Today is Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Welcome to Day 3 of the 2019 Bodhi Season. Today we discuss the 3rd item of the Eightfold Path - Awakened Speech. Awakened Speech kicks us into 2nd gear on this Bodhi Season 2019 journey through the Eightfold Path. It's part of a sub-group that includes Awakened Speech, Awakened … Continue reading Day 3 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened Speech
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Day 2 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened Intent
Today is Monday, December 2, 2019. Welcome to Day 2 of the 2019 Bodhi Season. Today we discuss the 2nd item of the Eightfold Path - Awakened Intent. The Intent of No Intent Awakened Intent means ignoring everything that isn't right here, right now. Your sentience is undiluted and unencumbered, blending into the Universe without … Continue reading Day 2 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened Intent
Day 1 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened View
Today is Sunday, December 1, 2019. Welcome to Day 1 of the 2019 Bodhi Season! Bodhi Day is on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Today we talk about the 1st item of the Eightfold Path, Awakened View. That is, seeing the world as it really is, not as we usually do through the constraints of our … Continue reading Day 1 – Bodhi Season 2019 – Awakened View
Pre-Bodhi Season 2019 – The Eightfold Path
Bodhi Season begins in four days, December 1, 2019! For the days from December 1 through Bodhi Day on December 8, I will post guidance for you towards your great awakening. For this Bodhi Season, the theme is the Noble Eightfold Path. It is arguably the fundamental principle of Buddhism. In fact, it's a big … Continue reading Pre-Bodhi Season 2019 – The Eightfold Path
One Week Until Bodhi Season 2019
Bodhi Season 2019, December 1 through December 8, is only a week away. So it's time to start contemplating our week-long hike to the Grand View of the Universe to see it as it really is. On Bodhi Day, December 8, we will awaken from all that we were always told to be the truth … Continue reading One Week Until Bodhi Season 2019
Mrs. Hanamoku’s New Buddharupa of the Eternal Fishnu
It's just about three weeks until December 8, Bodhi Day! However, it's only a couple of weeks until December 1st when Bodhi Season begins. Fortunately, at least for those in the U.S., Thanksgiving is just a couple of days before, so we can get the feasting out of our systems for the eight days of … Continue reading Mrs. Hanamoku’s New Buddharupa of the Eternal Fishnu
Oh, That Was You!?
Many of us in the Pacific Northwest are familiar with the term "apex predator" from the relatively recent re-introduction of wolves into our forests. Apex predators are relatively small in number in comparison to the population of its prey, but its presence or lack of presence results in a disproportionate effect on the environment. That is, … Continue reading Oh, That Was You!?
Bodhi Day 2019
Bodhi Day for 2019 falls on a Sunday - December 8, 2019. That's good because I don't need to burn any vacation days. At the time of this writing, October 11, 2019, that's less than two months away! The Bodhi Season begins on December 1, 2019. Siddhartha Guatama meditated for seven days under the Bodhi Tree … Continue reading Bodhi Day 2019
Survival of the Versatile
I always thought that the majestic silverswords endemic to Haleakala were related to yuccas or some sort of agave. The photo below is a blooming silversword I took on a trip to Maui back on 2003. Doesn't it look like a yucca or agave? Especially with that towering stalk of flowers reminiscent of "century plants". … Continue reading Survival of the Versatile
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Mrs. Hanamoku and I are half-way through a two-day road trip from our home to Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast. We're meeting up with my step-father, mother, and a few of my step-father's friends. We're spending three days with them there, followed by the two-day trip back home. My step-father has advanced cancer and … Continue reading 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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