feeling low? have a … :)
By philip | August 6, 2008
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response to “love”, from Tam :)
By philip | July 30, 2008
My very dear Vietnamese friend Tam wrote this about my post on love. She is so very right in so many ways!
“…..have a thousand kind of love:love the ocean, love the mountains,the forest,the beautiful sky with stars,love the sunshine and fresh air,love the beautiful trees and the birds singing,love the pure of water.Love the fresh smell of the sun and clap of waves toward a sandy beach.Love babies, friends,Family and love peace. All of these love is endless love but……….. love between a man and a woman?
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on letting go…
By philip | July 21, 2008
I have a little shrine of sorts set up in front of my meditation mat. On that shrine is an empty water bottle. I got it at an Ayurvedic center in Boulder, Colorado several years ago while on one of my spiritual journeys. It sat empty beneath the seat of my truck throughout the thirty nine day trip unopened and unbroken.
When I got home I realized that the difference in air pressure between when I closed it in Colorado and when I got home to Western New York caused the bottle to crush in on itself. It became my souvenir from the journey: fresh mountain air of healing caught in a water bottle, now sitting before me as I breathe.
As I was meditating this morning, I thought about how special that bottle is to me. Well, truthfully, Read the rest of this entry »
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