December 29, 2024

We have to know what we are seeking.I am seeking truth.Other terms for the truth I am seeking are:Integrity.Transparency. Authenticity.Genuineness.Realness.Sincerity.Honesty.Spontaneity.Openness…I am seeking”To live ‘As One Thus Come.'””To be the Christ.””To be the Buddha.””To be Myself.””Who I Am In Each Situation As It Arises.””Here, Now.”My Mission/Practiceis to live the truth that I am here, now,in serviceContinue reading “December 29, 2024”

December 28, 2024

There are problems I can’t do anything about.Things like this reflectionmake that bearable somehow. You might say that it takes my pain away.They provide breathing room,allowing me to catch my breath,shift my focusand take heart in the presence of beauty and wonderthat makes the insoluble contradictionstolerable,allowing me to do what I can do about theContinue reading “December 28, 2024”

December 27, 2024

Imagine yourself in this scene.What is to be done herebeyond being present with what is presentwith you?And doing what is called forfrom one situation to another?You might choose to stand or sit there,or walk through the scene,doing whatever occurs to youand seems to be appropriate to the occasion.Being one with the sceneas a participantdoing whatContinue reading “December 27, 2024”

December 26-B, 2024

It is well within the Reformed tradition—the Reformed Jewish tradition, that is–to see Jesus and John the Baptist as classical prophets of Judaism, come to proclaim “Now is the time!” To turn the light around and understand the present moment as the time and place for reformation of the religion of the forefathers and theContinue reading “December 26-B, 2024”

December 26, 2024

We hold the power of creationin/over each situation as it arises.What we make of it makes all the difference.What we say about it brings it to life.We speak/see reality into existence.It all–ourselves included–becomeswhat we say it is.Be careful with your words–you speak the truth into being.What we say becomes realin the act of speaking itContinue reading “December 26, 2024”

December 25, 2024

The associations we make with Christmas,and Christmas Day,stir emotions and cast moodsfor a life time.I wonder what my associations would have been likeif my mother had been a Jazz singerand my father had been a poet.What would my Christmas memories have been then?And the emotions?And the moods?Idle reflections, these,playing with reality.But, reality itself is aContinue reading “December 25, 2024”

December 22, 2024

Intuition is the way to the Way.There is no thinking, no believing,only seeing/hearing/knowing,spontaneouslythe way we know when our heart is in somethingand when it is not.Living intuitivelyis living spontaneously,is living wholeheartedly,is seeing/hearing/knowing what’s whatand what is called forin each situation as it arises–not in a rational/logical/intellectual kind of way,but in a see/do kind of way.SomethingContinue reading “December 22, 2024”