The world is a beautiful complex place. Life itself is a complex dance of thousands of different movements. Within this movement, very little is random. While it may seem random, the forces that act on it be they nature, biological,…
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Simple Complexity
Tagged with: action without action, complexity, ripples, simplicity, thoughtless action, wei wu wei, Zen Buddhism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
First breath
Shadowed light on ground Morning chill fills empty air Life flows with first breath
Foregiveness and Peace
“Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness but because you deserve peace” There are literally thousands of short one-line mantras and proverbs in the world. They grow on a daily basis in a society where the entirety of a person’s…
Truth and Lies
Often we are faced with situations (sometimes of our own making) that drive home the lessons we have to learn in this life. While the universe can and does use subtlety, what I like to call the Hammer of the…
Tagged with: change, foregiveness, growth, illusion, individual, journey, open eyes, self, truth
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Posted in Musings
Asura Cave
This week’s virtual retreat takes us to Kathmandu, Nepal. Unlike some of the other retreats we have been on, this one is at an actual retreat. The Asura Cave located near the village of Pharping is a cave sacred to…
Tagged with: Asura, Cave, cave retreat, hermatige, reflection, retreat, Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhism
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
“Ego”
This was posted by a travelling friend of the Retreat.
Calming Rest
Frustration often comes from the smallest thing…a missing sock…a broken toy…sleeping a few minutes too late. When this is combined with the larger issues each of us faces during the day, it can mount until a veritable avalanche of frustration…
Tagged with: body engine, calm, health, reflection, rest, total health. holistic health, walking meditaition
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Posted in Musings
Patience
Life is a pond with all activity rippling across its surface. Patience is waiting on the edge of the pond until the water calms. This can and often is difficult, even for those practiced at it. In the modern world,…
Tagged with: journey, meditaiting, pathway, patience, silence, walking, walking meditaition, water
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Posted in Musings