Center of all centers, core of cores, almond self-enclosed, and growing sweet-- all this universe, to the furthest stars all beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit. Now you feel how nothing clings to you; your vast shell reaches into endless space, and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow. Illuminated in your infinite … Continue reading Rilke Poem
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Rupert Sheldrake Gives Marvelous Talk
The title of this recent talk by Rupert Sheldrake is "Anatheism: Rediscovering God in a Secular Age." In the talk, he chronicles the events of his life, what he has studied, conclusions he came to, and comes full circle in the spiritual sense. I found the talk fascinating and valuable. https://youtu.be/QuicgRaE7E8?si=CH6Dpv6VgqOZxPBj
Impermanence Poem
I know the truth - give up all other truths!No need for people anywhere on earth to struggle.Look - it is evening, look, it is nearly night:what do you speak of, poets, lovers, generals?The wind is level now, the earth is wet with dew,the storm of stars in the sky will turn to quiet.And soon … Continue reading Impermanence Poem
Lifting the Sky Qigong Practice
Some say that if you'd do only one Qigong exercise each day it would be this one: Lifting the Sky. Since I am becoming older, I can believe it, because doing this practice fights the momentum of tension and gravity in the body while releasing tightness in the shoulders. Here are the steps. To begin, … Continue reading Lifting the Sky Qigong Practice
Attempting to Understand the Heart Sutra
To begin, let's listen to the English chant of the Heart Sutra: https://youtu.be/tjHBYgI_x4Y?si=A29vKGlSx3auMOdI Below, Bob Harris explains the Heart Sutra. https://youtu.be/anf1yQEyEDA?si=vRyGltzBid9a-hHB Next find an explanation of the Heart Sutra from the Wikipedia of Buddhism: The main part of the (longer version of the) sutra begins when the Buddha, with his students gathered around him, enters … Continue reading Attempting to Understand the Heart Sutra
Jack Kerouac Letter
I have lots of things to teach you now, in case we ever meet,concerning the message that was transmitted to me under a pine treein North Carolina on a cold winter moonlit night.It said that Nothing Ever Happened, so don't worry.It's all like a dream.Everything is ecstasy, inside.We just don't know it because of our … Continue reading Jack Kerouac Letter
Mellen Thomas Benedict’s Story – NDE Esperiencer
I'm a big fan of the Near Death Experiencer, Mellen Thomas Benedict, who passed away in 2017. Following his death, friends of his added some videos to the internet of previously unfinished works by him. For a certain time period, I listened to and read everything I could find about him or by him. He … Continue reading Mellen Thomas Benedict’s Story – NDE Esperiencer
One Seeker's Story 