Managing The Pandemic of Our Minds
This is a 10-minute Dharma talk I wrote about "Right Thought" in relation to the Pandemic (and what we 'feed' our minds). – Me

This is a 10-minute Dharma talk I wrote about "Right Thought" in relation to the Pandemic (and what we 'feed' our minds). – Me
What Would Happen If We Let Go? the three candles represent the trinity the trinity of life, death, and what falls in-between weather that’s the literal life, the literal death or something in-between what happens when we awaken to something that is changing us? or has annoyed us? or that we love? what happens between that and the outcome that shift, that change something so much like this world is going through there was before there will be the after there is the in-between what would it be li...
I Never Quite Feel Right I never quite feel right until the effects of wind reach my head and kick it back like a mule might whose hoofs just landed a clean solid blow. My vision mount corrected in aimed towards the heavens and my ticket of intoxication firmly in hand for at least an hour, There seems so many interesting possibilities But I wasn't fully aware of before. – Hafiz (Daniel Ladinsky – Interpretation)...
This is an audio recording of my cat, eating, and purring at the same time.
Hi Folks! Just a note of caution that I intend on bringing more spirituality into the blog by posting both prayers and Buddhist teachings. I hope you'll stick around and if not, I won't take it personally! Blessings, - Kenji
Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things. – Frank A. Clark Daily Habits are small constructive actions done on a routine basis that quickly give you a sense of accomplishment and forward momentum. Daily habits form a foundation upon which major change takes place. What action, if taken on a regular basis, would make a difference for you? (at the end of the post there's a free worksheet to download). Here's an example, drawn from the the ...
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. – Simone Weil
To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light. - Ralph Waldo Emerson It amazes me to actually pay attention to the difference between slowing down and being present, something I give lip service to all the time, and ACTUALLY doing so. How my mind sees and feels the illumination of "the whole world," instead of when I clog my mind up. Last night I was working on a mechanical project. Half of it I spent doing it and listening to music, w...
In the stillness of the quiet, if we listen, we can hear the whisper of the heart giving strength to weakness, courage to fear, hope to despair. - Howard Thurman
The grateful heart is a manifestation of one's true self. Nothing sidelines the ego more effectively than a grateful heart. - Albert Nolan
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. - A.A. Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh
Great compassion is the root of all forms of worship. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Love one another but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. - Khalil Gibran
Fame or integrity: which is more important? Money or happiness: which is more valuable? Success or failure: which is more destructive? If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself. Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. - Lao-tzu
The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with nature. - Joseph Campbell
The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Honor your own complexity. - Mark Gerzon
No society has ever yet been able to handle the temptations of technology to mastery, to waste, to exuberance, to exploration and exploitation. - Margaret Mead Don't blindly believe what I say. Don't believe me because others convince you of my words. Don't believe anything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances. Do not give up your authority and follow blindly th...
The love of one's country is a natural thing. But why should love stop at the border? - Pablo Casals
All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. - Indian Proverb