Saturday, March 7, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
It's Raining!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The Neighbor's Dog
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Yoga Class
Investment
Interest
=
6.07%
Wall
Yoga
Om(mmmmmm)
During peaceful yoga I heard thru the wall a financial speel.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
A Greedy SOB
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Universal Truth
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Three Blind Men
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
. . . world would end in 3 minutes.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Great Class
I went 2 a great class
2night. I didn't learn
anything. Now 4 the
real challenge -- to dive
off the hundred foot pole.
Buddhist Koan, CASE 46.PROCEED BEYOND THE TOP OF THE 100 FOOT HIGH POLE
Master Sekiso said, "You are at the top of the 100 foot high pole. How will you make a step further?" Another Zen Master of Ancient Times said, "One who sits on top of the 100 foot pole has not quite attained true enlightenment. Make another step forward from the top of the pole and throw one's own body into the 100,000 universes."
Mumon's Comments:
Should there be any who is able to step forward from the top of the 100 foot pole and hurl one's whole body into the entire universe, this person may call oneself a Buddha. Nevertheless, how can one step forward from the top of the 100 foot pole? Know thyself!
Should one be content and settle on top of the 100,000 foot pole,
One will harm the third eye,
And will even misread the marks on the scale.
Should one throw oneself and be able to renounce one's life,
Like one blind person leading all other blind persons,
One will be in absolute freedom (unattached from the eyes).
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Case of the Missing Hula Hoop
Friday, February 20, 2009
Piggy Bank Query
Thursday, February 19, 2009
I Wanted to Scream
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
A Piece of Cake
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Death Row at the Dentists
Monday, February 16, 2009
Leaf Rustling Down Driveway
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Holey Moley
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Too Many Ideas
A long day. First I heard
a dharma talk on silence.
I decided not to ever fill
up the page in my draw-
ings. Then he told how
his dog grabbed his hand
through his mail slot, so
I said that would be my
drawing except then we
were talking hummers &
I said they kick ass &
he said that should be
my drawing and now
with so many great art
ideas floating in my th
ick skull I feel absolut-
ely impotent tonight as a
potentially practing artist.
Friday, February 13, 2009
V day
Thursday, February 12, 2009
3 Monkeys
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Help Desk
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
2morrow
very
The ^ old woman said, "oh,
no automatic door." I
wondered if this was
an enlightened view of
her exit from earth.
(Note: The woman in the doctor's office complained to her daughter that the door wasn't automatic. It first struck me funny how we judge the world based on our own needs. Then I saw how close she was to leaving earth, and how much pain she was it. Old age for some is a difficult journey.)
Monday, February 9, 2009
From the Doctor's Waiting Roo m
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Helicopter Money
So now we'll pour a
trillion dollars into the
US & see what happens.
If nothing else, a legen-
dary experiment without
a control group.
Look ma, it's raining.
See Helicopter Money
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Reflections on Talks on Buddha's Lists
During a recent Appamada Intensive our students gave talks on Buddha's lists. Here are my reflections on their talks.
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