sometimes, the timing of things just floors me.

dandelion-and-dendrite-011807.mp3 (a delicious mix courtesy of good friend and artist, ‘just’ available here: www.splicemusic.com ) dancing in the meadow misty morning mauves and lingering twilight twinkling the dandelion spun, run, won the race with a dew drop to the edge of the leaf hovering upon the tip quiver, shiver, sliver of moisture falling only to be caught by pyrite dendritic glistening radiant spike clipped, slipped, tumbling fragrant hair fanned wide seeds releasing bliss upon new breezes fool’s gold glimmer in the still, silent morn’ stoic mineral murmurs earthbound farewells as feathery, wafting, swirling, spinning dandelion dervishes, begin from ending spread […]

wowsah. you know, one of the coolest things about Buddhism is how it is literally reshaping my perspectives on people. i had not realize what a cynic i’d become until i started meeting people and having ‘all this Buddhism’ show me in some pretty interesting ways how others are delightful, precious, amazing, and utterly beautiful beings.

archival. oh my goodness. new people are just the bomb. honestly. :)

never really thought about this place as a possible touchstone for meeting new people. hah. how’s that for lack of forethought? but i’m starting to get pings from new and interesting places of late, and it is with a certain, soft delight that i undertake to explore them all as fully as possible.

not quite dinner time, a fulfilling day at work, soon to practice and then perhaps a tile. for now, letting whatever wants to be said out, onto the page.

now here is an interesting thing. i could set other adjectives to it, but there is no need. interesting will suffice.

i slept so peacefully last night that it actually surprised me. green tara and medicine Buddha and the two practices. Rinpoche was right, why forget good things for the foolishness that is self, pride, and fear?

my lama reminds me of two things… of that which we had at that time agreed. first, that all such things would be placed here, second, that when faced with any more such things, i would turn instead to these.