“Not by hating hatred ceases In this world of tooth and claw; Love alone from hate releases — This is the Eternal Law.” -the Dhammapada (v. 5) Hate met with hate increases ten-fold, multiplying with every word and every deed.…
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Uncaring Walls
Tagged with: anger, apathy, calm, community, Dhammapada, emotion, emotions, fog, harmony, hate, individual paths, peace, personal journey, poison, reflection, summer, the Dhammapada, walls
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Live a Day
As the day draws close, Sacrifice to raise the sun. Perfect blossom gone.
Tagged with: cherry blossom, emotions, Haiku, living int he moment, loss, love, reflection, silence, solitude, sorrow, the future
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Walk in Peace
On March 19 of this year, Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church passed from this turning of the wheel to the next. Passing away at 84, Phelps left behind a legacy of hate and divisiveness. In some aspects, this…
Nutkin and Night Owls
Rain falls in the East, Flowers blooming pink and white. Nutkin grabs and runs.
Celebrating Memory
Death is part of the cycle of nature. Without death, there is no chance of rebirth and life becomes locked in stasis, unable to change and move on. We as humans often overlook this fact and sink further into a…
Tagged with: cycle, cycle of life, death, emotions, grief, journey, joy, life, light of life, memory, mourning, pathway, reflection, twilight of life.
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Posted in Musings
The Face of the Divine
Many look for the face of the Holy and hope to find a visage similar to their own. Religious iconography shows a multitude of different modes of the divine throughout history. The path we walk sometimes dictates (not always by…
Tagged with: comfort, community, contextual presence, Creation, Divine, emotions, Face of the Divine, God, growth, Holy, journey, pathway, reflection, self, spiritual family, strength, understanding, unique, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is what most people in the world think when you talk about the desert southwest of the United States. Colored plateaus, tumbleweeds, and endless plains. While the area contains several National and Tribal parks, the vast area allows…
Tagged with: American Southwest, Anasazi, Arizona, burial ground, cold weather, desert, hermit, holy spot, journey, Monument Valley, nature, Navajo, reflection, sand, searching, seeker, seeking, solitude, utah, walking meditation
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Posted in Locations
Garden Stroll
Blessed guardian— Standing still and vigilant. Friend of winter black. Garden of flowers, Black and white among rainbows. Leaves float in water. White hunter on wing— Silent under the moonlight. Bare trees marching on.
Tagged with: art, companionship, dog, emotion, family, forest, garden, Haiku, knowledge, life paths, love, owl, paths, reflection, skunk, symbology, tea, temple guardian, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Rila, Bulgaria
The Rila area of Bulgaria hold numerous areas that hold an appeal to those looking for walking meditation, quiet solitude or a place of hermitage. Rila, thought to be of Thracian origin, means “well-watered mountain” and its connection to the…
Tagged with: Bulgaria, Dzherman River, Eastern Orthodox, hermatige, journey, monestery, mountain, nature, quiet solitude, reflection, Rila, Rila Monastery, Saint Ivan, Saint Ivan of Rila, self, Seven Rila Lakes, silence, St. Ivan, Thracian, walking meditation, water
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Nian Xióng Hall 