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I think this drawing is a koan

The relative and the absolute. I'm assigning a meaning to it after-the-fact but it fits so that's where I am. I was doodling while on the phone one day and sketched the basic idea. Something about it made me want to draw it bigger. To do it "for real". At the time I was also…continue reading
March 6, 2023Posted inart, meditation
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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