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April 03, 2022

01 What we need to hear at any point in or life is contingent upon the nature of our situation and circumstances at that point– and upon how we have responded to all of our situations and circumstances up to that point. What we need to hear now is contingent upon what we have heardContinue reading “April 03, 2022”

April 02, 2022

01 The way of the child is innocent wonder at the experience of being alive. And spontaneous sincerity in response to that experience. There is no sense of seeking advantage and gain. Just being wrapped in the radiance of splendor and mystery is gift enough. Why look for more when each moment is a blessing,Continue reading “April 02, 2022”

April 01, 2022

01 Changing our mind about what is important is the path to finding what is important. Nothing happens until we change our mind. The way to changing our mind is to ask all of the questions that beg to be asked about our current frame of mind– and to say all of the things thatContinue reading “April 01, 2022”

April, 2022

This is a place marker for the posts I hope to write during the month of April. Thanks for checking it out, and may you find something worth your time! –0– It is easier for me to know what I do not want to do with my life, than it is to know what IContinue reading “April, 2022”

March 31, 2022

01 There are seven things: Seeing what we look at. Hearing what we listen to. Knowing what’s what. Doing what needs to be done. The four are held in place and nurtured by the three: The right kind of emptiness. The right kind of stillness. The right kind of silence. The seven produce Right ActionContinue reading “March 31, 2022”

March 30, 2022

01 The Gateless Gate is an implied Eye of the Neetle, letting people in, and keeping people out, of Beulah Land, the Promised Land, Heaven, Nirvana, the Elysian Fields, the Farther Shore, the Happy Hunting Grounds and all the other idyllic destinations of lore. And, it is everywhere we are, right here, right now, inContinue reading “March 30, 2022”

March 29, 2022

01 The adventure that awaits us is discovering who we are and what we are capable of by recovering our original nature and the virtues, aptitudes, abilities, interests, genius, talents, knacks, shtick, etc, came packed into our DNA and is just waiting for our cooperation to come forth as a blessing and grace in ourContinue reading “March 29, 2022”

March 28, 2022

01 We do not out-live traumatic experiences. Flashbacks come without warning, and a fifty-year-old experience, or collection of experiences, is right here, right now. And so, the process of waiting it out. Sometimes the practice of emptying myself of all reactions to the events eases things after a while. And sometimes something startling, like theContinue reading “March 28, 2022”

March 27, 2022

01 What do you need in order to find your life and live it? What do you need to find what you need to find your life and live it? We all have an original nature, unique to us, embedded in our DNA, packed with all of the virtues that are ours to serve andContinue reading “March 27, 2022”

March 26, 2022

01 I don’t know what keeps you going, as for me, I can’t wait to see what happens and what I do about it. The Mystery is abundant. It unfolds in all directions every day. Something drops out of the sky several times a day. I wonder what will be next! I’m thinking new thoughts,Continue reading “March 26, 2022”

March 25, 2022

01 When we are transparent to ourselves, we are also transparent to transcendence. And it is apparent to everyone. No kidding. There is nothing to it. And we get nothing out of it. Except the joy of being transparent to ourselves, and being just fine with who we are. –0– 02 We have no rightContinue reading “March 25, 2022”

March 24, 2022

01 What would be helpful? What would be an acceptable substitute? How would a change of mind/perspective work as an acceptable substitute? We are looking at things in one way, seeing problems. Why not look at things in a different way? Why not experiment with different ways of looking at things? We say things areContinue reading “March 24, 2022”