Thoughts & Awareness
I’m aware of my thoughts. Continue reading Thoughts & Awareness
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16 Candles
Awareness
Awareness itself allows us to stand at the river’s edge without getting sucked into the current. We are liberated from the tyranny of the monkey-mind. Thoughts are still there. They may be quiet or turbulent, focused or wild and scattered. But we have stopped identifying with them. We have become the awareness, not the thoughts. ~ Mingyur Rinpoche Continue reading Awareness
Spring Rain
The lights are going out in the doll shops – spring rain. – Buson Continue reading Spring Rain
Orchidaceae: Ozymandias
Orchidaceae: Sacred Balance
The Zen of Dog
Several monks sit basking in the easy morning light. Piper stuffs a tennis ball in the plastic chucker and fires it across the lawn. Dingo is off like a fuzzy blue rocket. He runs the ball down and comes loping back. He drops it in front of Piper, bouncing up down and barking furiously. She fwips it again. “I love Dingo,” says Magpie. “But he … Continue reading The Zen of Dog
Let’s Begin
I’m living at a crossroads. I feel like I’ve reached a point where my public, socio-political self and my spiritual self can no longer co-exist. The past few years have taken a hellish toll on me. And on so many of my friends. The anti-human drift of our society and our economy have gotten steadily worse since … well, forever. But especially since 1980. And … Continue reading Let’s Begin
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