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Seeing as if for the first time
This morning, seemingly out of nowhere, came an insight: let go some more, release the grip on an old fantasy which you know, deep in your heart, is no more than bubbles in the air. Do you ever have s… more →
"there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado
seeing as if for the first time
monkeymind wrote 2 days ago: This morning, seemingly out of nowhere, came an insight: let go some more, release the grip on an ol … more →
cultivating mercy for yourself
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monkeymind wrote 1 week ago: In a letter of reference, a former teacher wrote that “at times he is too emotional.” Ca … more →
hungry for what?
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monkeymind wrote 2 weeks ago: Following this morning’s meditation (with five other lovely beings at my house) I found an ema … more →
what is this 'hope'?
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monkeymind wrote 3 weeks ago: Each moment contains fresh awareness. Hopes and delusions: nothing stays the same. I hesitate to des … more →
leaving is hard
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monkeymind wrote 1 month ago: Each day at work someone comes up to say I didn’t know you were leaving. We work so many diffe … more →
greed's antidote
monkeymind wrote 1 month ago: Greed is such a harsh word. Who me? I want to say, I’m not greedy! Yet below the surface I’m f … more →
how one family grieves
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monkeymind wrote 1 month ago: I recently spent a week travelling back and forth between members of my German family. Having lived … more →
about greed
monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: I opened a can of worms in yesterday’s post by touching on greed which, in Zen terms, is seen … more →
good enough?
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monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: Zen mythology is filled with stories where the disciple asks a pivotal question and the master … more →
the middle way
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monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: In Zen Buddhism the term practice encompasses the conscious engagement in one’s spiritual unfo … more →
radical acceptance
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monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: Two days ago I was faced with a big decision regarding the work I love. In reaction, I first retreat … more →
towards imperfection
monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: We ought to have the humility to admit we do not know all about ourselves, that we are not experts a … more →
mystified
monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: re yesterday’s post: How can that be? One moment I’m burdened by losses that won’t … more →
pure joy
monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: I previously reported that a grief-related pain has plagued me for months (and months). Why won … more →
just beyond fear
monkeymind wrote 3 months ago: How can I assist someone prepare for death (see Monday’s post) while being afraid myself? By being h … more →
the task of living authentically
monkeymind wrote 3 months ago: “Is it possible, I asked myself, that I’m being summoned from some deep and holy place w … more →
you're not an improvement project
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monkeymind wrote 3 months ago: Hogen Bays, senior teacher at Great Vow Zen Monastery, reminds us to stay close to who we are and no … more →
naming the elephant in the room
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monkeymind wrote 3 months ago: For the last 15 months I’ve been working near death and dying. Working at a hospice brings me … more →
keep still for fifty years
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monkeymind wrote 3 months ago: Rumi says: The mystery does not get clearer by repeating the question, nor is it bought with going … more →
