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the recognition of our own heart
by Joan Ruvinsky
this wind
by Joan Ruvinsky
poetry
by Joan Ruvinsky
sunset on the last day of hunting season
What deer still remain are far back in the woods by now.
They count their losses. The others count
their trophies. The score is even.
It’s always a tie in the duality game.
guy sitting in a field
Guy sitting in a field
(it’s Sunday)
stringing a kite –
field sitting in the sun
shaking off an early snow –
space, posing as sky,
sucks up the whole business into
itself –
guy thinks he’s flying the kite.
Guest blog and articles
A community forum for sharing the wisdom of friends, colleagues and sangha members.
On Grasping
“So,” I say to God, “God,” I say.“Now that it’s the end of retreat…How do I keep it?” “Keep it?” says God, says She. “You
I am creation
I am creation, the endless unfolding. The spark burst to flameEach shimmering breath, a new beginning,I am the expansion, the inspiration…I am a conduit of creativity. I
bodhi baby
Exuberant, irreverent, and self-mocking humor is a timeless tool used by spiritual teachers from multiple traditions. In a short text akin to rap lyrics, Adrian
A Sailor’s Voyage to Here
My first year of studying the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam put language to my lifelong felt sense of “That which is beyond words.” Now, at the end of
PRECIOUS LOSS
I have always been like this. I have always known what I know. I have never been better and I have never been worse. I
Soaking in Being
Ananda has been an ongoing exploration and inquiry for me for several years. My morning practice has gradually become what I call “soaking in Being.”
Barebones BodySensing
“When there is teaching, you must follow the line free from expectation and anticipation […]. It is very deeply rooted in the body-mind that there
A Reflection on Mirror Gazing
What do I see when I gaze into a mirror…? Am I doing the seeing or am I being the seen? When does seeing (or
Bundles and jumbles of consciousness
A poetic and pictorial representation of consciousness seen through the lens of the tattvas using phrases from iRest Yoga Nidra. What do I believe?I
On Spiritual Riddles, Hemorrhoids and Butterfly Nets
I tend to look suspiciously at ancient texts and their practices. I am, you see, quite modern. Two stunning proofs: I recently bought an electric
Jaw-dropping wonder
Jaw-dropping wonder, in unfettered freedom, the cause of the universe is This.– verse 1 of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (Ruvinsky, et al.) This entire universe is nothing
Birth Dharma
The female body holds sacred mysteries. She offers up teachings on cycles, pleasure, nourishment, release, gestation, blood, emergence, involution and dare I say she holds
On Grasping
“So,” I say to God, “God,” I say.“Now that it’s the end of retreat…How do I keep it?” “Keep it?” says God, says She. “You
I am creation
I am creation, the endless unfolding. The spark burst to flameEach shimmering breath, a new beginning,I am the expansion, the inspiration…I am a conduit of creativity. I
bodhi baby
Exuberant, irreverent, and self-mocking humor is a timeless tool used by spiritual teachers from multiple traditions. In a short text akin to rap lyrics, Adrian
A Sailor’s Voyage to Here
My first year of studying the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam put language to my lifelong felt sense of “That which is beyond words.” Now, at the end of
PRECIOUS LOSS
I have always been like this. I have always known what I know. I have never been better and I have never been worse. I
Soaking in Being
Ananda has been an ongoing exploration and inquiry for me for several years. My morning practice has gradually become what I call “soaking in Being.”
Barebones BodySensing
“When there is teaching, you must follow the line free from expectation and anticipation […]. It is very deeply rooted in the body-mind that there
A Reflection on Mirror Gazing
What do I see when I gaze into a mirror…? Am I doing the seeing or am I being the seen? When does seeing (or
Bundles and jumbles of consciousness
A poetic and pictorial representation of consciousness seen through the lens of the tattvas using phrases from iRest Yoga Nidra. What do I believe?I
On Spiritual Riddles, Hemorrhoids and Butterfly Nets
I tend to look suspiciously at ancient texts and their practices. I am, you see, quite modern. Two stunning proofs: I recently bought an electric
Jaw-dropping wonder
Jaw-dropping wonder, in unfettered freedom, the cause of the universe is This.– verse 1 of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (Ruvinsky, et al.) This entire universe is nothing
Birth Dharma
The female body holds sacred mysteries. She offers up teachings on cycles, pleasure, nourishment, release, gestation, blood, emergence, involution and dare I say she holds