Stop Clinging to the Stuff That Falls Apart
We are looking in the wrong place. Our senses face outward. We first sense the external world. It is an easy mistake to think we are all the stuff that we see, hear, taste,… Stop Clinging to the Stuff That Falls Apart
In This Field – Everything is a Story PART III of III
Double Back Again How wonderful! I received three questions and thought I would respond to them in PART III of III. Questions …is there higher and lower? Or could we just say different. Or is… In This Field – Everything is a Story PART III of III
In This Field – Everything is a Story PART II of II
Double Back I received a story from someone kind enough to send it on as a response to PART I. Here is the response. It offers us an opportunity to clarify the teaching in PART… In This Field – Everything is a Story PART II of II
In This Field – Everything is a Story
The Last Resort: Hell Number 1. One evening after work, I was going to my car when I saw three kids playing in the alley. This alley isn’t much of a playground, there’s a dumpster,… In This Field – Everything is a Story
Time? Time? Time?
24 Hours A day consists of 24 hours. A life consists of many days; each one made up of 24 hours. Those hours are hired guns to keep us in line. We hired them thinking… Time? Time? Time?
WORRY, WORRY, WORRY
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear. William Shakespeare I see worry as a seeking for a result, a particular result. It goes out into the ocean of possibilities with a… WORRY, WORRY, WORRY
Take the Stitches Out: Repairing the Robe of Our Lives
Preliminary to the solemn ceremony in which students of the Buddha take vows to uphold the moral precepts of this spiritual path, students first sew a robe. There is a sewing teacher to guide the… Take the Stitches Out: Repairing the Robe of Our Lives
Don’t Talk About the Mistakes of Others
Don’t talk about the mistakes of others. The key to this precept is to STOP! Stop talking about others and particularly about the mistakes of others. BUT…we love to talk about others. Yeah…that… Don’t Talk About the Mistakes of Others