tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post7465982820518775509..comments2014-09-04T06:38:24.776-05:00Comments on Watercolor Haiku: Looking For Mind's True NatureKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11518981252382574336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-40371778852217447592010-04-23T13:25:09.325-05:002010-04-23T13:25:09.325-05:00I admire you for all the work you have put in -- i...I admire you for all the work you have put in -- it definitely takes work to sit and observe the mind.spldbchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505641654468777964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-85833402542134062732010-04-21T00:45:28.606-05:002010-04-21T00:45:28.606-05:00Kris, I think it's not only limited to Buddhis...Kris, I think it's not only limited to Buddhism nor Westerners. Anything that's ritualistic and ceremonial is too dramatic for my taste whichever culture or practice it's coming from. I've never needed ceremonies to get to where I want, but other people seem to need it. That's the understanding I've reached. The important lesson to learn is to transcend all these rituals and ceremonies, not only in practice but in thinking. They are just forms.<br /><br />(my reply to your comment in my blog)hadvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509025772524925053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-49163653200662408742010-04-20T19:44:15.508-05:002010-04-20T19:44:15.508-05:00There is something about Zen and something about T...There is something about Zen and something about Tibetan Buddhism that are needed for the emerging Buddhism in the West. I'm still trying to figure it out on the surface, but you seem to be diving deep into it. :Dhadvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509025772524925053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-31624812332411013252010-04-09T14:59:47.249-05:002010-04-09T14:59:47.249-05:00I seem to have developed tendonitis or some kind o...I seem to have developed tendonitis or some kind of over use injury in my left wrist and hand...making typing painful for me...so I might not be blogging as much for a while... this includes commenting on your amazingly inspiring blog-and this is soooooo hard for me. (this is kind of a form message I've typed and am copying and pasting at all my favorite blog hangouts. Sorry it must seem completely random in relation to your post) I can still read your posts- I will be present to you in a quiet way-reading and viewing your words and images, and leaving a simple ☺<br />to let you know I have dropped by and am thinking about you.<br /><br />Gentle steps,<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-84497807790542901662010-04-01T13:38:15.294-05:002010-04-01T13:38:15.294-05:00Hi Kris...You left a nice comment on my webpage wa...Hi Kris...You left a nice comment on my webpage way back in February . I am also a coach at our local high school and have a past player named Kriss who I thought had left the comment (I need to pay more attention). Anyway, wanted to say "thank you" belatedly.<br /><br />John BrissonJohn Brissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971456622907593659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-76013583958768015052010-02-18T10:37:37.698-06:002010-02-18T10:37:37.698-06:00"rest in awareness" this is the piece th..."rest in awareness" this is the piece that speaks directly to my heart...what I have been taught, what I struggle (ha, ha) to learn...and then don't struggle (when I really get it) then struggle again because this is the nature of the beast (mind)...learning through direct experience and then the next experience again and again.<br /><br />thanks for sharing the beautiful rilke poem too.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15349928247626849914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32975410.post-29995350375103873392010-02-12T17:14:35.058-06:002010-02-12T17:14:35.058-06:00"Let's just get to the Heart of it!"..."Let's just get to the Heart of it!" - YES! Me too! "Flow in concert with your true nature..." and "rest in awareness." Clear, Clean and Simple... Don't you love it! :)<br /><br />And from another tradition:<br />"You cannot escape Love. Everything is discharged and becomes That when the river returns to the Ocean. There is no escape from IT - it doesn't matter how IT is packaged..." (or how you choose to get there) :) Papaji<br /><br />I love the poem by Rilke! Touches my Heart...<br /><br />Heart Smiles to you!Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.com