Author Archives: jimwdollar

Everything is coming or going,and our placeis to let come what’s coming,and to let go what’s going,in a “This is now, so let it be,”kind of way.It’s called, “Going with the flow.”That’s “the flow of life and being.”Like “The tide comes inand the tide goes out,” about everytwelve hours on most days.Understanding how things areandContinue reading “April 25, 2024 – A”

Awareness fosters reflectionand nurtures realization.Start with awareness,and see where it goes.Knowing what’s whatand what’s happeningand what’s called forin response,is essential knowing–leading directly to what needs to be done.If we are right aboutwhat is called forand do what needs to be doneabout itin each situation as it arises,who could do more?Being quiet and sizing things upisContinue reading “April 24, 2024 – A”

There is nothing wrong with usthat getting rid of all of ouropinions, ideas, judgments, expectations,desires, fears, animosities, ways of seeing,thinking, believing, points of view, etc.wouldn’t cure “like that”!So why not get rid of them?Just stop engaging in any of them.Simply settle into seeing/hearingwhat is called for in each situation as it arises,and doing thatwith theContinue reading “April 23, 2024 – A”

Who is your favorite human being,real or fictional?Tevya ranks as mine.I would love to spend some timewith Tevya.Mostly, laughing.So, I spend time with Tevyain my mind.Who do you spend time within your mind?Spending time with our favorite peopleis time well-spent,whether it is realor imaginary.Of course, the imaginary time spentis all projection,revealing all about usand nothingContinue reading “April 22, 2024 – A”

There are books I think everyoneshould read and refer to throughout the time left for living. A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living,by Diane K. Osbon Note: There are two books by the same title out, this is the oldest and the best in my opinion. I don’t know if it isContinue reading “April 21, 2024 – B”

May the singers not run out of songs,may the poets not run out of poems,may the stars not run out of shine,may the oceans not run out of waves,and may things be always the same enoughto be known,and different enough to be what we need,time after time,day after day.And may we be exactly what theContinue reading “April 21, 2024 – A”

I invite you to consider your lifeand see how long you can make a listof things worth knowing.Here follows my listwhich I am creating on the spot,right here, right now.So you might stop reading until you havecomposed your own listto keep me from influencing you.1) The most important thing I consider to be worth knowingContinue reading “April 20, 2024 – A”

Is God male or female?Is the question appropriateto the occasion?Is light male or female?Is electricity male or female?Is hope male or female?Is AUM male or female?Is “man” different from “male”?Is “woman” different from “female”?Where does male or femalebecome irrelevant?What does “oneness” mean?What questions do yourefuse to allow yourself to ask?What questions do yourefuse to allowContinue reading “April 19, 2024 – B”

The individual is the hope of the world.As an individual,the most important thing I can dois convince you of your own significance.And encourage you to developyour relationship with yourself,particularly learning to recognize your original natureand your inherent virtuousities(The things you do bestand enjoy/love doing most),while honoring and followingthe guidance ofyour intuition,your body’s felt sense,and yourContinue reading “April 19, 2024 – A”

How can anything be not God?God is the first and the lastGod is she who is honored and she who is mockedGod is the whore and the holy womanGod is the wife and the virginGod is the the mother and the daughterGod is a sterile woman who has many childrenGod is she whose wedding isContinue reading “April 18, 2024 – B”

We owe ourselves intrinsic loyalty,filial devotion,love and duty.How do we think of our foundation,of our core,of our sourceand the ground of our being?Our life is the testimony of our allegianceto our original natureand the innate virtuosities(The things we do bestand love/enjoy doing most).To betray them is to leave the path,to depart from the way,to wanderContinue reading “April 18, 2024 – A”

If we aren’t yet Jesus and the Buddha,we are the closest thing to boththat a lot of people will ever get,and it would behoove us to realize this,and do our best Jesus/Buddha imitationwhen we are going about our businessin the world.Our business is very much Jesus’ business,is very much the Buddha’s business,and how we carryContinue reading “April 17, 2024 – A”