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About Bob OHearn

My name is Bob O'Hearn, and I live with my Beloved Mate, Mazie, at the base of Spirit Mountain. I have a number of photo and literary blogs you may enjoy, please see the "About" tab for further links. Thank you!

Self and Other

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Bob OHearn

The great Buddhist master Shantideva, in his famous guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, which is translated as “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, wrote: “Whoever wishes quickly to become a refuge for himself and others should undertake this sacred … Continue reading →

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Oneness and Individuality

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Bob OHearn

Consciousness may express and experience itself through the sense of individuality and apparent separation just as much as it might through the majestic sense of oneness — it is clinging to or seeking one and avoiding the other which creates … Continue reading →

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The Shadow

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Bob OHearn

“Malevolence exists because free will exists, and all things are permitted to exist and coexist. Life cannot know itself as one thing without knowing that which it is not. You would not know you were a loving being unless your … Continue reading →

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A Little Joke

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Bob OHearn

We are usually much too busy to recognize it, but prior to our engaging adventures in consciousness – that ever-changing theater of desire, knowledge, and experience — there is only awareness, the same state in which we now exist. Somehow, … Continue reading →

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Experiment

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Bob OHearn

First of all, relax. Now, turn your attention to the thoughts that are appearing. Notice how they are, more often than not, based on the past or the future. In this experiment, simply continue relaxing, but refrain from entertaining any … Continue reading →

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The Fundamental Space

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Bob OHearn

“You can’t get stuck in space.” ~ Chögyam Trungpa Whatever appears does so within the space of fundamental reality – “what is”. In our natural state of knowing awareness, “what is” and “what we are”, are not two. Likewise, in … Continue reading →

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Meditating on Death

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Bob OHearn

As noted in the authoritative Buddhist online archive “Access To Insight“, the standard Buddhist Meditation on Death is given by Buddhaghosa in Chapter VIII of the Visuddhimagga (“Path of Purification”), summarized in the quote: “Now when a man is truly … Continue reading →

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Lest We Be Judged

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Bob OHearn

  Spiritual adept or life-long failure, saint or sinner, accomplished practitioner or bumbling fool – no life is what it seems, and yet all lives are of equal value, a value beyond measure. There are no better or worse lives, … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Bob OHearn

“The greatest wisdom lies not in having the aptitude to answer questions, but having aptitude to demonstrate gratitude.” -Sparrow We all bring so much fear into our core belief systems, and more often than not, our religious/spiritual concepts are also … Continue reading →

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Sadness – The Wound of Love

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Bob OHearn

Perhaps as we grow in sensitivity to our actual feeling/experience within this dream-like Saha world, a realm where all sentient beings are enduring some form of suffering, stress, and dissatisfaction, our own heart may begin to shed its accumulated armor … Continue reading →

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