I love to hike and I do so as often as I can, weather permitting. This can mean four times a week during moderate temps. In the past, I went even more often. There is something very important to be gained by spending time in Nature and my soul requires it. My fourteen year old … Continue reading Purpose in Life?
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Shaman Jonathan Hammond’s 7 Principles
Lately, I've found much comfort in the natural world. Not that I ever didn’t, but my draw to Taoism is even more appreciative because of its simplicity and its emphasis upon the natural world. I’ve also been listening to interviews of shaman, Johnathan Hammond who especially has learned from Hawaiian shamans. His first principle of … Continue reading Shaman Jonathan Hammond’s 7 Principles
A Japanese Buddhist Temple Pilgrimage Trip
Here is a two-part documentary about visiting the THE 88 TEMPLES PILGRIMAGE IN SHIKOKU JAPAN. This pilgrimage which takes 49 days using the old routes is a centuries-old tradition. The Shikoku Pilgrimage (四国遍路, Shikoku Henro) or Shikoku Junrei (四国巡礼) is a multi-site pilgrimage of 88 temples associated with the Buddhist monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) on … Continue reading A Japanese Buddhist Temple Pilgrimage Trip
Cat Oneness
He likes it when we sit quietly together. It is not an easy thing, though. No good sitting down by him when I am rushed, or thinking about what I should be doing in the house or garden or of what I should write.Long ago, when he was a kitten, I learned that this was … Continue reading Cat Oneness
What am I?
photo source Zhuangzi’s Butterfly Now am I a man who just dreamt he was a butterfly;or a butterfly who is now dreaming that he is a man? ---Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)
April Fool: What Explains Everything?
The yin and the yang explains everything.Yin and Yang are dependent opposing forces that flow in a natural cycle, always seeking balance. Though they are opposing, they are not in opposition to one another. As part of the Tao, they are merely two aspects of a single reality. Each contains the seed of the other, which is why … Continue reading April Fool: What Explains Everything?
Bashō’s Bee
How reluctantlythe bee emerges from deepwithin the peony.---Matsuo Bashō
One Seeker's Story 