wisdom

The Indispensable Approach

The hateful chatter of today: Rhetoric. Debate. Criticism. Persuasion. Dissuasion. Bias. Threats. Accusations. Manipulations. Say-so. Armed Response. Lives Matter. Assault Guns. Funerals. *** Chuang Tsu said: “Words are not just blown air. They have a meaning. Words seem different from the chirping of birds. Is there a difference or isn’t there?” The intended meanings of … Read more

Mountaineering

(Dharma) Bread Crumb #16 There is a connection between Tibetan Buddhism and towering mountains. By the 1970’s most of the world’s major peaks had been scaled, and what were once remote base camps are now sprawling base villages. But the terrains of your mind to which Buddhist practice leads remain largely unexplored. *** The Dharma … Read more