Hello, everyone! Check out this great passage from Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor (and forgive if you will the male pronouns): “Do not waste the balance of life left to you in thoughts about other persons, when you … Read More
Hello, everyone, and happy Saturday to you! Here’s something a bit different from things I’ve been posting of late. I have a quote for you from Hui-Neng, the Sixth Zen Patriarch, who lived in the seventh century. Check this out…. … Read More
Hello, all, and happy Saturday to you! As you are likely aware, our Sunday group has recently moved from evening until morning. Since the move I’ve been sending out a prompt about group, along with the topic if there is … Read More
I really didn’t mean to open up a can of worms the other day when I posted that bit about social relationships within the sangha, and my own orientation towards personal human connection. I’m really glad I did, though! … Read More
It appears that I caused some confusion and controversy with the post I sent out yesterday. A number of people wrote to me asking for clarification, and others expressed some dismay. I’m writing today to see if I can clear … Read More
Good morning, everyone! A wonderful thing has happened in my life over this past year, which is that I’ve been given the opportunity to facilitate three local and in person meditation groups, here in North Carolina. Two are located up … Read More
Good day, friends! I hope you’re well today. I hope you’re receiving from this beautiful life we all share, from this amazing world, and from our practice, which gives us the means to be present with all of the abundance … Read More
Hello, everyone, and happy day to you! I know I put something out the other day that hinted at a large event that has happened in my personal life, and which implied that I would share some detail around that, … Read More
A beautiful day to you, beautiful people! At times I feel an irrepressible desire to publicly share the things that are happening in my life and in my heart and mind. I want to show my practice as I feel … Read More
Howdy, friends! Have you ever noticed the way in which conditioned mind will play both sides in any given debate, wherever there is a decision to be made? The conditioned system has but end, one purpose, which is to create … Read More