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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Birth: Trash to Treasure
On the south side of Gainesville, along a stretch of Highway 13, is a place we call “little Mexico.” The signs are in Spanish, the buildings are painted bright colors, and the skin-tone of the people is predominantly brown. This … Continue reading
Birth: Good things seeds
The Buddha encouraged us to think of the good things done for us by our parents, by our teachers, friends, whomever; and to do this intentionally, to cultivate it, rather than just letting it happen accidentally. Ajahn Sumedho, “The Gift … Continue reading
Birth: Possibilities
It is entirely possible that circumstances in your life have left you weary and wandering. The baggage that you have been carrying has grown ever heavier, and it may feel as though it is weighing you down and preventing you … Continue reading
Birth: Being Who We Are
We are caught up in an inescapable network of mutuality. . . . Strangely enough I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought … Continue reading
Birth: A Star is Born
The world at first was endless space in which existed only the Creator, Taiowa. This world had no time, no shape, and no life, except in the mind of the Creator. –The Four Creations, Hopi Long, long ago, when heaven … Continue reading
Birth: Becoming Human
The 14th century Persian poet known as Hafiz is one of my favorite poets. Daniel Ladinsky has made these inspiring and wisdom laden jewels available to us in translation. In a poem he calls “Becoming Human” Hafiz recounts that a … Continue reading
Birth: of Identity
Throughout our lifetimes we take on many roles. Often these roles serve to shape the way we live, from our perspectives, to our emotions, to our values. This is a concept with which I am intimately familiar. Sixteen years ago … Continue reading