Outcomes I have been doing a lot of driving lately, and will be doing even more over the next few months. I set out in my car with a clear destination in mind, a route planned out, a length of stay, a purpose for the trip; all of the details are worked out so upon completion I’ll know I am finished and whether or not I accomplished what I wanted. Some of my trips will…
Wondrous Things As we practice Buddhism and begin to see changes in our lives we frequently have the desire to influence others to also practice Buddhism. We are certain the happiness we experience can be beneficial to our friends or family members. Sometimes we are successful in sharing; yet often we are not. Convincing our closest friends or our family members to embrace Buddhist practice is perhaps one of the most difficult practices. In some…
Slow Movement There is a growing trend lately that is variedly called the ‘slow movement’. I have heard it applied to many things, probably most notably to eating and reading. The idea being that a person is supposed to do the task with deliberate slowness, which is supposed to set up a more ideal condition for being mindful of the activity. I myself and not particularly fond of calling it ‘slow’ because it seems somewhat…
Equality Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – 1968 “After the game the king and pawn go into the same box.” (Italian proverb) Many words are used to describe the differences we see in others and even in ourselves. We attribute value descriptors so freely I wonder if sometimes we are even aware. We say things like ‘they are…’, ‘he is….’, and ‘I am…’ In all instances these are not necessarily…
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