To be sure, I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
To be sure, I am a forest, and a night of dark trees
The poop project (yes, for real!)
This is a very important project! Among other things our gut health and the quality of our waste is of utmost important to our physical and mental well-being, but as Shawn Shafner points out the implications of the taboo on speaking about poop goes much farther than that. I've been researching the gut and ultimately how to achieve profoundly healthy poop for many years now. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
the sound of rain needs no translation
I had a discussion with a great master in Japan, and we were talking about the various people who are working to translate the Zen books into English, and he said, "That's a waste of time. If you really understand Zen... you can use any book. You could use the Bible. You could use Alice in Wonderland. You could use the dictionary, because the sound of the rain needs no translation.… [click on title for the rest of the post]
Life is utterly mysterious…
Life is so utterly mysterious it is breathtaking. Yet normally most of us go about our business as if being alive was nothing remarkable. We pretend we know what’s going on, when really we don’t. We act as if we understand what it is like to be a human being, when actually it is an enormous enigma of mind-boggling proportions. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
Mirror City: a kaleidoscopic of visuals
Mirror City is a visual story through some of the great American cities: Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. These clips were all processed from their original form, into the kaleidoscopic visuals that you see in this video. Many people visit these large cities every day, and all of these places have been shot and filmed, but I wanted to emulate these urban landscapes in a way that nobody has even seen before. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
Your ordinary mind, just that…
Your ordinary mind, just that is the Tao. Whatever state you have now, regardless of what you think of it and regardless of its nature, is absolutely It. You therefore cannot enter It, because you have been It from the very beginning. … [click on title for the rest of the post]
Socca — flatbread made with chick-pea flour. Grain/gluten free. #foodie friday
I made socca (chickpea flour flatbread) it came out great. I was so excited as I eat nothing even vaguely bread-like these days. I made half of it with tomato and basil (for my husband....drizzled olive oil on top). This is a recipe that lends itself to variations. You can make it plain with no herbs or onion, or vary the herbs and use garlic instead. Caraway seed would be good too and I'm sure many other variations too. Oh, I can't eat cinnamon, but I can imagine a sweet version with cinnamon and vanilla and a bit of your favorite sweetener as well. Play with the recipe...I plan to! … [click on title for the rest of the post]
Trauma and your body
Trauma that is held in the body over time freezes...the healing process requires defrosting...it can be painful...physically and emotionally. (it's also well worth the trouble!) … [click on title for the rest of the post]
Kittens (cute fix pics included)
Every time these lovely kittens feel inclined to come love me, sit on me, sleep with me I am utterly astonished at my good fortune. Being grateful is a default mode...what wonder that these little beings of another species love me! … [click on title for the rest of the post]
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