appearance and illusion – words and you
look at the waves and the waves upon the waves and the ripples riding the waves all that from a wind from the way words walk into your ears and cause storms but… Read More
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a little taste of inner peace
The highest spiritual teaching says “let go” of all attachment and you move towards inner peace. Which ultimately means let go of the character you play. The “I am (insert your name).” Then,… Read More
lost or confused and what to do
ten thousand years ago the rituals of the community were the ancient way of knowing your place in the world and the right course of action when you were “we” it was easy to… Read More
Self awareness and universal awareness (Twig People and Forest People)
“The vast majority are currently Twig People and this is why we got into this mess. The few – though gathering in number – are Forest People. By that I mean this: Twig… Read More
The way to a better life in one paragraph
Life is painful. The pain is your motivation to make changes. If you want to end your pain don’t avoid feeling your pain. Think about your suffering and what caused it. Contemplate the… Read More
should you keep suffering because those close to you choose to?
often when you try to improve yourself those around you resist the changes why do they resist? because if you change they too must change and change is difficult if others refuse to improve… Read More
ten million lawyers with lawsuits can’t erase simple truths with layers of language
The voice-less rabbit knows more of healing than many educated minds. If he escapes the teeth he won’t wait for the coyote to become a doctor and return to mend the wounds with… Read More
Optimism or pessimism ~ which is closer to reality and why it matters
Life is painful and always will be. No pessimist will disagree. But they might be surprised to know that every optimist will also agree because everyone has pain and suffering. EVERYONE. In deciding… Read More
The Boston Bombing – something shifted in the country that day
“We had illegal sweeps, searches, and seizures. We had police going door to door with guns drawn”. There has been a sense of fear that is prevalent in what we do now. And… Read More
Chapter 7 – the purpose of life – from Breakfast of Champions, By Kurt Vonnegut
Vonnegut began his career as an underground writer of clever naughty literature passed around by word of mouth in the 60′s and 70′s. But it was much more than that: he dropped grand… Read More
Time doesn’t heal all wounds –the first two fundamental factors to healing
Time heals many wounds but not all. Some are so deep time doesnt help. But you can learn to heal your deepest pain by understanding why the pain doesn’t leave and the way… Read More
simplicity and satisfaction – the way of water
Moving like water reduces life to happy simplicity while at the same time moving towards maximum satisfaction. The keys 1) let go 2) be true to yourself 3) practice self improvement 4) move… Read More
maybe they got the answer right
it’s no mystery that Muslims and Christians have a history of violent missions against other religions. The mystery is ~ why don’t Buddhists do it too?
the accurate prediction of the end of times
In the final fatal battle with the wolf the vikings predicted the death of their gods. And therein lies the clue to interpreting the prophesies of the end of the world ~ Odin,… Read More
Daddy, by Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath committed suicide 50 years ago today, at the age of 30. She wrote this poem about her father who died when she was 8 ~ and described him as “a bag… Read More
pale blue dot, by Carl Sagan (happy valentines day from the universe)
In December, 1968, Apollo 8 was the first manned spaceship to orbit the moon but the photographs taken by Astronaut William A. Anders are more famous than the flight itself. It was the… Read More
Appearance and Truth – Who are you?
You probably formulate your appearance so that you get what you want and move towards a better life. But appearance is a painted eggshell – an illusion created for others. The truth of… Read More
