An Outpost From A Complex World
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A Poem: The Sun at One O'Clock
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Found in the memory of that day, Is a moment, a point in time when The sun stood still, A precise moment when the sun, Suspended at one o...
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Reflections: A Personal Working Definition of Equanimity
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Over the last couple of years I have been questioning myself about the nature of equanimity and have found that the following two responses,...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Reflections: Blue Lotus Flowers Open Inside Fire*
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When I envision a 'perfectly enlightened' person I don't see them sitting, though they may spend a lot of time sitting. Instead ...
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Reflections: Dogen's World (II) - umm, errr... my world?*
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Once we get a sense of true self and emptiness, it's pretty easy to develop a preference, or even outright addiction to them. And it...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Reflections: Dogen's World*
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The following post is my attempt to synthesize a cohesive set of notes reflecting my understanding of the concepts self, true self, emptines...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Reflections: Kūge (I) - Flowers in Space & a few thoughts on self
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A good friend I used to have Dharma discussions with once posed the question of whether true self is one and the same for everyone. It's...
Friday, April 22, 2011
Reflections: The Four Vows, A Poem, and The Green Tara Mantra
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Today is Earth Day, a weekend of religious holiday, and April 22, 2011. Of this much I am certain. As far as the rest, I recognize that I...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Shobogenzo Ch17 (III) Hokke-ten-hokke - The One Great Matter
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Does the One Great Matter matter? Yes — the one great matter is the most important matter of all: The matter is the one and only matter that...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Shobogenzo Ch17 (II) Hokke-ten-hokke - Riding the One Vehicle
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When the mind is in delusion, the Flower of Dharma turns. When the mind is in realization, we turn the Flower of Dharma. ...Without intentio...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Shobogenzo Ch17 (I) Hokke-ten-hokke - Introduction
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Hokke-ten-hokke is translated as " The Flower of Dharma Turns the Flower of Dharma ". What is the 'Flower of the Dharma'? ...
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