Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Geek-2-B
I showed this geek-2-b & his mom an article on current day geeks who wished to save the world, unlike their predecessors. She was a great mom from SF, reading him part of the article, refusing the junk food and eating an apple. People from San Francisco are enlightened.
Maybe someone will send me this picture back rotated, or tell me how to rotate a iPhone photo that isGeek-2-B taken on it's side. (thanks Jeff!)
Maybe someone will send me this picture back rotated, or tell me how to rotate a iPhone photo that isGeek-2-B taken on it's side. (thanks Jeff!)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time...
What's that, you ask?
"What is a TIME?"
Is a TIME a flat, smooth thing
that you have put your cup upon?
Is a TIME a slithery thing
that you would never step upon?
Is a TIME a smooshy thing
that you can rest your head upon?
Is a TIME a shining thing
that every night, you wish upon?
Is a TIME a spiraling thing
that you may climb upon?
Is a TIME a speeding thing
that you will ride upon?
TIMES are smooth, slithery, smooshy,
shining, spiraling, speeding things.
TIMES are whatever you need them to be,
And you have all of them you need.
So as I was saying,
"Once upon a TIME..."
Poem by Martha Burgin, Drawings by Kim Mosley
What's that, you ask?
"What is a TIME?"
Is a TIME a flat, smooth thing
that you have put your cup upon?
Is a TIME a slithery thing
that you would never step upon?
Is a TIME a smooshy thing
that you can rest your head upon?
Is a TIME a shining thing
that every night, you wish upon?
Is a TIME a spiraling thing
that you may climb upon?
Is a TIME a speeding thing
that you will ride upon?
TIMES are smooth, slithery, smooshy,
shining, spiraling, speeding things.
TIMES are whatever you need them to be,
And you have all of them you need.
So as I was saying,
"Once upon a TIME..."
Poem by Martha Burgin, Drawings by Kim Mosley
Friday, October 9, 2009
All things have their function.
"All things have their function.
It is a matter of use in the appropriate situation."
—Merging of Difference and Unity
It is a matter of use in the appropriate situation."
—Merging of Difference and Unity
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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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Rhinoceros Fan (an infamous koan) One day Yanguan called to his attendant, "Bring me the rhinoceros fan." The attendant said, ...