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The long journey out of the self…

Today David over at The Endless Further has a wonderful post up about the magic found in poetry, please check it out if you have the chance. It got me thinking about one of my favorite poets, Theodore Roethke, whom I … Continue reading

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The path of least resistance

It’s always about what’s easy. Simple. The path of least resistance allows us to glide, duck, and doge our way through life. Never touching those things that are most important. It’s easy talking to a stranger online. It’s easy to … Continue reading

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Elephant stampede! Crafting an online identity…

I have a post that’s been published on elephant journal! Check it out here. And a little teaser blurb: And that’s why we love the online world and our online identities. Because they are easy. And they allow us to … Continue reading

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My punishment became my path?

Reminiscing the other day, I remembered that one of my Father’s punishments for me was to ground me. Basically, the idea was that I when I came home from school, I couldn’t watch TV, play outside, talk on the phone or do anything other than chores, homework, eat dinner, and stay in my room. Sweeping the dust and pushing the dirt for punishment? WTF? Continue reading

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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

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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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Transfer of Essence

Today I transferred a batch of ale into the secondary fermenter. The reason you do this is to separate the beer from the yeast cake. Beer is made up of 4 main ingredients: Water, barley, hops, and yeast. The yeast … Continue reading

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