Good morning, everyone, and happy Saturday to you! The other day a friend I was talking with asked himself this most excellent question: “Would I rather save my face or save my ass?” Haha! Isn’t that great? I chuckled about … Read More
Good day to you, friends! You may have seen the post I made a couple days ago called “One Process Does not Lead to Another.” In that post I suggested that if we do and think things that cause us … Read More
Good morning, friends! I wonder if you’ve noticed this interesting phenomenon: Those things which we do in order to avoid certain experiences guarantee that we will have the very experiences we are trying to avoid. For example, someone who … Read More
Someone I was talking with the other day used a phrase that really tickled me. He said he picked it up from a fellow on the internet who gives advice on investing in cryptocurrency. This fellow talks about ‘the parade … Read More
By ancient standards I’m an old man already. By modern standards, though, I’m still in the prime of my life, still in the middle of my life, and, statistically speaking, can anticipate the probability that I will live another two … Read More
Here’s another something I find to be helpful when practicing with the various kinds of reactions that arise out of conditioned mind…. When conditioned mind has been triggered and is creating a ruckus, as it is so wont to do, … Read More
Happy day to you, everyone! This is a follow-up to a post I made a couple days ago that I called something like “Just Don’t Act Out of It.” In that post I pointed out the obvious, which is that … Read More
It’s happening all the time to all of us, I would imagine, that various sorts of troubles and complications, various kinds of resistance and dissatisfaction, and so on, arise into the mind from conditioned mind. This is the case for … Read More
At the monastery where I trained, those of us who chose to live there made a tacit agreement to surrender our wills as completely as is possible to the monastery and to the teacher. The way that manifested practically is … Read More
Hello, friends! I hope you are well, and that you are in some way or other enjoying the peace, the clarity, and the loving-kindness that is your and our authentic nature. Let’s not forget who we truly are in the … Read More