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… Read More »Stop Clinging to the Stuff That Falls Apart
Essays
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… Read More »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… Read More »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. … Read More »In This Field – Everything is a Story
Surrender
The Old Bride knows that you must surrender how you’d like it to go and meet what shows up in your life. She says that… Read More »Surrender
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.… Read More »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… Read More »Take the Stitches Out: Repairing the Robe of Our Lives
The Human Condition
Part One Please download the video to watch. IMG_0474 Rather than explain the video, please study it and notice what you see. Then, ask yourself… Read More »The Human Condition
Dog Zen – We Love Everyone
See What is There We continue to look and see what is coming into view. When the precepts come together we see our daily… Read More »Dog Zen – We Love Everyone
Beginners
Where Do I Begin? This question is layered in that it refers to both the material realm as well as the spiritual. In this instance,… Read More »Beginners
Be Susceptible to Dharma; That Which Holds Everything Together
A Tale for the Disenchanted Getting Out of the Disenchantment of Entanglement Here’s the ticket to get out of entanglements: be ready to participate… Read More »Be Susceptible to Dharma; That Which Holds Everything Together