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An awesome amount of material has been written in recent years about the physical, psychological, and emotional benefits of meditation. I know from personal experience that such benefits do accrue to those who meditate. As marvelous as these benefits are, there are aspects of meditation even more wonderful that transcend material existence, going beyond the […]

“The craziest ideas are often the most fun.” ~Two-bit Guru~ The concept of creating your own reality has got a pretty good grip on a sizable chunk of the human consciousness these days, although the idea has its limitations, particularly the death part. Once death sets in, your earthly reality is pretty much shot. The […]

“Who gives a rat’s ass which side of the brain is functioning, as long as the dang thing is making us happy?” ~Two-Bit Guru. A few weeks ago on my Friday Link List I linked to the video above, a fascinating TEDtalk by the neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor. The gist of Ms. Taylor’s story was […]

With the New Year getting underway I thought it would be a good time for me to explain just who I am, or who I think I might be. It’s a complicated issue unless one happens to be a basic brutish-style human being. I mean no disrespect to the Stanley Kowalskis of the population but […]

When I wrote about meditation in an earlier post, I didn’t mention the many possible Obstacles to keep you from your modest goal of becoming an enlightened forest monk by the middle of next week. Cripes, you’re just sitting there, aren’t you? How hard can that be? Very hard, unless you read this to the […]

In the last post I wrote about lists as programs for our lives. The source of lists, as it was presented, is the conscious mind. There’s a whole ‘nother way of looking at it. Part of the joy of meditation lies in both the feelings that manifest and in experiencing the subtle energies that rise […]

There are a lot of things in my life that I regard as important. From spouse to friends and family, to writing, to videography, to making things, to reading, to movies, to laughter, to healthy food, to holistic healing, to walking, and more. I pay attention to personal hygiene, too, but if you ask my […]