"Silence isn't empty, it's full of answers." - unknown The part of me that manufactures and displays ideas and stories is always running. I think it's probably the most significant thing I've ever noticed in meditation. It doesn't take decades of sitting to see it, ten or so minutes works. It's pretty amazing. The stream... Continue Reading →
"Some people create their own storms, and then get mad when it rains." - unknown The group was discussing toxic people. It seems that everyone knows someone they consider toxic. Much of the conversation was around how to avoid toxic people. Some of it was oriented towards fixing them. I"m not much for attempting to... Continue Reading →
"We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out." - Winston Churchill The inside world and the outside world are different. In the sense that "I," whatever I am, acts as a filter for what gets out. I'm my own customs official, making sure I don't bring the wrong... Continue Reading →
"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people." - Carl Jung Our group was talking about "knowing" other people, and the challenges we face as impermanent intelligent beings, caught up in an impermanent universe. Most of what I know about another person is a little story about... Continue Reading →
"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." - Marylin Monroe It's interesting to speak to groups of people. There's always that moment when it feels as if the whole herd has turned towards a single cow, and is now waiting for it to do something. I then become conscious... Continue Reading →
"Some people care too much. I think it's called Love." - Winnie the Pooh If I care really hard, just as hard as I can, I come really close to loving. Maybe as close as I can. Since we don't have a definition of what love is. But caring, Caring I can do. Of course,... Continue Reading →
"Is it the world that's busy or is it my mind?" - Haemin Sunim Changing my "Mind" is not as simple as it seems. Because if I am to completely change my perspective, then my "feelings about" will also need to change. It's a process. And it's good to be aware that the world of... Continue Reading →
What does your conscious say? "You should become the person you are." - Fredrick Nietzsche Become the person I am? I already am the person I am. When I look into my past all I see are the "persons I was." If they weren't me, who were they? Sometimes it feels dangerous to be try... Continue Reading →
"When practicing Zen, at first, nothing happens. And then, a little bit later; nothing happens again." - Leonard Cohen I'm sure that when i first attempted to meditate it was because I was absolutely convinced I would become something superior to whoever I thought I was at that time. And I was hoping for a... Continue Reading →
"Always consider the context." - Andy Hunt Context is an interesting part of life. When and where and how are helpful when it comes to context. When I sit on the back deck with the animals it feels like a refuge. Living creatures and plants are a wonderful context. Walking in the "wilderness" of a... 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
