Fool Turtle

Thanks, it just so happens that I’ve been eating a lot of bananas and had been wondering about them.

Damien Mitchell says, “In order to quieten the mind we can use several tricks. These are called ‘giving the monkey a banana to appease it’. While the monkey is busy with its banana, it becomes naturally quiet.”

Thanks to technology, bananas…[Read more]

There are many questions in these bits of text, maybe too many for now. The question that presses is, for me, wrapped in another poem. These words have found me several times, and I’ve hesitated to respond. So, your answer is excellent.

My question, full of fear and hope:
If I practice for 100 days, will what is frozen begin to flow?…[Read more]

Thanks, frechtling. I’m beginning to practice the inner smile and microcosmic orbit meditations. I don’t know what would be a good question to ask, but your answer is helpful.

“The Chinese character for Tao is difficult to translate. It is made up of two characters: shau, meaning to lead, or the head; and hsing, meaning to walk, or a trail.…[Read more]

be the mystery

Quiet friend who has come so far,
feel how your breathing makes more space around you.
Let this darkness be a bell tower
and you the bell. As you ring,

what batters you becomes your strength.
Move back and forth into the change.
What is it like, such intensity of pain?
If the drink is bitter, turn yourself to…[Read more]