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2015

Posted on 27 February, 2015 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

With the new year (February 19) comes new growth, new paths and new visions. On a personal note, I have decided to try and live a vegetarian life. While only slightly for religious or ideological reasons, it is the best…

Tagged with: Koan, new beginnings, taoism, Year of the Sheep
Posted in Musings

Master Raven Koan 5

Posted on 16 January, 2014 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

From the bosom of the Sun, all problems seem small.

Tagged with: don't sweat the small stuff, Koan, Master Raven, primal, sky, sun
Posted in Koans

Brother Bear Koan 5

Posted on 16 January, 2014 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

Clarity can be found in the voice of a child.

Tagged with: Brother Bear, childhood, clarity, direction, Koan, pathways
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Brother Bear Koan 2

Posted on 19 December, 2013 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

It is simple to stand confident in fair weather.

Tagged with: bend like a reed, Brother Bear, confidence, harmony, Koan, self, strength
Posted in Koans

Master Raven Koan 1

Posted on 13 December, 2013 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

Simplicity is best except where complexity is needed.

Tagged with: complexity, Koan, paradox, raven, simplicity
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A Tale of Two Views

Posted on 13 December, 2013 by Desert Panda — Leave a comment

As the week comes to an end and I look back over the last year or so, I notice that the combination of Haiku, travels, and such seems to be lacking something. While contemplating on this, I realized that if…

Tagged with: Brother Bear, contemplation, intellect, Koan, Master Raven, perception, retreat, riddles, stories, symbology, the Retreat, wisdom
Posted in Informaitional, Koans, Musings

Cooking with a Wallflower

Smidgens

like thalassic velvet

Steve Rose, PhD

Gain Long-term Freedom From Addiction

A place to appreciate a femme's love for bois...

HEALTH + INSPIRATION

Wellness • Poetry • Life

Witty Written Works

The Sixpence at Her Feet

Damyanti Biswas

For lovers of reading, crime writing, crime fiction

A Thousand Haiku

...one haiku at a time.

Author

WITHIN ARE PIECES OF ME

catherineacaruso.wordpress.com/

longexposuremagazine.wordpress.com/

Poetry | Fiction | Visual Art

A blog full of humorous and poignant observations.

Alis volat propriis

For Poetic Justice

Poetry, Prose, Photography

Love Letters to the Tar Pit

Fiction & Poetry Journal of T. Wong

California Bonsai Art

............ Live from the Bonsai Bunker

Original poetry, commentary, and fiction. All copyrights reserved.

The Whole Circle Project

A Commentary on Social Sustainability

Michael Hagedorn

New Post on Crataegus Bonsai

Learning Bonsai in the Hoosier state

http://bjorvalabonsaistudio.com

Life through Mindful Media

ALONG AN OLD FENCEROW

haiku and other experiments in verse

Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.

Life Changing the World: A Phoenix's Aria

"A torn jacket is soon mended, but hard words bruise the heart of a child." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

myrainbowtravel

The blog of a french storyteller, a polish photography lover and a world adventurer, Christina Czubak.

The Art of Bonsai

New England Bonsai Gardens

Street of Dreams

A literary blog of poet, playwright and essayist Rachael Stanford

Some call it red

Bonsai WordPress.com site

The personal bonsai blog of Aarin Packard, Assistant Curator of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum

Daily Inspiration Blog

Yuki Teikei Haiku Society

celebrating Japanese traditions in English-language haiku

Heaven On Earth

Pamela Sukhum Weblog

For complete works, go to www.InfiniteVisionArt.com

Contemplative Pathways

One Self traveling many pathways. One Being expressing as many lives.

Carol J Forrester

Poet | Writer | Mythology & History Geek

Ian Stewart Black

Modern master of classical poetry

Celebrating Creativity in Cardiff

Line Of The Week

Miscellaneous Utterings From Best Friends

Just Contemplations

Contemplations expressed through the written word...

Friendly Fairy Tales

Celebrating Nature and Magic for Kids of all Ages

The Pump Handle

A water cooler for the public health crowd

Author of "Hidden Harvest" and "Tip and Trade"