Good day to you, everyone! Here’s something you might find interesting from the ongoing Five Skandhas online class….. It’s a response I made to someone who remarked on the incredible difficulty of simply paying attention and being in the moment. … Read More
Hello, everyone, and happy day to you! Yesterday in the ongoing “Five Skandhas” online class we began exploring the third skandha, which is “perception”. (A “skandha”, which means literally “pile” or “heap”, is one of the five elements that make … Read More
Hello, everyone, and beautiful day to you!!!! Here’s something for you from the ongoing Five Skandhas online class. This is my portion of an exchange I had with someone the other day. It’s a bit technical, but highly interesting, … Read More
Good day, friends! I have another fun and interesting reading for you this morning from Chuang Tzu. This one comes by request from someone who heard me read it after meditation the other morning. Enjoy! (If you’d like to join … Read More
A good and happy day to you, everyone! This is week two of the “Five Skandhas” online class. The five skandhas are the five attributes that comprise our experience and make possible our experience, according to the teaching of the … Read More
A glorious day to all of you, friends! Ah, it’s so good to be alive, isn’t it? It’s 18° right now outside of my little hermitage, the air is crystal clear, and the sun is peaking up over … Read More
Good day, everyone! Here are a few snippets from the “Five Skandhas” class that just started, which it seems may have universal interest. We’re working right now on the first skandha, which is the body–and, particularly, We’re working on seeing … Read More
Happy Tuesday to you, friends! The “Five Skandhas” class began yesterday. In this class I’ll be exploring with people the processes by which we create and maintain an imaginary “self” that is outside of Life Unfolding, in relationship to the … Read More
Good day to you, good people! I’ve been mostly resting and taking care of myself since the fall retreat ended last Sunday, and I haven’t spent all that much time in front of my computer. I’m ready and eager … Read More
Yesterday I was talking with someone who is all over the place, he said, in terms of his emotional experience. I could relate, because that’s going on for me right now, too. We talked about how there can be a … Read More