"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." - Lao Tzu (Let go of what "I think I am, what I believe I am.") Coming home from a meeting yesterday I was profoundly struck how intense the discussions of wisdom can be, how deeply the subject strikes the heart... Continue Reading →
"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth." Lao Tzu I love science, and am not much of a "new age" kind of person. Although I find myself defending others who believe in the unseen and the unknown, because if I simply "don't know," it means there's a possibility. (I "don't know"... Continue Reading →
"Life's not about what you'd die for. It's about what you'd live for. - Julie Anne Addicott Odd isn't it? The idea that although I don't know my own future, I can't just fall into it without any direction what so ever. My experience says this, no matter what the Taoist's whisper about, I do... Continue Reading →
"There is one cause of unhappiness: The false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs to you to question them." - Anthony D'Mello From the "Way to Love." Anthony has always been one of my favorite seekers, he was willing to give up whatever structure was... Continue Reading →
"Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found." - Lao Tzu Even in a resting state there always seems to be this drive for something, to find, to seek, and discover the next thing. Even though I have no idea what that next... Continue Reading →
"Let go or be dragged." - Zen Proverb We seem to be losing the art of the gentle touch. You know, the one where you make a supportive contact with others. A shoulder, the head, perhaps a knee, or cheek, a caress to let the other person, place, or thing, know we exist, and in... Continue Reading →
"Wishful thinking is one thing, reality another." - Jalal Talibani Sometimes after meditation we have long rambling talks about things the "Buddha, Gautama, or the Tathagata," said. Those three are all various titles that Gautama managed to collect over the centuries. (Don't forget "World Honored One!") Most of these talks hinge on the phrase, "The... Continue Reading →
"If you realize all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold onto." - Lao Tzu Losing someone. What a descriptive way to put it. Someone can no longer be accessed. I prefer the shamanistic term of "walking on." My friend's significant other made a good decision. She decided to accept all thing... Continue Reading →
"Work out your own salvation, do not depend on others." - Gautama, aka, Buddha You would think, if the founder of a system made this kind of a statement, well, people would at least give it a go. But I'm not seeing that in practice. (We would rather have some nice popular "teacher" work out... Continue Reading →
"And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy." - Edgar Allen Poe Today, I relate heavily to Edgar's perspective. Melancholy is the strangest state. Not sad, not bitter, not angry, and it seems a fearless perspective. Melancholy, at least for me, can be a very comforting mood. (Dipt, is... Continue Reading →
“Opinions are fantasy. They may be based on fact or not. Opinion presents personal bias and pre-conclusion. Opinions are language trading cards, we use them to gain value and hope to make them true. – People’s Dharma Circle
“The quality of your life will depend entirely upon the focus of your attention.” – Huber
Visions of a People's Dharma 