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One Mind – The Film
A wonderful project that brings the finite workings and beauty of a Chinese Zen (Chan) monastery – Zhenru Monastery. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/one-mind-a-cinematic-meditation-on-zen-monastic-life-in-china/x/6073825 Background ONE MIND is a documentary film that will engage audiences with the living practice of a traditional Zen (Chan) monastic community in Southern China. Eschewing talking-head interviews and the authority of a narrative voice,…
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The Guardians of Silver Lake
Minnesota. Negative 10. Snow and beautiful sunshine. The trail is empty. The sky is clear. The snow crunches. My breath heavy. A path across the pond around the lake, but I am not alone. Still, silent, rising from the icy depths. Snow guardians.
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Two Winter Poems
A few zen moments as I took the snowshoes through the woods and to the hill top overlooking a nature preserve and frozen ponds filled with crisscrossing deer tracks. (1) In winter’s depth We scan the frozen lake’s shoreline glowing beneath the sun. In winter’s depth The white landscape Keeps her secrets and Resists the…
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Poem – Questions
From a distance I asked the tree Silent questions. For days we stood face to face In the gulf of uncertainty as Words flowed between in a language I did not know. Its leaves began to change and I asked how this felt. Does it hurt? When the leaves began to fall en masse I…
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Repost – Our Holographic Universe
From: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/12/our-holographic-universe-a-new-theory-of-space-time-a-2013-most-popular.html Our Holographic Universe –A New Theory of Space-Time (2013 Most Popular) Researchers at the University of Southampton have taken a significant step in a project to unravel the secrets of the structure of our Universe. One of the main recent advances in theoretical physics is the holographic principle. According to this idea, our…
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Poem by Zen Master Ryokan
Another year lingers to an end; Heaven sends a bitter frost. Fallen leaves cover the mountains And there are no travelers to cast shadows on the path. Endless night: dried leaves burn slowly on the hearth. Occasionally, the sound of freezing rain. Dizzy, I try to recall the past – Nothing here but dreams. ~…
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Buddhism – Four Noble Truths
The four noble truths emphasize a practice in learning to live and how to lessen suffering. There is suffering There is a cause of suffering, which is craving and attachment There is cessation of suffering There is a path of practice that brings about this cessation This path starts with recognizing and being aware of…
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From the teachings of Dongshan Liangjie…
From the teachings of Dongshan Liangjie when seeing his reflection – Just don’t seek from others, or you will be far estranged from Self. I now go on alone; everywhere I meet It: It now is me; I now am not It. One must understand in this way to merge with thusness.
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New Music Tuesday and Peace
I am obsessed with music. Not that I play any kind of instrument, nor can I sing or keep any type of tune. I did play the saxophone for a few years a long time ago. I am happy appreciating others with the passion, drive, and talent. As I have aged, my music tastes have…
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Time
Where has time gone? While I know time itself does not change, only our perception, I must have been asleep for a few days. It is already May and I have not really written a poem or prose in a couple of weeks. I have spent some time in quiet reflection of my past and…