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I have had a challenging couple of days. Actually, the past month has been pretty challenging for me, if I were being honest with myself. But the past couple of days especially. These are a few of the things, in chronological order, that I’ve dealt with: I got shushed yesterday while I was helping a…
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As per the usual, I’ve been struggling with depression again. I will spare you the drama this time. Frankly, I’m kind of sick the drama and would like to move on (thanyouverymuch). But, I will tell you how I’ve been dealing with it. I was wondering around Safeway the other evening and consciously decided to really focus…
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A student asks the Zen Master, “Teacher, what is the ego?” The Zen Master answers, “That’s a stupid question.”
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Last night at my meditation group we read a passage from Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind* called Nirvana And The Waterfall. Suzuki presents an image of a waterfall at Yosemite National Park: The highest one there is 1,340 feet high, and from it the water comes down like a curtain thrown from the top of…
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A friend on Facebook posted the following Pema Chödrön quote: “Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” I’ve been thinking about this the past few days. This idea of annihilation. Self Immolation is an idea that keeps popping into my head lately…
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