if you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. thanks for visiting!for those of you who are not familiar with this blog, every 15th of the month i post a collection of posts about buddhist topics. it all started as a contribution to blog carnival in november 2007. over time, […]
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june 2009 buddhist carnival
June 15th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books · spirituality
saying grace
May 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments
there were a number of posts recently about saying grace, for example at maggi dawn’s blog. “why say grace in a world without god?” seemed to be one of the questions. also, “how to say grace without thanking god?”
for today, i will spare you my grumblings about interpretations of who or what god […]
Tags: blogs of note · spirituality
open source spirit
May 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
a site i’ve been meaning to tell you about for ages is my very good friend carol’s open source spirit. here are a few words carol says about it:
this open source spirit site takes part in the universal timeless effort of humanity.
we see that all of humanity is creating and evolving the life of […]
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homophobia, the 4 noble truths, and the 8-fold path
May 17th, 2009 · 8 Comments
today, on the international day against homophobia and transpobia, i’d like to gather a few thoughts on homophobia in view of the four noble truths, the core ideas of buddhism.
there is suffering - giving birth, aging, illness, etc. in the pali text, there are two things that specifically apply here, i believe: “union with […]
Tags: news and events · peace, environment, social justice et al · queer talk, gender issues and sexual identity · spirituality
buddhist carnival, may 2009 - the mixed-bag-it’s-all-connected edition
May 15th, 2009 · No Comments
may 15 - time for another buddhist carnival. if you want to see previous buddhist carnivals, go here.
today there is no topic, really, just a criss-cross romp through the buddhasphere.
another enlightenment machine
… like the one you see depicted to the right. here are some explanations
i have made an exciting new “thought to text™” […]
Tags: blogs of note · communication · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · interesting books · philosophy and education · spirituality
mothers day blessings
May 9th, 2009 · 9 Comments
a buddhist metta prayer for mothers who do not fit our stereotypical image. the throwaway mothers, the bad mothers, the ones we point our fingers to.
Tags: addictions · alcohol · spirituality
buddhist carnival: april 2009, poetry month
April 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments
the 15th, buddhist carnival time. it’s april, poetry month, so i’ll post only poems and poetry-related articles.
from last month’s montreal zen poetry festival
i longed to visit the eastern cliff
countless years until today
i finally grabbed a vine and climbed
but halfway there met mist and wind
the trail was too narrow for clothes
the moss too slick for […]
Tags: blogs of note · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · spirituality
musings on the meaning of good friday
April 10th, 2009 · 10 Comments
jesus was a mystery to me two years ago, and he still is.
so let me muse on him a bit more, today, on good friday. a day that changed everything, for a lot of people in the last 2000 years.
many adults have experienced days like that. bifurcation days - before that day, life […]
Tags: spirituality
inspired!
April 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments
it’s sunday inspiration time, a meme created by my friend sojourner.
today i am inspired by
reading and writing haiku
my 2-year-old grandson and his single-minded focus on choo-choo trains
my professional immigrant clients from china who are giving up impressive professional success in their country to start from scratch in a totally new culture
my friend […]
Tags: creativity: poetry, art, etc. · emotional health · interesting books · spirituality
belief in a personal god
April 4th, 2009 · 12 Comments
through my twitter connection @UUsoul i came across a post on the topic of a personal god at celestial lands. i figured that rather than replying, i’ll comment in a post here.
david from celestial lands says
i believe that there is no division in god, that every moment of every day we are intimately […]
Tags: philosophy and education · spirituality
the archetypes: addict, magical child, hedonist
April 3rd, 2009 · 5 Comments
the following is an excerpt from carolyn myss’ fascinating “gallery of archetypes”. most of us can recognize ourselves in one or more of these archetypes, or typical ways of being in the world. in her descriptions, carolyn myss tells us about the positive as well as the shadow (some would call them negative) […]
Tags: addictions · creativity: poetry, art, etc. · spirituality
carried through the year by the we’moon calendar
March 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments
i am a huge fan of the we’moon daytimer. to this day, i see as one of the perks of quitting my job as chief cook and bottlewasher at the skills connection the fact that i didn’t need a huge appointment calendar anymore and could go back to using the we’moon daytimer.
we’moon is a […]
Tags: interesting books · peace, environment, social justice et al · spirituality
march 2009 buddhist carnival - in reverse
March 15th, 2009 · 11 Comments
roses are blooming on the rosebush.
there is nothing strange.
the flower blooms silently and falls quietly without sound,
never again to return to its branch.
her total existence is expressed in that one moment.
one place on the branch.
that is the voice of the flower,
the truth of the single flower on the branch.
therein lies the joy of life, infinitely […]
Tags: blogs of note · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · interesting books · spirituality
tea, zen and the complexity of mental illness
March 1st, 2009 · 7 Comments
my good friend carol has a new blog, cha-cha-cha - adventures with tea. she just published one of my melodramatic poems there, ode to tea.
tea - a neverending topic, really. reminds me a bit about the twitter and face-to-face conversations i’ve had in the last few days (with the ever-thoughtful ashok, for example) about the […]
Tags: depression and mental illness · interesting books · spirituality
february buddhist carnival - on mental health (part 2)
February 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments
this is part 2 of this month’s buddhist carnival. part 1 is here.
the wild mind and the wise body
i like this article by the wild moods that takes the actual here-and-now feelings and sensations of mental illness and uses them to get in touch with mental health
… take a second to think about how […]
Tags: 12 step discussion · addictions · blogs of note · depression and mental illness · eating disorders, body image & similar topics · spirituality



