Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Past, Future, and Present



I was able to label my thoughts past, future and present. I tried to stay with my present thoughts. Many of them would be an itch here, an ache there.

Tomorrow I'll try to have a more pleasant present.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Out of Gas



A young girl ran out of gas in front of our house. Two cops directed traffic as she went to get gas. But, alas, even with gas her car would not start. And her car was eventually towed away.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Monday, July 14, 2008

Try and Try Again



Sometimes the same image repeats itself. It is an image that one can't remove from their head.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Another Inquiry



I probably did this before (too), but it has the added image of the people inside the faces--another inquiry into how what we think is what we believe we are.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

I Give Up



I asked my wife what she thought of this one. "You've done that one before," she answered.

Next wife will be a liar.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Monday, July 7, 2008

Hold Up



Back home again. Stopped in my tracks. Arrested. No more flying. No more driving. What a luxury to be still once again.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Saturday, July 5, 2008

It is a shame that . . .



I just returned from the wonderful Mint Museum in Charlotte. I overheard a woman say, "it is a shame that you can't touch it." Thoughts raced through my head of what I should say to her. I thought in my head how successful the artist had been to create the desire to touch.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Our plane was broke . . .



Our plane was broke
so they r going 2
put us
on a
non-broke plane so we
can fly in the sky.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Impermanent Fish



We came home to find our beloved koi no longer swimming. Someone had left the hose running in their pond. It was sad and we are bummed.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Thrifty



We thought we'd save a little money, so we went to LaDirt Inn, only to find it filthy (we didn't want to step off the elevator!). Then we went to our old standby (usually more expensive). And they were having a holiday sale!!! We learned not to change things that work.

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.