Lughnasa Waning Honey Extraction Moon The herd tramped out to Roseville, to Warren’s second house, a gift to be that never found its receiver. A broad curve of land on a first ring suburban street holds this late 40’s, early 50’s rambler with dark wood, scrolled book cases, formica kitchen counters and an outdoor fireplace […]
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“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” – Meister Eckhart Here is a Zen koan on thankfulness: The Giver Should Be Thankful While Seisetsu was the master of Engaku in Kamakura he required larger quarters, since those in which he was teaching were overcrowded. Umezu Seibei, […]
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quick note: Boy, the pace of life accelerated with the coming of autumn. This last week it felt like I’d gone back to full-time employment. I’m glad the week-end is here. Mine is a small life, no encyclopedia entries or feistschrifts, no monuments. Ordinary. I’ve been lucky so far. The major stumbles I made got […]
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