Holding Paradox and a Dangerous Paradox

Jonathan Fields keeps posting things I want, even need to know. In Bryan Franklin’s Most Dangerous Question on Earth he shares a video of Bryan Franklin talking about Holding Paradox. Aimed more or less at business, I found this concept inspiring and hopeful. The video is about 20 minutes long. His question at the end, followed by a [...]

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Memorial Day – A Terrible Sadness

As I’ve grown older and more inclined toward peace, I’ve noticed that we in the United States seem to glorify war. We speak of the good war when referring to WWII and the greatest generation when talking about the men and women who fought on ‘our’ side. While I understand that something had to be [...]

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The Goal, The Vision, The Purpose

I’ve been struggling with just what it is I’m trying to do with this blog. Of course, I want to change the world! But that’s one of those self-important, ego driven ideas that can send me back to bed to eat cookies or popcorn. I mean, what does ‘change the world’ mean? It means there’s [...]

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What Would It Be Like?

What I’m reading (one essay a day before meditation): Engaged Buddhist Reader What would it be like if I really knew the trees outside my window and those in the rain forest were my lungs – making it possible for me to breathe? What would it be like if I knew the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was [...]

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Petting The Cat – A Gatha

When petting the cat I vow with all beings To be doubly sure I’m petting the cat Gathas or short prayers, I write, hopefully in the style of Robert Aiken, aim to bring attention to everyday events. The gathas are linked to each other by having an identical second line, which by inference also speaks to [...]

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A Real Economic Measure

One of the books I’m reading: Engaged Buddhist Reader What if we asked “How many people are getting a balanced meal?” instead of “How much has our economy grown?” What if we asked about how many people are fed well about people world around as well as here in the United States? The idea isn’t [...]

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Celebration of ben Laden’s Death Makes Me Uneasy

Call me a screaming liberal, or terribly naive, but the celebration of Osama bin Laden’s killing makes me terribly uneasy. Yes, I know he was largely directly responsible for the tragedy of 911. It’s tempting to get into the arguments about how the attack might have been avoided, or how ben Laden might have been captured and tried. It’s [...]

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Decorah Eagle Chicks Live

The live cam in Decorah Iowa is working well and showing off the glorious eagle checks in all sorts of weather. It’s so tempting to anthropomorphize them. But when I pretend I know what they are thinking, or compare their actions to dogs and cats, I’m only fooling myself. These eagles, both adult and young, are totally [...]

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Seed Sorting Is Good For The Soul

The myth of Psykhe or Psyche tells of how Psyche sorted seeds of many plants as one they many tasks (including a trip to the underworld) she needed to complete in order to be reunited with her love, Eros. Someplace, some time, I read or heard that we all must sort seeds in order to [...]

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Traffic Gatha

When drivers are crazy I vow with all beings To see my reflection And contribute to peace Gathas or short prayers, I write, hopefully in the style of Robert Aiken, aim to bring attention to everyday events. The gathas are linked to each other by having an identical second line, which by inference also speaks to [...]

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