When a problem persists against our usual repertoire of responses we really have only two choices. One is to accept the problem as beyond our control. The other is to press on in the conviction that we can solve it. Either of these two choices works best when embraced to the exclusion of the other. …
Dartinol Report for History 102By Jasper GreenwaltHealy HighDecember 7, 2083 Meditation used to be different before Dartinol. It was a struggle to keep your mind on your breath, and most people simply didn’t have the will power. Whereas now it takes a few days to reach The State, it used to take decades. In the…
“Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing.” That has got to be one of my all-time favorite Zen zingers. When I first heard it, my response was an emphatic “yes.” Over time, that quote began to burn like a troubling Koan. So did another all-time favorite I first met with unbridled enthusiasm. The Third Patriarch…
The Seven Laws of Unnerving Uncertainty (Spelling “Mistake”) 1. Multiplicity: I never do anything for just one reason and it never has just one effect. Life is like playing piano with oven mitts on. 2. Infinity: Anything that has a cause, has multiple causes extending back in time infinitely. Anything that has an effect, has…