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Buddhism
Buddhist concepts have made their way into a lot of the posts I’ve written here. Over the past few months, I have written three posts dealing directly with Buddhism as the main topic. I have ideas for several others, too. I therefore decided that I need to have a dedicated index page for Buddhist topics. Some articles will still be cross-indexed elsewhere, but this will be a one-stop-shop for specifically Buddhist topics.
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Church, Churches, and Church History: Index
Recently I’ve been posting on Apostolic Succession and church history in general. I thought about putting those posts under “Religious Miscellany“; but those posts are more general in nature, and cover religions other than Christianity. I decided it would be worthwhile to add a new index for such posts, which are more specifically about Christianity, the Church, and church history. Therefore, though I’ve written quite a lot about religion here over the years, this will be my most focused and specific index on religious matters. Enjoy!
Interlude: Complicated Ecclesiastical Terminology
When is a Sacrament not a Sacrament? Validity and Liceity
Will the Real Apostolic Succession Please Stand Up? Recognition of Lineages
Tamám Shud
That is, “It is finished.”
The final “Rubá’í of the Day” went up this past Sunday. However, I’ve been working behind the scenes to get the index updated. I completed this just a few minutes ago, and I therefore direct you to the index for the “Rubá’í of the Day” series. From there you can find all seventy-five verses of Edward Fitzgerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, and all five hundred of E. H. Whinfield’s version.
The “Rubá’í of the Day” series has been a labor of love for me, and I have greatly enjoyed posting it. I hope you find it interesting and worthwhile, too; and if you have a taste for daily poetry, check out my ongoing “Daily Whitman” series, in which I’m publishing Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in daily increments. Farewell to Omar, greetings to Walt, and may you enjoy both!
Taoism
I’ve ended up writing more essays on the Tao Te Ching than I’d originally intended over in the “Your Own Personal Canon” series. Taoism has been an interest of mine for many years, and I may well return to Taoism even after I’ve finished the essays on the Tao Te Ching. Thus, I thought it would be a good idea to set up yet another index in which to collect the Taoist essays–and here it is!
Movies!
The other day I was looking for a movie I’d posted several months back. To my consternation, I found that harder to do than I’d thought, though I did eventually find it. If I, as the blog owner/administrator can’t find something just a few months back, I shudder for the readers! Certainly I know what it’s like to find something interesting on a blog, decide to come back later to read or watch it, and then be unable to find it again later. Therefore, I’ve decided to index the movies I have posted (and will continue to post) here at the Chequer-board. This will enable readers to find movies they may have noted here and not watched at the time to find them again; and it will enable readers to browse what I’ve posted here.
There’s no perfect or elegant way to do this, so I’ll be setting up as follows, as the best compromise procedure:
1. I’ll put the movies in tables of 100. That will save space.Instead of doing an index post, as I’ve done with series, I’m adding a page, “Movies” (alongside the “Main”, “About”, “Contact Me”, and other tabbed pages) which will serve as the index.
2. Alphabetizing would be too complicated, and would have to be redone after every new movie posted, so I’ll just do it chronologically–the first movie in the list will be the first posted, etc.
3. I’ll give just the name of the movie, without the other stuff (“Movie Night”, etc.) that I have as the post title. After each link, I’ll put one or two tags to give an idea of the type of movie.
4. As the number increases, I’ll put in more tables.
5. Occasionally a movie I post will disappear, since the YouTube account it’s associated with is closed, or the movie is taken down by the poster, etc. When I notice this, I usually try to fix it by finding a link elsewhere. For items that have been up for awhile I may not be aware of what’s happened. Thus, if you go to see something and it’s gone, contact me and I’ll see what I can do, within the constraints of my schedule and of what I can find.
6. Shorts and certain odds and ends I may not put in the index–e.g. the first episode of the Mahabharata which I copied from the Caravanserai. Since that’s mostly to help people get to the appropriate YouTube channel, I’m not linking it here. By and large, though, most of what I have posted will be here. If a movie covered more than one post, I’ll give the links to all.
It will probably take awhile to get everything up to date, so be patient. As to the format, there may be better ways to do this. I’ll explore different avenues and may totally rework the index eventually. In the meantime, I hope this is a help to finding movies you might like. Enjoy!
Star Trek: Index
I’m working on a multi-part review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. I’ve put up two installments thus far, and will post at least two further (perhaps more). I’ll be putting them under the “Reviews” section. However, as a long-time fan of Star Trek in all its various iterations, particularly the original series (TOS), I may do more posts of a Trek-related nature now and then. Thus, I’m putting up this index page for the continuing voyages of Trek writing, in which I’m also putting my earlier reviews of J. J. Abrams’s 2009 movie. Live long and prosper!
Star Trek (reboot), Part 1: How to Do It Pretty Much Right
Star Trek (reboot), Part 2: How to Do It Pretty Much Right
In Keeping With the Star Trek Theme
Movie Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part 1–Pre-incarnation
Movie Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part 2–Synopsis
Movie Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part 3–Pretty Sounds and Colors!
Movie Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part 4–Script
Movie Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Part 5–Cast
Posts from the Caravanserai
Universalism (What the Hell?!): Index
Once again, a sub-thread within my “Legends of the Fall” series has taken on a life of its own, to the extent of meriting its own index. I don’t know how many more will end up here, but there are probably lots to come, either within “Legends of the Fall” or in this series outright. Have a hell (or heaven, or none of the above) time reading these posts!
Legends of the Fall: Reflections
Hell, Salafis, Philosophers, and Playing the Odds
A Helluva Post on the Rectification of Names
Excursus: John Scottus Eriugena
Interlude: Questions, Objections, Issues
Damnation: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
Universalism: Summary (for now)
The parent series, “Legends of the Fall”, is going in a different direction, so the following addenda will be only in this index, though some may later cross back over.
Been a Long Time, Been a Long Time, Been an Aeviternal Time
The Divine Exception, Revisited
More on Universalism–Compulsion vs. Choice
The Mind is Like a Mirror Bright
I Want Your Love and I Want Your Revenge
Stubborn Highlanders Revisited, and Antinomies of Pure Reason
Arguments Against Universalism: Missing the Point
On Anti-Universalist Arguments (reblogged from Opus Publicum)
Arguments Against Universalism: Justice Must Be Served, Part 1–Retribution
Arguments Against Universalism: Justice Must Be Served, Part 2–Just Desserts
Arguments Against Universalism: Justice Must Be Served, Part3–An Eye for an Eye?
Arguments Against Universalism: Your Own Damn Fault, Part 1–Rules are Rules
Arguments Against Universalism: Your Own Damn Fault, Part 2–Better to Reign in Hell
Universalism: Scripture and Tradition
Universalism in Various Religions: The Abrahamic Faiths
Universalism in Various Religions: The Dharmic Faiths
Universalism in Various Religions: Miscellany
Heaven, Hell, and the Religions
The New Testament, translated by David Bentley Hart–a Review
Arguments Against Universalism: Missing the Point, Revisited
The Good, the True, and the Beautiful, and Why We Shouldn’t Misbehave
Arguments Against Universalism: A Personal Encounter
Your Own Personal Canon: Index
This is a new series distinct from my series of book (and other media) reviews. This series contains essays on books that changed my life, were or are important to me for various reasons, and that I still reflect upon. The first (and eponymous) essay in the series sets the stage. Future essays will deal with specific books.
The Bible (which required an entire series by itself)
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Infrastructure: Index
This is an ongoing concern of mine. My training is in mathematics and physics, and I’ve always been around engineers and techie types. Given that, it truly appalls me how little most people understand and appreciate the issues involved with infrastructure. This is especially so in light of our aging infrastructure, which is much more fragile than most people think. I had a couple of infrastructure-related posts here, and I just posted a couple of other infrastructure essays from a few years ago. I figured there are enough to deserve a category index, especially since I may return to the topic now and then.
The Chequer-board of Nights and Days 