Author: David Schwarm

• CASE 43: Razan’s "Appearing and Disappearing"

  Razan asked Gantô, “What if things appear and disappear without ceasing?” Gantô scolded him saying, “Who appears and disappears?”

  David Schwarm

  2009-07-21

• Ram Dass

  Don’t get lost in what is apparent.

  David Schwarm

  2009-07-21

• Monsters vs Aliens

  Jack, Kate, and I saw this at 2:00 on a Sunday at the dollar theater in Woodbridge. It was fantastic. We brought our own water bottles + cliff bars–which was a strong snack move, but did not bring enough quarters for ice cream bars for everyone, which was a tragic mistake. My favorite part was…

  David Schwarm

  2009-07-20

• Power of Now

  You can always copewith the now,but you can never cope withthe future–no do you haveto. The answer, the strength,the right action, or the resource will be there whenyou need it, not before,not after.

  David Schwarm

  2009-07-04

• Espresso Vivace

  Espresso Vivace Alley 24227 Yale Ave NSeattle, WA 98109Telephone 206.388.5164Open daily 6 am until 11 pm. This was by far the best coffee that I had in Seattle. Lisa + Shirley agreed. In fact, Kate, Jack, + Cody also agree that the coffee, staff, ambience, and over all vibe of this coffee shop is just…

  David Schwarm

  2009-07-02

• Food

  “Date”,”Food Score“,”Calories”,”Fat”,”Fiber”,”Carbs”,”Protein”,”Cholesterol”,”Sodium”,”Sugars” “Jun 18, 2009″,”2819.0″,”0.0″,”22.2″,”46.8″,”458.0″,”33.8″,”0.0″,”454.0″,”26.4”

  David Schwarm

  2009-06-19

• One Year of Runs

  Lisa, Jack, Kate, and Cody got me the Nike+ running thing for fathers day last year. Here is my usage for the year.

  David Schwarm

  2009-06-18

• CASE 42: Nanyô and the Water Jug

  A monk asked National Teacher Chû of Nanyô, “What is the essential body of VairocanaBuddha?” National Teacher said, “Pass me that water jug.” The monk passed him the water jug. National Teacher said, “Put it back where it was.” The monk asked again, “What is the essential body of Vairocana Buddha?” National Teacher said, “The…

  David Schwarm

  2009-06-17

• St Ephrem the Syrian

  The Seraph could not touch the fire’s coal with his fingers, but just brought it close to Isaiah’s mouth: the Seraph did not hold it, Isaiah did not consume it, but us our Lord has allowed to do both.

  David Schwarm

  2009-06-09

• CASE 41: Rakuho at His Deathbed

  When he was about to die, Rakuho addressed his assembly and said, “I have one matter to ask you about. If you say ‘yes’ to this, you are putting another head on your own. If you say ‘no,’ you are looking for life by cutting off your head.” The head monk said, “The green mountain…

  David Schwarm

  2009-06-07