June, 2007 … view from my porch. Question: “If someone is determined to reach enlightenment, what is the most essential method he can practice?”Answer: “The most essential method, which includes all other methods, is beholding the mind.”Question: “But how can …
“Haven’t you yourself created the mind that thinks up all the illusory conditions? This insight must be perfectly incorporated.” -Hongzhi A great thing you can always do: never make anything more important than anything else. See how you are when you …
Me and BabyJoni. I sewed that S&W patch on there myself. “Individuality is a myth.” -Krishnamurti The idea of individuality is the sole source of all human misery. That what we actually are is a physical form—which seemingly exists independently …
At some point in the ’90’s… at Second Chance… David Ryan, Matt (Hot-Sauce) Davis, and BE … AKA (obviously) The Pit Crew. “What is the spiritual pill? It just means to be unminding in all situations. It is enough to …
BigJoni, in Hawaii for my big six-0. “Do you ever doubt that you exist?” -Ramana Maharshi See how you are when you do just this: Let go of every idea about how anything should be, and be silently aware of the …
I experienced vicious panic attacks as a teenager. I’d curl up on the floor—it felt like I was being stabbed in the gut with a knife. My parents took me to our family doctor. After diagnostics… I can still remember …
BigJoni and Garno The Great, just after they were married. “That which cannot change, remains. The great peace, the deep silence, the hidden beauty of reality remain. While it cannot be conveyed through words, it is waiting for you to …
My porch pals. “It’s in the silence that your problems just dissolve. Try it. It really works.”-Robert Adams Personal problems breed, multiply, and thrive in inattention. As every moment of your life permits, be silent, and know you are not …
I turned into a bird. I can’t remember where I found this… Disciple: How am I peace and consciousness? Do you see? D: Yes. How can you prove it? D: I see objects and so I am convinced that I …
The combined effort involved in saving this little guy from certain death was nothing short of a miracle. “What’s going on right now, and how can I be with it?”-Eckhart Tolle… summing up his philosophy of life. Mystic: “A person …