I think this story is reflective of "just keep putting one foot in front of the other". This is life. Unable to make the 1908 Pennsylvania German Society's annual gathering due to illness, their President - the U.S. merchant, religious leader, and politician, John Wanamaker - sent in a message he recorded "through this wonderful … Continue reading One Foot in Front of the Other
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Bashō’s Frog
At the ancient ponda frog plunges intothe sound of water---Matsuo Bashō
Dealing With a Difficult Relationship
I've struggled with trying to deal with a close relative relationship challenge ever since last December's holidays. We were treated extremely rudely for no good reason and I am having a difficult time not letting this take up brain real estate. Furthermore, it was part of an ongoing pattern, so the character has been well … Continue reading Dealing With a Difficult Relationship
Now Clock
We could all use a wrist watch like this: https://www.instagram.com/p/CfhGRqAJeRr/?
Be the Witness and Surrender the Ego
Awareness and Ego Cannot Coexist.--Eckhart Tolle p. 64 A New Earth It doesn't take long for those of us who are spiritual seekers to realize that our own egos obstruct our paths towards enlightenment. When we complain, or get angry, or judge, or hold a grudge, or control a situation or another person, we are … Continue reading Be the Witness and Surrender the Ego
A Taoist Poem
Like echoes of a sound, beyond our hearingIn a wide and quiet hollowWhere the river slows,Dark in the shadow of the treesAnd amber with the light of stones,The water turns upon itself, and shiftsTransparent panes above an unknown depth.Trees overhangtheir images, that seem to restUpon the dark leaves on the bottom,Where twigs and spotted shadowsTurn … Continue reading A Taoist Poem
5 Line Dzogchen Teaching for Living Your Life
Don't prolong the past, Don't invite the future, Don't alter your innate wakefulness, Don't fear appearances, There's nothing more than that! – Patrul Rinpoche
