There is no spoon
“Do not try and bend the spoon, that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth… there is no spoon. Then you’ll see that it is not the spoon that […]
The Mudhill
Today I realized that I was living inside the mudhill*. Wet, gooey, thick viscous mud sucks at my feet and mires me in a bog. The mudhill lies at the […]
Crystals and Contradictions
Clear as crystal Dense as stone Liquid, fluid, sometimes molten, sometimes fixed Each state an ephemeral subtlety like a wisp of smoke that gently rises to equanimity Not bound with […]
Wounded Child
Wounded child Hide and seek Crouched behind the bushes Afraid to peek Wounded child Where do you go? I called you and called you Do you know? Wounded child Where’d […]
Boundaries
where do ‘i’ stop and ‘you’ begin? distinctions and differences? “I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are. You make it hard.” Stephen Stills Unique snowflakes melt […]
Living the Paradox
living the paradoxnot black or whiteall smushed together not wrong not rightcatching the wave feeling the scenei open my eyes and start to dreamwhere’s the exitwhere’s the tunethat leads to […]
You and Me
You and Me? as I see myself as myself… as I see myself not as my self… self merges as I see you as myself… as I see you not […]
Reflection on the Delusion
This post is a personal reflection, an inner conversation with myself. When I use the pronoun ‘you’ I am addressing myself. It is not directed to anyone other than my […]
Discomfort
Momentary discomfort what is discomforted? who is discomforted? stomach upset something I ate now eating me body working toward homeostasis somewhere, so-me-where? in the body in the discomfort not all […]
Masks & Mirrors Too
Masks & Mirrors Too journey to the archaic arcane magic and mystery shamans, demons, angels and familiars all lie here sometimes raw, atavistic, juvenile — genuine and fake sometimes jaundiced, […]
