Posts Tagged ‘buddhism’
Autumn in Spring
Where do I begin? Start at the beginning? I don’t want to. Start where you are. Except that if I start where I am here today by the time you, the reader, see this, I will be farther into the future. Start future writing? I’m reading the book I wrote and thinking…
Read MoreImpermanence
This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain. ~ Buddha I went to New…
Read MoreThere is a word for it
Shenpa. What is shenpa? I appreciate Pema Chodron’s teachings on shenpa because she has helped me identify the insidious nature of my mind. Have you ever had a broken tooth and been unable to stop your tongue from running over the jagged edge? That is shenpa. The broken tooth can be an event…
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