When Aware
The Murder City Devils, last weekend, in Seattle. “Just do not allow any more interruptions at any time, and everything you see is It.” -Lin-chi To “not allow any more interruptions” is to not be distracted. To not be distracted …
Category: On Living
Our True Nature
“We learn all things by relying on our consciousness. The existence of things, however, is not to be trusted in the end.” -Fa Yung Throughout all eras, masters have been pointing us toward our True Nature. Our True Nature being …
Living
Below are a few of my favorite quotes on managing daily life. “Do not permit the least movement of your mind to disturb you. This alone is called liberation.” -Huang Po “Do not be bothered by anything.” -Shunryu Suzuki “Not …
When You Know
“Awareness is the greatest alchemy there is. Just go on becoming more and more aware, and you will find your life changing for the better in every possible dimension.” -Osho The significance of any thought depends entirely on the …
Each Time
“Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else.”-Thich Nhat Hanh Each time you notice a thought, the importance of what happens next cannot be overstated. The follow up thought might be, “thank you” … with a little smile. But …
Tacit Living, Again
BE and the greatest revolver shooter of all time, Jerry Miculek. “Let a tacit understanding be all!”-Huang Po Merriam-Webster, tacit: Understood although not put into words There is a living, fluid knowledge that is within you, always guiding you… You …
A Quiet Mind
This interview with Nisargadatta Maharaj is from the book I Am That, and is my all-time favorite. Maharaj: Realize yourself as the ocean of consciousness in which all happens. This is not difficult. A little attentiveness, close observation of oneself, …
Thought
This is the pic my dear friend Jerry Bock sent me, of himself, from AZ, that convinced me to move (from Ohio) to Arizona. “Before you think—you are.” -Nisargadatta Maharaj A thought is the knowing of it. When you know …
The Lunatic, Again
Hennning, Me, and Bjorn, at 600 meters in Norway, in July, 2005. Once, in August 1950, when Shri Atmananda stayed in Bombay for a couple of days on his way back from Europe, he gave audience to a good number …
Just Listen
“Awareness becomes consciousness when it has an object” [the body].-Nisargadatta Maharaj The only experience that isn’t a conditioned concept is awareness itself. The body does not possess awareness; awareness possesses the body. When thinking is unnessary, shift attention to simply …