Happy Bodhi Day 2021! The Eternal Fishnu and the Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet enjoying a Fall day at an organic farm. There is a very popular organic u-pick farm near where we live. It's mostly popular as a pumpkin patch in the Fall around Halloween. However, it is more apple orchard than pumpkin patch. … Continue reading High-Hanging Fruit
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An Infinity of Boxes
My very decoupled outside rock collection where anarchy presides. Pick up any piece and the others are undisturbed. These are mostly sedimentary rocks. The Eternal Fishnu knew that tree that eventually became that petrified wood by his head. In the previous post, Kuzushi, I wrote of how the initial phase of a judo throw, where … Continue reading An Infinity of Boxes
Mrs. Hanamoku’s Special Salmon Misoyaki for Bodhi Day Dinner
Butterfish Misoyaki. My favorite meal for pretty much my entire life. Butterfish Misoyaki has always been my favorite dish, as well as Mrs. Hanamoku's. It's a Hawaii favorite. But not living in Hawaii anymore, having this dish isn't as easy as picking up a bento from Times Supermarket or the neighborhood okazuya. A variation of … Continue reading Mrs. Hanamoku’s Special Salmon Misoyaki for Bodhi Day Dinner
Kuzushi – A Pre-Bodhi Season 2021 Message
Their Holinesses, The Eternal Fishnu and The Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet enjoying what is a sign of the coming of Bodhi Day - at least where I live. Bodhi Day is less than two weeks away (December 8, 2021). I'm sure many readers who found this blog this close to Bodhi Day are new … Continue reading Kuzushi – A Pre-Bodhi Season 2021 Message
Is This All There Is?
A sunflower is a sunflower and it isn't just a sunflower. My Periodic Wakey Wakey On a recent morning walk, deep in thought, after taking a left turn I faced the morning sun peeking out over a thunder cloud. Silvery and bold like I imagine the "light" that people with near-death experiences describe. The sight … Continue reading Is This All There Is?
It’s About 3 Months Until Bodhi Day 2021
The "vacation" place where my early and unexpected Bodhi Season for 2021 began. The somewhat reddish sunrise is an effect of smoke from forest fires cleaning out the accumulated debris. When the smoke clears, those forests will continue on with a new trajectory. Bodhi Day 2021 is a little over three months from now - … Continue reading It’s About 3 Months Until Bodhi Day 2021
Kintsugi – 10 Days Until the Lunar Bodhi Day
This chunk of rhyolite cracked and patched with green jasper. How many would have picked up this chunk of rhyolite if not for that contrasting green band? Life cracks us in many ways, but when we heal, the scar leaves us more interesting than before. When we inconveniently discover a gap in our skillset, the … Continue reading Kintsugi – 10 Days Until the Lunar Bodhi Day
Bodhi Day 2020 – Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Wai Wai
Mrs. Hanamoku's Bodhi Day 2020 rice pudding. Happy Bodhi Day 2020!!! Today is Tuesday, December 8, 2020. It's Bodhi Day! Did you make Mrs. Hanamoku's Bodhi Day rice pudding? This Bodhi Season is about the Heart Sutra - the Heart of Buddhism. It's the subject of all of the recent posts on this site from … Continue reading Bodhi Day 2020 – Iesu Me Ke Kanaka Wai Wai
Day 6 – Bodhi Season 2020 – Poincare Recurrence
This portrait of the Buddha self-organized from clay at the bottom of the Koolau Range. Can you see Buddha in this? The volcanoes, the magma, the feldspar crystals, the millions of years of weathering, the changing landscape. Will atoms arrange themselves exactly like this ever again? Bodhi Day 2020 is two days away on Tuesday, … Continue reading Day 6 – Bodhi Season 2020 – Poincare Recurrence
Day 4 – Bodhi Season 2020 – Buoyancy
The Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet says: "Be light of mind. Cut what you no longer need to believe and your mind will float." Bodhi Day 2020 is on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Today December 4, 2020, Day 4 of the Bodhi Season. One of the "Top Five" defining moments of my life happened 50 … Continue reading Day 4 – Bodhi Season 2020 – Buoyancy
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