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Fabrizio Musacchio<p>July 2025<br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Cologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cologne</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ch%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chán</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> emphasizes direct, non-conceptual realization, moving beyond words and dualistic thought. Its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epistemology</span></a> centers on immediate, embodied <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/praj%C3%B1%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prajñā</span></a>), contrasting with scholastic traditions. Zen's practice-based approach challenges conventional models of knowledge and highlights non-duality, which is what we explore in this post:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/2025-07-13-zens_way_of_knowing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/blog/202</span><span class="invisible">5-07-13-zens_way_of_knowing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Dajian <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Huineng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huineng</span></a>, the Sixth Patriarch of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ch%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chán</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a>), catalyzed a shift from gradual to sudden <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enlightenment</span></a>, emphasizing direct realization over scriptural study. His teachings on no-thought, non-abiding, and the inseparability of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> remain foundational in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastAsian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a>.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-29-huineng/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-29-huineng/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Dayi <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Daoxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Daoxin</span></a> (580–651), the fourth <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> patriarch, marked a pivotal shift from itinerant teaching to stable monastic community in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ch%C3%A1n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chán</span></a>. His integration of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a>, communal discipline, and institutional structure laid the groundwork for Zen's enduring presence as both spiritual lineage and living tradition:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-29-daoxin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-29-daoxin/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZenBuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenBuddhism</span></a>, rooted in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mahāyāna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a>, emphasizes direct experiential insight over conceptual elaboration. Drawing from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Madhyamaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Madhyamaka</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yogācāra</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Huayan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huayan</span></a>, it prioritizes immediacy 🌳, non-duality 🌀, and embodied practice 🧘‍♂️ — defining features of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastAsian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a>. This new post outlines <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a>'s historical and philosophical foundations as part of a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> sub-series:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-27-zen_buddhism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-27-zen_buddhism/</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nāgārjuna</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Madhyamaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Madhyamaka</span></a> employs radical negation (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prasa%E1%B9%85ga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prasaṅga</span></a>) to reveal the limits of conceptual thought, dissolving all views — including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emptiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emptiness</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunyata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunyata</span></a>) itself. This apophatic method aims at direct, non-conceptual wisdom (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/praj%C3%B1%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prajñā</span></a>), resonating with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a>’s emphasis on silence and immediacy. Liberation arises not by grasping truth, but by letting go.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-19-nagarjuna_and_limits_of_conceptual_thought/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-19-nagarjuna_and_limits_of_conceptual_thought/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Huayan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huayan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> advances <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nāgārjuna</span></a>’s insight on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emptiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emptiness</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunyata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunyata</span></a>) by articulating the doctrine of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interpenetration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interpenetration</span></a>: all phenomena mutually contain and reflect each other, as in Indra’s Net. This vision of radical relationality redefines reality as a seamless web, with profound ethical and philosophical implications. I put together key aspects of this doctrine and its reception in the Buddhist tradition in my latest post:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-19-interpenetration/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-19-interpenetration/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/N%C4%81g%C4%81rjuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nāgārjuna</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Madhyamaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Madhyamaka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> articulates <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%C5%9B%C5%ABnyat%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>śūnyatā</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emptiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emptiness</span></a>) and the two truths, dismantling the notion of intrinsic essence and affirming the interdependent, provisional nature of all phenomena. This insight avoids both <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihilism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihilism</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/essentialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>essentialism</span></a>, shaping <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mahāyāna</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zen</span></a> thought. In this post, I summed up the key aspects of this profound teaching and its implications for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhist</span></a> practice:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-15-sunyata_and_two_truths/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-15-sunyata_and_two_truths/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Buddhist written sources span diverse languages and cultures, evolving from oral transmission to vast canons like the Pāli, Chinese, Tibetan, and Korean collections. This adaptability and openness to textual expansion set <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> apart, reflecting its pragmatic approach to doctrine and preservation.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-12-written_sources_of_buddhism/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-12-written_sources_of_buddhism/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChineseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KoreanCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KoreanCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JapaneseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VietnameseCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VietnameseCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TibetanCultture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TibetanCultture</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Upaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Upaya</span></a>, or "skilful means", is a core <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mahayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mahayana</span></a> Buddhist concept emphasizing adaptive teaching tailored to individual needs. Rather than fixed doctrine, upaya legitimizes diverse methods and interpretations, prioritizing efficacy in guiding toward awakening over dogmatic consistency. In this post, we explore its historical roots, philosophical implications, and ethical dimensions within the broader context of Buddhist thought:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-09-upaya/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-09-upaya/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Buddhist <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> centers on intentionality, virtue cultivation, and the transformation of character, rather than obedience to external rules or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dogmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogmas</span></a>. Through frameworks like the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FivePrecepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FivePrecepts</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brahmavih%C4%81ras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brahmavihāras</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bodhisattva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bodhisattva</span></a> vows, it offers a unique path to liberation rooted in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compassion</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/karuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>karuna</span></a>) and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> (+<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prajna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prajna</span></a>). I just summarized the key aspects of Buddhist ethics in this post:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-08-buddhist_ethics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-08-buddhist_ethics/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Yog%C4%81c%C4%81ra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yogācāra</span></a> school's eightfold model of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vij%C3%B1%C4%81na" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vijñāna</span></a>) offers a detailed Buddhist framework for understanding perception, identity, and delusion. By analyzing layers from sensory awareness to the unconscious "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storehouse</span></a>" (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%C4%80layaVij%C3%B1%C4%81na" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ĀlayaVijñāna</span></a>), it provides a unique <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychoanalytic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychoanalytic</span></a> system without a permanent self (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anatta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anatta</span></a>):</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-07-vijnanas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-07-vijnanas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psychoanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psychoanalysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CognitiveScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveScience</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sati" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sati</span></a>, often translated as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindfulness</span></a>, is a central concept in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> rooted in recollection and ethical attentiveness. Unlike secular mindfulness, sati is embedded in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EightfoldPath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EightfoldPath</span></a>, guiding toward insight and liberation by integrating memory, ethical conduct &amp; meditative clarity. This post explores the historical and doctrinal significance of sati, contrasting it with modern interpretations that often overlook its deeper philosophical roots:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-04-sati/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-04-sati/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Praj%C3%B1%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prajñā</span></a>, or wisdom, is central in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> as direct, experiential insight into reality’s impermanence (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anicca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anicca</span></a>), non-self (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anatta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anatta</span></a>), and emptiness (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunyata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunyata</span></a>). Distinct from intellectual knowledge, it is cultivated through study, reflection, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a>, and is inseparable from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compassion</span></a>. In this post, I summarized key aspects of Prajñā across different Buddhist traditions, its role in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NobleEightfoldPath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NobleEightfoldPath</span></a>, and its significance in daily life:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-04-prajna/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-04-prajna/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Fabrizio Musacchio<p>We had a fun and very productive lab retreat this week at the <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Steinfeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steinfeld</span></a> monastery in <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Kall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kall</span></a>✌️👌</p><p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/June" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>June</span></a> 2025</p>
Weekend Stories<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> is not merely a technique for calming the mind, but the core of the path to liberation. Integrating calming (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/samatha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>samatha</span></a>) and insight (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vipassan%C4%81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vipassanā</span></a>), it transforms perception, dismantles suffering’s roots (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dukkha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dukkha</span></a>), and fosters ethical character — bridging philosophy and lived experience.</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-meditation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Weekend Stories<p>Exploring the Buddhist concept of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dukkha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dukkha</span></a>, often imprecisely translated as "suffering", in this post we clarify its deeper meaning as existential dissatisfaction rooted in impermanence and craving. Understanding dukkha is central to Buddhist philosophy, as it reveals the structural nature of suffering and the path to its cessation:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-05-25-dukkha/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2025/2025-05-25-dukkha/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
Fabrizio Musacchio<p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/May" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>May</span></a> 2025 😃<br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Fabrizio Musacchio<p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Sunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunday</span></a> ✌️<br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a></p>
Fabrizio Musacchio<p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/April" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>April</span></a> 2025 🌁😎<br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Solingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solingen</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/M%C3%BCngstenerBr%C3%BCcke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MüngstenerBrücke</span></a></p>