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2024
Why meditate? Why do anything? To see what happens…
Imprisoned plant.
I can’t get enough of Agnes Martin.
My very talented wife’s latest creation – a hand built (not thrown) porcelain teapot. I can’t wait to see it finished once it’s glazed and...
“At every moment where language can't go, that's your mind. — Bodhidharma”
“In my experience, religion and spiritual practices can serve as pretty good hiding places for people who are disinclined to consider the apparent emptiness and...
Who remembers the Dark Enlightenment? Back in 2007/08 it was little more than a sinister, niche internet meme. “The Dark Enlightenment, also called the neo-reactionary movement (sometimes abbreviated...
I made it in to work today. Second time lucky. Roads still officially closed and strewn with abandoned cars but the water has finally receded...
The brook is running lower and clear again now after the deluge.
I’m fascinated by the visual tropes of spiritual materialism which almost always accompany or illustrate books, blogs, talks, retreats etc. The visual language employed is...
“We are never done. – Shiv Sengupta”
“Lao-tzu is the example of a man with superior insight who has seen and experienced worth and worthlessness, and who at the end of his...
Accepting you cannot know who and what you are is wisdom.
Didn’t make it into work today. Got 90% of the way only to find the main road totally impassable. Oh well. A few chores and...
“RSS basically works like social media should work. Using RSS is a chance to visit a utopian future in which the platforms have no power, and all...
Toast. One paw out. Just in case.
Living in such close proximity to a living, pulsing vein of nature is a clear and ever present reminder of our position in the scheme...
The stream beside the house has gone from a clear trickle to a raging muddy torrent in a couple of hours.
I was sent home from work early today because of the flooded roads. Made it back OK, just. It will be interesting to see if...
