June 2007
What Will It Take?
What will it take to make me listen? What will it take to make me see with out distortion? What will it take to make me understand, to make me care, to make me…
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June 2007
Nothing Makes Us Happy
This spring we have been given more rain in my city than anyone would have expected. Everything is lush and green. Lawns are thick and strong, flowers are…
June 2007
The Good Life
Last night I was on the living room floor, two of my children were asleep against me, each occupying an arm like a jealous lionesses on a kill. I was paying…
June 2007
A Carification About A Consternation
Some one I trust just reminded me that teaching prematurely is a trap. I told him as I have told you in the past; I am not a teacher. What I write here and…
May 2007
Six Realms and the Six Paths of Rebirth
I was at lunch a few days ago with a friend and we were talking about Buddhism. I was telling her about my understanding of the Six Realms as stated in the…
May 2007
Dreaming Dreams
Sometimes I am mindful of falling asleep, aware of the various stages as I slip into the other realms of consciousness. A few nights ago I was lying in bed, I…
May 2007
Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007
I do not normally simply post a link to another site, however, this is one of the most important things you will ever read. (
May 2007
Laughing Pose
This morning on the way to work I was listening to ( there was a story about Lebanon and the damage brought by Israel last year in the "war". I started to turn…
May 2007
Mother's Day and Compassion
Spent yesterday with the family. Most of the day was just at home with my wife and children, it was nice and quiet. We watched a couple of sappy movies, which…
May 2007
The Essence of Buddha's Teaching
> I copied in whole this document from another site; ( I did so because all too often web pages that I enjoy and frequent are suddenly gone, and with the web…
May 2007
The Five Precepts of Reiki
I am learning more about ( and preparing to take classes about this healing art. So far I am loving it and what it stands for. I will be blogging more about it…
May 2007
Food Diary
Just to keep me honest. Monday, May 7, 2007 breakfast - one plain bagel, toasted with cream cheese spread and an iced chai lunch - Pho Thai Nguyen, BN7…
April 2007
The Dreamer Awakens
Rusted through and covered with vegetation Locked into place for a thousand years Nothing can wake you Asleep and dreaming of glories gone The world passes…
April 2007
Everything Changes
I read somewhere that when asked to sum up the teachings of The Buddha in one sentence, the Dalai Lama said, "Everything Changes." Yesterday I let my employer…
April 2007
A Meditation On Chenrezig
Outside the tarp covered window the winter rages on. Snows fall for another countless day and the sun is hidden once again. Inside, the room is warm and…
April 2007
Getting Fit
I am going to get in to shape again; mentally, physically and spiritually too. This is my plan: Step 1: Sculpt my body. For some reason I let my body go as my…
April 2007
All Sound is Prayer
I tried to convince my son this weekend that all sound is prayer. We were listening to birds chirping and singing on Sunday morning and he asked if I knew what…
March 2007
Mosaic
The winds were eating away at the remaining moisture in the earth. Sunshine was brilliant and made the days seem to sparkle. The People would need to dance…
March 2007
Bodhisattvah Cat
Last night my cat, Guru, brought a present in to the laundry room for my wife. Guru very proudly trotted in and at my wife's feet dropped a field mouse. That…
March 2007
Quiet Forgiving: Loving Kindness with Chenrezig
I am terrible at remaining calm and staying in a forgiving state of mind. I too quickly allow myself to become upset and angry when people, especially those…