A Story from The Steel Challenge
“Each morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”-The Buddha We’re at the Steel Challenge, in the iron-sighted stock gun division. It was a dry, dusty day, and the sun bore down on us like …
Nothing is Difficult When You Pay Attention
“Do not fragment your attention but see what each moment calls for.”-Dogen When I stopped trying to make things happen and simply began watching them happen is when everything began to happen perfectly. Back in my mechanic days, I was …
A Story… 1983 Bianchi Cup
“When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.” -Shunryu Suzuki Whether or not to check the scoreboard, while the match is in progress, varies with the shooter’s personality. At the …
When you know what…
“The body is not a collection of atoms but a stately, wondrous being. The mind is not emotional and intellectual entanglements but an unknowable solitary awareness.” -Hung-chih Listening is more fun than letting your mind run amok. The mind—unobserved—is a …
Trust Attention
“Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and …
When you know…
“The body is not a collection of atoms but a stately, wondrous being. The mind is not emotional and intellectual entanglements but an unknowable solitary awareness.” -Hung-chih Listening is more fun than letting your mind run amok. The mind—unobserved—is a …
Natural Point of Aim
“The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities.”-Shunryu Suzuki A practical pistol shooter must develop the ability to aim the pistol without depending …
Everything you ever wanted…
“Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, pause from time to time and relax your mind. … Everything you ever wanted is right here in this present moment of awareness.” -Ringyur Rinpoche Nothing solves a problem quicker than a …
5 to Go!
“When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.” -Shunryu Suzuki “Act without expectation.” -Lao Tzu In the fall of ’83, Rob Leatham and I drove from Tempe to Los Angeles to …
Each Day…
“What is important is to understand the operation of your own mind.” -Krishnamurti Before you arise each morning, lay still for a few minutes, and do this: When you breath in, know that you are breathing in; when you breath out, …