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The Music Lesson by Victor L. Wooten
A great spiritual book on the quest for Music. Wooten breaks music down into ten categories (or not): Notes Articulation Technique Feel Dynamics Rhythm Tone Phrasing Space Listening And then shares experiences on learning how to express them. This is a very helpful way to learn about anything & the book is absolutely crucial in…
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Spikey Spike Schwarm Eating
This is Jack’s bearded dragon eating crickets.
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Be Honest
Be honest Don’t judge Abandon Make sue you are safe Understand
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CASE 18: Jôshû’s Dog
A monk asked Jôshû, “Does the dog have buddha-nature, or not?” Jôshû said, “It has” The monk said, “If it has it, why did it creep into that skin bag?” Jôshû said, “Because it does so knowingly.” Another monk asked, “Does the dog have buddha-nature, or not?” Jôshû said, “It has not”. The monk said,…
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Charles Simic
We think best when we bring opposites together, when we realize that all these realities, one inside the other, are somehow connected. That’s how the wonder and amazement that are so necessary to both poetry and philosophy come about. A “truth” detached and purified of pleasures of ordinary life is not worth a damn in…
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CASE 17: Hôgen’s "Hairsbreadth"
Hôgen asked Shuzanshu, “‘If there is only a hairsbreadth of difference, it is the distance between heaven and earth.’ How do you understand that?” Shuzanshu said, “If there is only a hairsbreadth of difference, it is the distance between heaven and earth.” Hôgen said, “If that’s your understanding, how could you ever attain IT?” Shuzanshu…
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Stop
Stop Listen Pray Relax Slow
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
David Given Schwarm 