Tag Archives: impermanence
Lost in Translation
“Suffering, as a noble truth, is this: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, sickness is suffering, death is suffering, sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering; association with the loathed is suffering, dissociation from the loved is … Continue reading
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Another Hsu Yun poem…
Found this poem, thought I would share The water and my mind have both settled down Into perfect stillness. Sun and moon shine bright in it. At night I see in the surface The enormous face of my … Continue reading
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10 from 2010
I thought I would do a quick ego fluffing year-in-review type post. Here it goes: 1. The biggest thing that happened this year was obviously the birth of my daughter Zoa. She is now 3 months old, and sassy as hell. … Continue reading
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Welcome!
Thank you for checking out my new blog, Fly Like a Crow. First, what’s up with the name? Check out the ‘About’ page at the top for more info on that. And take a moment to explore the other pages … Continue reading
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Reborn in emotion
My goal here is not to complain, but to observe. Observe the situation and watch my reactions to the phenomenon. Yesterday was a near complete fail in mindfulness, but that’s okay. It was yesterday. Today I realize where I went wrong, and can kind of laugh at myself. Continue reading
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A new year, a new diet, and some thank you’s.
Am I a perfect father/husband/employee/friend? Hell no! But I’m already working on those things all the time, and I don’t feel the need to make a new resolution to just make myself feel good. The three things I listed are things I want to do, feel I can accomplish, and I feel like the time is right to make them all happen. Continue reading
Dig it
It’s in our blog discussions, in our in-person meetings that we get help from others in getting through to our Buddha nature. We might not even notice it at the time; but when we discuss the dharma, even in passing, we are helping each other on our path to enlightenment. Continue reading
Mullets, Mustaches…….. and Buddhism?
I’m basically going to be completely uncomfortable with my face for a whole month. I’m going to be self-conscious of the ugly, patchy ‘stache that will eventually grow in about week 3 or so. I’m going to keep feeling my chin for my goat and realize there is nothing there anymore. This is going to be friggin weird. Continue reading
What happend to the beer I brewed?
I exist in the moment before I realize I exist in the moment I exist in. Continue reading
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