In the early morning quiet, with an aching body and befuddled mind, I get out of bed. Groping around, taking care of early morning matters, still half asleep and scarcely aware of anything – tears well up; how can I … Continue reading →
The last few months I have been observing complaining—my complaining and the complaining of others. I recently came across the website www.willbowen.com. This is the website of Rev. Will Bowen, a Christian minister in Kansas City, Missouri, who — as … Continue reading →
Once there was a Bodhisattva by the name of Dipankara, who was a deep meditator and a very advanced teacher, much loved by people. He lived in India and he traveled around in the Tibetan area with a man to … Continue reading →
In the early 1970s my wife Linda and I were fortunate to attend a weekend retreat near Eugene, Oregon, conducted by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett. Not long thereafter, Linda and I were founding members of the newly opened Eugene Buddhist Priory; … Continue reading →
I would like to share with you some thoughts on gratitude and karma. It’s been coming up for me that karma is always here, and gratitude isn’t—I thought that distinction might be worth talking about. It occurred to me that … Continue reading →