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Not in any danger of realizing full enlightenment any time soon... 11 Jul 2013 | 08:19 am
...such a drag to want something sometimes, one thing leads to another I know, sang Chrissie Hynde...distilling the first two noble truths of the Buddha, along with the law of causation, into one boun...
Haiku? 29 May 2013 | 07:31 pm
Notes From a Cold Spring...or, I Have Heard What the Talkers Were Talking: Silent Retreat, Yoga Blog Version 4 Apr 2013 | 10:14 am
If we become too serious we will lose our way. Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind ...John Lennon sang I don’t believe in yoga, and, as I believe I’ve said before, I don’t believe in it, eithe...
More Dispatches from the Magic Mountain 8 Feb 2013 | 09:57 pm
...seems like it happens again and again with the meditation thing...every time I think I’m getting somewhere...or, y’know getting nowhere since there’s nowhere you need to go...opening things up, goi...
Return to Hogwarts 4 Feb 2013 | 09:00 am
...January hit like a giant hunk of ice in the forehead...days of severe lassitude...not much work but that little bit took all day...endlessly seeking minor forms of stimulation, trying and often fai...
Seasonal Affective Disorder 19 Jan 2013 | 08:57 pm
...bleah......................... . .
You Better Do As You Are Told, You Better Listen To The Radio 16 Jan 2013 | 10:17 pm
So you had better do as you are told. You better listen to the radio... Elvis Costello ...so here's the deal...I think I got into writing because I've never been so good at spoken communication...h...
The Christmas Yoga Mat (a really deep and touching holiday story for the whole family) 26 Dec 2012 | 04:33 am
The photo below is of the yoga mat I’ve been using for the past year or so...or, more specifically, the family Christmas tree, as seen through one of the larger holes in the mat I’ve been using for th...
Notes on the Winter Solstice and Our Most Recent Apocalypse 22 Dec 2012 | 07:35 pm
...I swear apocalypses are happening every couple months these days...whether based on the Book of Revelations, Mayan Prophecies, or somebody just having a bad day and spreading the news on Facebook.....
Somewhere Between the Hotel Chelsea and Nirvana... 7 Dec 2012 | 08:58 pm
...who knew that Dharma Mittra has his home base a mere block or two from the legendary Hotel Chelsea...home to great authors and musicians, alcoholics, junkies, great alcoholic and junkie authors and...
