political pigeons
causing a ruckus-
chicago spring
May18
May17
Death of yesterday
today is the
death of yesterday-
morning glories
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May16
New beginnings
taking one
step at a time…
brain trauma
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May15
discarded rose
May14
New moon
the moon
waxes and wanes-
samsara
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May13
Happy Mothers Day
every breath
is a gift-
spring morning
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May13
Buddha smiles
children plant
flowers in temple garden-
Buddha smiles
Today the dharma school children planted in the garden. It was a joy to watch them interact with the Earth.
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May12
Lang Lang at Lyric Opera
Tonight my daughter and I went to see Lang Lang at Lyric Opera.
As I sat there listening to him play I found myself meditating. Not realizing what had happened I just went with it. What better place? Here I was in a peaceful and loving environment (my daughters presence) AND I was enveloped by the sound of the piano in a room with hundreds of others all of whom were listening to the same thing.
It was similar to experiences I have had during other group meditations except instead of chanting or silence there was this gifted pianist guiding the meditation.
As the time passed I found myself riding the music, flowing with it and being part of it. It was quite a wonderful experience and I am happy to share it with my dear readers. Good night and may you be happy and content.
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May12
Mindfulness is not thinking, by Trevor Leggett
Mindfulness is not thinking, this is one of the reasons it is so powerful.
It is a common view that mindfulness is thinking — Now I’m walking. Now I’m talking. Now I’m not walking or talking, but just standing. Now I’m sitting down... It is just like a running BBC commentary. But, as a matter of fact, words cannot describe these things.
This talk follows in with my little idea about music and meditation.
May12
sleepless night
artillery fire
disturbs my slumber-
monsoon season
