This is #160 in my “Zen Thoughts” on my other WordPress Blog, “Jim Dollar’s Published Works.” There is wanting, and there is guessing, and there is thinking, and there is knowing. Knowing how to know what’s what, what’s happening, what’s called for, what needs to be done, where, when and how is the Philosopher’s Stone.Continue reading “December 07 – B, 2025”
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October 11, 2025
We are here to be who we are and do what is ours to do. And we know what that is, but we can be sidetracked by things that are attractive to our eye and a torch to our desires, and led far from the path that is our path to take, and come toContinue reading “October 11, 2025”
September 16, 2025
The Buddha saw “Peaceful abiding, here, now,” as the foundation of “having life and having it abundantly.” I call it “Looking out the window.” When I sit, I sit looking out the window, at the focal point, the foundation, of “having life and having it abundantly.” Everywhere can be the vehicle/Portkey/threshold/doorway to “peaceful abiding, here,Continue reading “September 16, 2025”
May 16, 2025 – B
Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) said, “The last leave-takingis leaving God for God.” Eckhart was a German Catholic who was found guilty of heresy and died (perhaps murdered) before his sentence was served. It takes a heretic to see/speak the truth, it seems.The leave-taking I have in mind is leaving the God of the Bible and theologyContinue reading “May 16, 2025 – B”
April 13, 2025
Next Sunday will be Easter Sunday.For forty years and six monthsI stood before some congregationand talked about the resurrection of Jesus.What I said changed considerably over that time.I am proud to be able to say that,because the overriding trend is for it not to change at all over the spanof 2,025 years.Do you believe JesusContinue reading “April 13, 2025”
December 04, 2024 – Book Excerpt 02
I will be using this space to post excerpts from my e-book, “A Handbook for the Spiritual Journey,” available on Amazon as a Kindle book, and available for free on my WordPress site, “My Published Works.” This is a 2012 revision of my paperback published in 2002 with the title, “The Evolution of the IdeaContinue reading “December 04, 2024 – Book Excerpt 02”
January 20, 2021
03 Living aligned with our life and living in accord with the Tao is bringing our best to meet the day, like water seeking its way, not forcing its way, by responding appropriately, at the right time, in the right way, to each situation as it arises. That sounds simple enough. What makes it difficult?Continue reading “January 20, 2021”
November 23, 2020
03 We are to live out of the center of who we are– “Like a wheel turning out of its own center,” (Friedrich Nietzsche). In order to do that, we have to spend time nurturing and nourishing our relationship with our center. Our center is the contact point with our original nature, our natural rhythms,Continue reading “November 23, 2020”
November 03, 2020
03 Heart and meaning are our guides through the wilderness. Does it have heart? Is your heart in this? Does it have meaning for you? If things start out full of heart and meaning, notice if that changes– not just because things become difficult. No just because hard things are being asked of us. EveryContinue reading “November 03, 2020”
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