

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Whoa! Excellent! <\/div>\n
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I’ve had impermanence<\/a> on my mind recently. I’ve talked about it<\/a> here before but it’s worth bringing up again. After all, it’s one of the most important things the Buddha taught. Here’s the thing: my life is totally excellent. <\/i>Where I find myself getting into trouble is when I cling to its excellentness<\/i>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The only true wisdom consists of knowing that you know nothing.”  – Alex Winter, as Bill S. Preston, Esq. in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure “That’s us, dude!”  – Keanu Reeves, as Ted “Theodore” Logan Whoa! Excellent!  I’ve had impermanence on my mind recently. 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