it’s 5:18 am, this morning. four Wapiti prowl among pre-dawn light among the grasses of “Buddha Hill” behind the WF Temple H(om)e. My statue of Gautama Himself, momentarily trapped between the legs of a spring-born Elk child. i stall my steps out the door for my Early Morning Ritual walking meditation; content to leave my […]
oh, the excuses from Students not incorporating the fourth Noble Fitness Discipline of Wholistic Fitness® into their lives – Meditation. ilg has heard about the kids. the ‘bad knees.’ ilg has heard about the work schedule…the dogs, the lack of space, the lack of time… here is what is lacking;your willingness. your strength to sit […]
Coach!! Can you cook me a WF Blessed Mala for 100k+ prostrations?above; long-time WF Devotee Claudia *** Hello Noble Coach!!! Much has happened since we spoke last – I would like to come see you this fall to visit ananda and baby and check out flagstaff but before then I will be entering a tibetan […]
“Most men spend their entire lives fishingnever realizing that it’s not fishthat they are after.”– Henry David Thoreau When i first read that quote when i was a boy,it hit me like a brick. More on this insight coming up in DL,however,i just want this m(om)ent and this great picturetaken by Ananda of myself fishing […]
click on photos to enlarge We are what we eat. The current spike in childhood obesity, autism, etc, etc, along with the panoply of adolescent and adult dis-ease can often begin unwittingly by ‘too-busy’ mothers (enabled by their comfort-enabling partner?) who choose comfort over caring when it comes to day care and breast feeding. Our […]
click on pics for a greater chi hit Doko Oosliid, taken from my cell phone yesterday evening from near my front porch…the mountain bike ride described in today’s entry below, wiggles it’s way up the sexy left shoulder of the Sacred Peak toward the unseen Ski Area. i got this shot yesterday as well, from […]
After meditation, it’s important not to give in to our tendency to solidify the way we perceive things. When you do re-enter everyday life, let the wisdom, insight, compassion, humor, fluidity, spaciousness, and detachment that meditation brought you pervade your day-to-day experience. Meditation awakens in you the realization of how the nature of everything is […]
Namaste Coach, whoa…2 days in a row, have practiced the 20 min. nap after the mid-day meal. it definitely is a sweet treat after arising between 4:30-5:30 for the past 3 mornings to practice Zazen. yesterday it was challenging to relax at first as i was mid-stream of my ‘work’ and i knew i was […]
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