Comments on: What a Buddhist Monk Taught Me About Blogging

By: Alpesh

Alpesh — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:50:39 +0000

Nice one Darren! This article applies not just for blogging but in generally to many more aspects of life.

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By: Vik Dulat - Making Money the Easy Way

Vik Dulat - Making Money the Easy Way — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:14:27 +0000

I have the exact same philosophy. I smile when people say something stupid or arrogant and that gets them even more mad :)…muhahaha

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By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:39:14 +0000

Gotta love those Zen stories that really make you think. I love ‘em. Thanks for a great story.

Another I like is “To take control of your cow, give it a bigger pasture” :-)

By: How Not to become a Grumpy Old Blogger

How Not to become a Grumpy Old Blogger — Tue, 15 May 2007 22:49:41 +0000

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By: Heather Miller-Rodriguez

Heather Miller-Rodriguez — Tue, 15 May 2007 20:53:46 +0000

Wow. That is a really powerful little story you ended the post with. Thank you for sharing!

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zen habits » Blog Archive » Nifty links for Feb. 15, 2007 — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:30:31 +0000

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By: Ещё о проблемах блоггеров « Сокровища интернета

Ещё о проблемах блоггеров « Сокровища интернета — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:19:28 +0000

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By: Liudmila

Liudmila — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:25:20 +0000

I’m very glad to have find your blog and this your post.Thank you.I hope you have no mind if I “steel” some sentences and post them in my blog to remember…

By: Ben Hamilton

Ben Hamilton — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:30:35 +0000

sorry, “what comes out of a persons mouth is often more about them, than it is about the person they speak of”

By: Ben Hamilton

Ben Hamilton — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 00:29:49 +0000

I’ve always found that “what comes out of a persons mouth is often more about them that it is about the person they speak of”.

Hate and anger comes out of those that are not dealing with their own issues.

Hope your friend ‘feeds’ on the support offered here and is able to continue onward.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:56:45 +0000

Great post.

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By: cd

cd — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:57:18 +0000

Is this monk the Vietnamese monk, Thich Nhat Hanh?

I like nika’s comment #28. Agree with everything.

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The Best Stuff of the Week 2-18-07 | steve-olson.com — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:36:02 +0000

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By: uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Buddhist Blogging

uglychart.com » Blog Archive » Buddhist Blogging — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:37:58 +0000

[...] Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger Blog Tips has some good advice about what to do when your blog is attacked. I’ve been lucky to have pretty easy going blog readers and not any trouble for the last few years, but things got a little out of control last week. One thing he suggests is to establish boundaries. A part of this is to consider “the type of things that you’ll allow in the interactive areas of your blog.” Before I used to let anything go, but one day last week I was forced to reconsider and change this philosophy. Another suggestion is don’t get personal. I agree that “getting personal achieves nothing but escalating a conflict and perhaps even creating a lifelong enemy. It takes the focus away from the actual disagreement and further away from any productive resolution.” The article is filled with great advice including take it private and keep perspective. He also put up an article about what a Buddhist monk taught him about blogging. “If your house is on fire, the most urgent thing to do is to go back and try to put out the fire, not to run after the person you believe to be the arsonist. If you run after the person you suspect has burned your house, your house will burn down while you are chasing him or her. That is not wise. You must go back and put the fire out. So when you are angry, if you continue to interact with or argue with the other person, if you try to punish her, you are acting exactly like someone who runs after the arsonist while everything goes up in flames.” [...]

By: Bailey WorkPlay :: The Alchemy of Soulful Work - » Some Gifts Are Best Not Accepted

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:46:00 +0000

[...] One of Darren’s posts yesterday caught my attention, not because of his blogging advice, but because of a more powerful reminder about what to do when you get some hate and anger thrown in your direction. Consider this insight that Darren gained from a Buddhist monk: When someone attacks you with anger and hatred say to them: “thank you for your ‘gift’ – but I think you can keep it for yourself.” [...]

By: Dealing With Anger and Personal Attacks at FreshBlogger

Dealing With Anger and Personal Attacks at FreshBlogger — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:47:36 +0000

[...] Darren from ProBlogger has posted an article entitled What a Buddhist Monk Taught Me About Blogging. The post is relatively brief, but contains some great pointers for dealing with personal attacks and anger from others, not just in blogging, but in your every day life. [...]