...And then one day you find ten years have got behind youNo one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun...Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled linesHanging on in quiet desperation is the English wayThe time is … Continue reading One Day. Day One.
Author: Clare
The Seven Factors of Awakening
What are the seven factors of awakening? Note that this Buddhist approach focuses on the positive rather than on the negative (the hindrances). Mindfulness. To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings. Investigation of the nature of reality. (nothing is permanent, and all thoughts and feelings should be viewed as passing phenomena.) Energy also … Continue reading The Seven Factors of Awakening
Mediterranean – Anti-Inflammatory Diet
This is the diet I think is wise and sensible: Eliminate refined, processed, and manufactured foods, including fast foods. Eat mostly vegetables and fruits. Use olive oil, herbs and spices, cooked Asian mushrooms (like shiitake, enoki, and maitake), as well as dark chocolate as a sweet treat. Eat 3-5 half-cup servings of whole and cracked … Continue reading Mediterranean – Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Science, Bernardo Kastrup, and Jeffrey Mishlove on Mind
From Scientific American... "Physics Is Pointing Inexorably to Mind - So-called “information realism” has some surprising implications" By Bernardo Kastrup on March 25, 2019. LINK: (Scientific American Blog) I've excerpted one paragraph arguing that, as ancient Eastern philosophies have always told us, "Life is an illusion". Where we get lost and confused is in imagining that … Continue reading Science, Bernardo Kastrup, and Jeffrey Mishlove on Mind
Tips for Living From Nancy Rynes NDE
Here is a list of "messages" that near death experiencer, Nancy Rynes, has voiced since her accident which converted her from being a nonspiritual person to a spiritual person. This life plan of conversion, she said, was shown to her on the other side as being a learning goal, and she partook in that planning … Continue reading Tips for Living From Nancy Rynes NDE
Purpose of the Universe
There is a certain sense in which I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there just somehow by chance.Some people take the view that the universe is simply there and it runs alongit's a bit as though it just sort of computes, and we happen by accident to find ourselves in this thing.I … Continue reading Purpose of the Universe
Kai and Master Dögen Learn Buddha-Nature
This video explains what we are, all things, an integral part of the flow of the Universe, which brings us great peace, and can only be realized through non attachment and mental stillness. The Universe is within us. It is ever changing. https://youtu.be/hkH-hZT1l5Q?si=fwYeemIsb_hDLVpl
One Seeker's Story 