Winking Wisdom #9: Reality #2

I have been through some terrible things in my life,
some of which actually happened.

– Mark Twain

Winking Wisdom #8: Reality

Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.

- Jane Wagner

Carrie Bradshaw Will Be Thrilled!

Now devotees wearing shoes
can enter Bodh Gaya temple complex

 
IANS, November 20, 2008
Patna, India — The decades-old ban on entering the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya while wearing shoes has been lifted, an official said Thursday.The move was welcomed and lauded by Buddhist devotees, mostly Tibetans and tourists visiting Bodh Gaya temple, Buddhism’s [...]

Winking Wisdom #7: Fashion

I base my fashion taste on what doesn’t itch.
— Gilda Radner

Blog Blahs

I didn’t even look at the computer all weekend!  Yes, non-attachment can be a blessing! But makes for lousy blog statistics!  :-)
One of my Buddhist teachers comes into town tomorrow for a couple days, so no blogs planned until later in the week.
Until then — peace and love!

Clap for the Koan: The Answers

A week ago we ran a blog entry about the famous Zen Buddhist koan “What’s the sound of one hand clapping?”  We included a multiple choice poll in search for  the “right” answer.
Now that the election hoopla is over, as promised, here are the koan poll answer(s):
KOAN POLL:
WHAT IS THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING?
(a) [...]

Yes We Can!

A myriad bubbles were floating on the surface of a stream. ‘What are you?’ I cried to them as they drifted by. ‘I am a bubble, of course’ nearly a myriad bubbles answered, and there was surprise and indignation in their voices as they passed.
But, here and there, a lonely bubble answered, ‘We are [...]

Winking Wisdom #4: SVU

You know you watch way too much TV when you recognize actors in commercials from their bit parts on “Law & Order: SVU”

Buddhas For Barack

My God can beat your God. 
Vote Democrat and you’re a godless pagan.
How would Jesus vote? (Probably not for Romans)
John McCain campaigns in Iowa today trying to drum up votes in the state that kicked off Barack Obama’s presidential aspirations.
While Sarah Palin’s personal exorcist already expelled any incantations which witches may have snuck past the Secret Service, [...]

Winking Wisdom #3

Somewhere in the world, it’s dawn