The Art of Not Meditating

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Winter’s Quiet Approach
Belonging in Stillness
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The Trees at the Entrance
I took a short walk today. Just around the neighborhood - trying to rebuild a little strength. On my second lap, I noticed the lines of maples at the…
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If There Is Enlightenment
Often, when it’s warm, I write from the porch after sitting with whatever appears - hummingbirds, a leaf, a sunbeam. Today I’m inside, adjusting to a…
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The Untouchable
People want to name what moves in us. They want to call it faith, or spirit, or God. But the moment we give it a name, it begins to slip away. Our…
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The Glimpse and the Grind
A Glimpse Have you ever felt that you have brushed against something real - maybe seeing stillness in a blur, in the motion of life’s chaos, maybe in a…
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Shadows
At midday I carried my cushion to the porch.
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An Inconvenient Convergence of Matter and Energy
It’s been said I waste too much time sitting on my porch or out on the patio.
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The Art of Not Meditating
Zen practitioner, story teller, writer, silversmith. Exploring the noisy world we live within seeking a path to clarity
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