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Category Archives: Connecting with Others
I ulu no ka lala i ke kumu. The branches grow because of the trunk. Without our ancestors we would not be here. ‘Olelo No’eau – Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings, #1261 Collected, translated and annotated by Mary Kawena Puku … Continue reading
. . . It is here that children are given instructions on what it means to be human. We make men at it, we make women. At this table we gossip, recall enemies and the ghosts of lovers. Our dreams … Continue reading
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“You should know that kind speech arises from kind mind, and kind mind from the seed of compassionate mind. You should ponder the fact that kind speech is not just praising the merit of others; it has the power to … Continue reading
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“Parents take their children into the deepest Oregon forests. And leave them there. When the children Open the lunchbox, there are stones inside, and a note saying, “Do your own thing.” And what would the children do if they found … Continue reading
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“Now we see that everything we do impinges on all beings. The way you are with your child is a political act, and the products you buy and your efforts to recycle are part of it too. So is meditation-just … Continue reading
“You should know that kind speech arises from kind mind, and kind mind from the seed of compassionate mind. You should ponder the fact that kind speech is not just praising the merit of others; it has the power to … Continue reading
A common mythology in American culture continues to be the myth of the cowboy–the rugged individual who goes it alone. Cowboys don’t need to know what they are feeling or needing, because they spend all their time identifying and exposing … Continue reading
Spring is a time when something new arrives. New shoots emerge from the soil. New leaves appear miraculously all at once. When you think of something new, perhaps you imagine buying the latest iPhone or iPad. You might approach spirituality … Continue reading
As a student of Zen, an imperative is to cut off the ‘mind road’. To silence the narrative discourse of mind that, far from telling the story of reality, often usurps the present and becomes a reality unto itself. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Though love is lawful, it can’t be taught through techniques. If it could, it would have died out a long time ago due to human folly. Love and our bodies seem to have their own language apart from our rational … Continue reading