As I entered the forest this morning, a myriad of experiences assaulted my senses. The bird song was prolific, the burbling chatter of the song thrush, the rich tones of the blackbirds, the rapid hurry of chaffinch notes and tweeting of the blue tits. The wind rushed through the swaying tree tops, roaring like a … Continue reading I think, therefore the universe is.
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Echo
Lewis Carroll made a valid point through Alice, when she said; "It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." There is the old story of the great war ship, which saw countless battles and rode many seas. Through-out its life it was repaired, when its deck was splintered by … Continue reading Echo
Shielding
Buddhism talks about 'emptiness' and for many this can be a difficult concept to accept. The idea that everything leads to suffering and that ultimately everything is empty can appear nihilistic and fairly depressing, but this 'emptiness' does not mean worthless, or devoid of meaning. It is a common human condition that we attach personal … Continue reading Shielding
Unconsciousness
What do we think of by unconsciousness? We can be 'knocked unconscious', we can 'fall into a deep unconscious sleep', we can 'act in an unconscious manner' - all these ways imply a non thinking, a time when we are not using our intellect or our minds, we are blind, blank. Let us compare it … Continue reading Unconsciousness
Waterfall droplet
This conundrum of life, this seemingly incompatible, duality of being the individual we know we are, and yet being one and the same with everything, simultaneously - it's not really much of a conundrum at all. You are you and I am I, he, she, they...we are all individual parts of one whole. All the … Continue reading Waterfall droplet
Compassion
When we live by compassion, nothing can harm us. When compassion pervades our being, there can be no right or wrong done to us, those concepts are meaningless, because everything is as it should be. Have you ever met someone who, when they walked into the room, they brought the sun with them, and because … Continue reading Compassion
Unique
Each and every one of us, since existence began, is unique. Infinity pervades all aspects of existence, implying there was no beginning, and our own uniqueness will have no end. We all exist in this same time and space, but this time and space has boundaries in our minds. Infinity, by definition, has no boundaries. … Continue reading Unique
Experience
Buddhism can be studied, taught in schools, colleges, universities. One can have a 'masters' in Buddhism, yet that does not make one a 'master' of Buddhism. The intellect can only take us so far. One can read about the delicate scent of a flower, the feel upon the skin of a gentle breeze, the taste … Continue reading Experience
Zen musings 