Tag: impermanence

Buried alive

The great blizzard of 2011 has hit here in Illinois, and some are calling it Snowmaggedon. Forty mile an hour winds with four to five foot high snow drifts! As I sat in meditation last night, I could hear the…

True love

A few days ago was, what would have been, my Moms 83rd Birthday. And even though her physical presence has been absent for 12 years now, I still feel her with me as though I saw her yesterday. And when…

Happiness is up to you

I was thinking last night about how most of my posts here may seem rather depressing. It seems all I ever talk about is suffering, and ways out of suffering. And if I am to be aware that I may…

Did you workout today?

Living in our health/body conscious society, most of you have a daily exercise routine. And if you don’t, you probably vow to start one in the new year. But ask yourself, why am I so concerned with this physical decaying…

The breath

After a wonderful workshop on disturbing emotions last night, we came home and enjoyed a little dinner. After letting that settle, we sat down to do our nightly meditation. The workshop had made me more aware of the idea of…