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love in all lower case

I have a hard time telling someone that I love them. I have for as long as I can recall. I didn’t tell anyone that I loved them until I was about 15. I told my high school girlfriend. In response after she told me. I knew enough about teenage romance to know to not…continue reading
January 5, 2023Posted inSweeping the Zendo
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A New Years Meditation

This is the text of the meditation I gave to my local sangha – Knoxville Insight Meditation or as we call ourselves Knoxville Sangha – on Monday January 2nd 2023. This is what was planned but some variations always happen.  Let’s set our posture. Use your frame, your bones, to support you and find a…continue reading
January 2, 2023Posted inguided meditation, meditation
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If you meet the Buddha on the road

Recounting the events of November 14, 2022 N. was leading the Monday night sit. He’s a methodical but gentle meditation guide. It feels like an American Zen approach but with a broader knowledge base that allows everyone to feel accommodated by him as he leads the sit. At some point his prompt brought to mind…continue reading
December 10, 2022Posted inmeditation