"Give, only if you have a little." - Buddha, aka, Gautama It's always felt like a silly little word, give. A lot of power though, not in the giving, but in the letting go. In Zen Buddhist terms giving is called "Dana." And in the west we invariably equate Dana with money. And all the... Continue Reading →
"It's strange how simple things become, once you see them clearly." - Ayn Rand I am always fascinated by the idea that in some way I can see things clearly. It's a big encouragement in some meditation circles, to see clearly. See it for what it is! Don't buy into your stories, just see life... Continue Reading →
"A disciplined mind brings happiness." - Buddha No it doesn't. I mean it could if it existed, but for me in my experience, it doesn't. Wow, how arrogant I must be to go against the words of the wonderful always right Buddha. But listen, this is another comment attributed to the same guy. Buddha's having... Continue Reading →
"A person playing a role will eventually forget their lines....... Pay attention, the act can't go on forever." - Kendrick Perkins I'm always wobbling around when I end up with a role. I was involved in a project and part of a group discussion. My "role" was to formulate an agenda with another person and... Continue Reading →
"If you try to fix people, sooner or later you're going to be the one who needs fixing." - Dr. Nitin Perhaps this is why I avoid the label "Teacher." It narrows to this fine line, am I "teaching" or am I "fixing?" Do I want to "teach" from a position of sharing information and... Continue Reading →
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." - Ernest Hemingway Very Zen. Very Practical. We were exploring trust in a small group yesterday and the subject of "learning to trust" came up. It seemed to be a theme all day yesterday. How do people who don't "trust"... Continue Reading →
"When the heart truly understands, it lets go of everything." - Ajahn Chan If you're a meditator you've probably heard the "Let go" phrase a lot. Spiritual authority is build on the silliest things. Like the awesome skill of "JUST LETTING GO." We have these images of people floating through personal disasters and the evils... Continue Reading →
"People who know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." - Isaac Asimov I wonder what Isaac's nickname is? Recently I've become more aware of how many superior advanced people there are on the planet. The meditation culture, regardless of what formula you want to follow, is made of people who... Continue Reading →
"An ending is not the end." - k. Tolnoe It's all relative. I mean everything. Contingent. Mysterious. Unknown. It seems every time I think I know something, I don't. Ah-ha turns to Oh-no. No wonder I occasionally suffer from anxiety, worry, fear, and the dreaded feeling that I'm never going to figure out what my... Continue Reading →
"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being." Mahatma Gandhi Not everyone feels that way. Some feel it's an extremist view. Buddhism has the totally strange position of not eating meat, unless someone offers it to you. And then you need to make sure that... 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 