If we were Siddhartha Gautama living today, November 30, 2018, it would probably be a really crappy day. It could be a day so bad we capitulate to the fact that our hopes and dreams will never come true. We're out of fuel with old age and decades of struggle now a physical barrier to … Continue reading Tomorrow Begins the Secular Bodhi Season of 2018
Month: November 2018
Five Days Until the Bodhi Season
Bodhi Season starts in five short days, December 1, 2018, for seven days of meditation, and awakening on Bodhi Day, the morning of December 8, 2018. Mrs. Hanamoku and I have our Airbnb cabin booked, I have three work days off, and we head out to a new Bodhi Day place next week Thursday (December … Continue reading Five Days Until the Bodhi Season
Goddess of Love is Now the Morning Star for Bodhi Day 2018
After the combination of daylight savings time a couple weeks ago, the leaves fallen off the trees, and the motion of Venus herself, I was able to see her for the first time this year as the Morning Star at about 6am. Venus is a big part of Bodhi Day. Siddhartha Gautama awoke from his … Continue reading Goddess of Love is Now the Morning Star for Bodhi Day 2018
The Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet’s 1st Bodhi Day Anniversary
Today is the first anniversary of the Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet's enlightenment. His Bodhi Day! I believe this is the first photo I took of Rubber Ducky after this enlightenment. Here is a little story from a few days after Rubber Ducky's enlightenment. I think it was November 6, 2017. When I got "home" … Continue reading The Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet’s 1st Bodhi Day Anniversary
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