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I mentioned Blooks (a cross between a Blog and a Book) which a company in France prints out for you. Created on Google Blogs (many other platforms can be downloaded from) this is then downloaded to Blookup (the company in France) and then you are...

Waffling and rambling

Someone, somewhere spoke of "desire" as the cause of suffering. Not sure how the conversation went, but desire remained - in various ways. Many Dharma books - or books on Buddhism - more often than not translate key words from the Pali into English...

The morphing of memories of past events

Just thinking of how the actual meaning of past events in our lives can in fact morph and change according to how the present unfolds. Add a touch of a non-linear expression and experience of Time and various "realities" open up. Me, I don't actually...

The Wonder Of You

Not particularly an Elvis fan, and more into the likes of Dylan, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and so on, but this one has remained an all time favourite. Timeless.

‘Stupidity consists in wanting to reach conclusions. We are a thread, and we want to know the whole cloth … What mind worthy of the name, beginning with Homer, ever reached a conclusion? Let’s accept the picture. That’s how things are. So be it …’...

I thought that I would open a thread on James Joyce, the author of several books, most notably "Ulysses". I have actually read "Ulysses", twice in fact, and various books about it. I first loved the deep "Yes"! of Molly Bloom at the very end. If it...

Positivity and the lures of satan!

Way back on another forum the subject was raised of the lures of satan, his tricks to deceive, seeking our damnation. One guy responded by saying he only believed that we are surrounded by bodhisattvas (enlightenment beings) He was a westerner but...

Sweet smell of success

Always loved the Travelling Wilburys. Love the video of Handle with Care. Great vocals from the Big O. One moment of magic is near the end when George Harrison sings the line:- "Sweet smell of success" and Roy Orbison, coming into view in the...

Isn't it tragic.

Isn't it tragic that the most strident voices here on SW in respect of "belief" are the "One Wayers" (what on earth can you call such people, when they themselves only prefer the title "True Christian"?) Yes, just One Way. One Way - but not that of...

The viewing of posts

Just took a look at the various threads I have opened and one thing is very apparent. The more secular orientated thread titles attract far more views than those that would suggest a "spiritual/religious" theme. Not complaining, in fact I'm quite...

Jonathan Pie tells it like it is

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jXqVGtxFppQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR14O3Hq0Vri2qihvjJhACtmRsMFajmv-wkefiIbw-FpUI0wYg5q5z5zOV8

The love of children

for those who proclaim they’ve grown weary of children there are no flowers ~ Matsuo Basho 1644–1694 So true. It is the sight of young children that in part keeps my mind/heart fresh and young in spite of the advancing years. Any others share...

Do you take yourself seriously?

Just a simple question. Yet in some ways quite profound. Do you take yourself seriously? Can you stand in front of a mirror and genuinely laugh? I'd just say that this ability is distinct from actually taking anything else seriously. At least I...

Unwrapped gifts

I see that a couple of gifts I have sent to fellow posters who have as good as slandered me remain unwrapped! Come on, still time to open up! 😜

The Universal Christ

From "The Universal Christ" by Richard Rohr:- As G. K. Chesterton once wrote, "Your religion is not the church you belong to, but the cosmos you live inside of." Once we know that the entire physical world around us, all of creation, is both the...

I have quite a lot of time for Thomas Merton, or Father Louis as he was known in his monastery - when he was there of course and not gallivanting about, having clandestine meetings with various worthies of diverse Faiths. Escaping under the Church...

One for my Christian friends

It's been a long day

Hopefully, more restful tomorrow.

The Dharma (or the Dhamma)

"Buddhism" is basically a Western term. The West loves its "isms" and "ologies", dissecting and dividing. As a poet once said, "we murder to dissect" ànd "nothing was ever known for truth by consecutive reasoning". It is the Buddhadharma, the way...

One from T-Tex, the glam rock Marc Bolan... We were all born to boogie!

You're Still on my Mind

A song I like, from the great 60's album "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" by the Byrds.

The Pure Land Way

As said elsewhere, I'm not really one for labels. They often create distinctions that are then given more weight and credence than necessary. But that said , I'm happy to identify as a Pure Land Buddhist. At least as I see it, it is obviously...

The Way, or the pre eminence of Grace

Time again for a waffle as I sip my coffee. It is sometimes claimed that Christianity is the way of God's Grace, while all other religions are only man-made, basically self-power, people seeking to earn salvation by "works"; false ways. This is...

When thanks is due

I think I speak for all of us here when I offer a big Thank You to AndysAttic for sharing his obviously profound knowledge of our world's past with all of us. Right from the very beginning, 6000 years ago, his grasp of detail leaves me only with...

Zen Gardens and assorted ramblings

Once more in McDonalds with a cup of coffee. Very therapeutic. Mornings are not my best time but for some reason my spirits are lifted here. It's certainly not the burgers. The world is often mysterious, full of surprises. I enjoy having a thread...

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