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December 4, 2014
One Minute Meditation – Coronado Surf
A memory of my trip to San Diego in November of last year. An early morning walk on the beach produced several one minute meditations. This soothing take of the Coronado Surf was a particular favorite. Watching and listening to the rhythm of the surf reminds us that nature’s cadence changes with the seasons. Winter brings […]
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December 3, 2014
Tiny Drops – Symmetries
Symmetries Click on images to view the full size slide show. FIVE LIMITLESS THOUGHTS May all living beings have happiness and its causes May all be free from unhappiness and its causes May all dwell in equanimity, free of attraction and aversion May all quickly find the great happiness that lies beyond all misery May […]
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December 2, 2014
Rumi, Helpless, Dumbfounded
A Zero-Circle By Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (Rumi) Be helpless, dumbfounded, Unable to say yes or no. Then a stretcher will come from grace to gather us up. We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty. If we say we can, we’re lying. If we say No, we don’t see it, That No will behead […]
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December 1, 2014
Do Pure Land Buddhists Believe That Followers of Other Belief Systems May Enter The Pure Land?
Question: Do Pure Land Buddhists Believe That Followers of Other Belief Systems May Enter The Pure Land? Andrew: Yes, at least this one does. Alexander: Is it as a passive consequence of their virtue / devotion? Andrew: If by “they” you mean the followers of other belief systems, not so much virtue or any other […]
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November 30, 2014
Update on Thich Nhat Hanh’s Health: November 30th
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Give a Gift of Peace of Mind
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November 29, 2014
How I built My Crowdfunding Video Myself – The Presentation
First:If you got the money, I highly recommend using a professional like Explanation Video to build your crowdfunding video. The video I created is less than professional, but 2 days into the campaign I’ve managed to raise 1/3 of the funds. So at the very least it did not harm the effort. If you’re like […]
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November 27, 2014
One Minute Meditation – Lawson’s Last Sky
My step grandfather in law died on Sunday. His name was Lawson Musick. That same morning, I shot this video of the beautiful Cambridge sky. In a way it was Lawson’s last sky. While I tend to be wary of talk of the after life or reincarnation, I do feel that the thread of life weaves us all together. […]
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November 26, 2014
Tiny Drops – Human Traces
Human Traces Click on images to view the full size slide show. FIVE LIMITLESS THOUGHTS May all living beings have happiness and its causes May all be free from unhappiness and its causes May all dwell in equanimity, free of attraction and aversion May all quickly find the great happiness that lies beyond all misery […]
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November 25, 2014
I Wonder If I Know Him – By Rabindranath Tagore
I Wonder If I Know Him By Rabindranath Tagore I wonder if I know him In whose speech is my voice, In whose movement is my being, Whose skill is in my lines, Whose melody is in my songs In joy and sorrow. I thought he was chained within me, Contained by tears and laughter, […]
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