Not-news
So here’s the not-news: Just in case there was any confusion about This, the me-costume we are wearing is not permanent. In good times it could be seen as bad news. In bad times it could be seen as good news. But ultimately, we wear this me-costume in order to discover that what is beneath, […]
Yoga and Creativity
At the heart of the Kashmiri Tantric tradition is the effulgence of Pure Creativity, whether at the cosmic dimension as the Absolute takes manifestation as form, or at the individual level as silence emerges into word, sound and image. The Tantric masters of the medieval period were not only great yogis but also great writers, […]
If only
“Everything would be perfect if only…” How long is the list? Everything would be perfect if I hadn’t failed tenth grade… if I could finish my taxes on time…if my neighbour were more cooperative about our adjoining hedge…if I could stick to my diet…if my son had a better job…if Sally didn’t have the flu…if Washington […]
Back to the Source
Still hanging out here in the Southwest (see photo above, once again) where the first tiny, improbable spring flowers are breaking parched ground, and the grey-green beginnings of lupen leafings appear in the canyons while patches of snow disappear from the peaks. A forest fire rages in the next range, 50 miles west, only 5% […]
Body Sensing Hiking
Here in these mountains (see photo above), it is so quiet that everything becomes a metaphor for everything else. Although marked trails and destinations may be known, as it were, just wandering about off-trail happens by itself, there being no need to get anywhere in particular. Sometimes, when just bushwhacking in a remote canyon, one […]
Gone Beyond and Still Here
“Joan” was reabsorbed into timeless spaciousness at “12:30pm” on “March 21” in “Montreal.” Ever our beloved teacher, she was speaking out about the mystery of reabsorption right up until the dissolution of speech. Some of her very last words were: “Living in the timeless it is always the end and it is always the beginning.” […]