Whilst ‘The Wheel of Sharp Weapons’ might be considered a fairly ‘advanced’ Buddhist scripture, its message is both logical and fairly simple. Let me try to outline its important points as I feel it might offer a valuable perspective on…
Cling not to the debris that is washed by the wave, For this is dead and detached. That which is pushed upward to crest and then splash, Is product and empty, and gone. Seek refuge in depth and find pressure…
Nigredo is the first stage of the transmutation of the philosophers stone.It really isn’t that complicated, yet it takes great suffering, courage, and a profound realisation to get to this stage.Let’s explore this alchemical process which is often represented symbolically…
My Master tells me to look. Look more. Look again. I look. I look with my eyes, then with my mind. I keep looking. I imagine looking at bits and bits of bits. I see their bits. I run out…
Alone with my thoughts. My master says to simply sit, and watch my thoughts. Shadowy monsters cruise the depths. Indistinct, more felt than seen. Their presence driving sleeker juveniles to break forth as worries and concerns. Unsure and uncertain about…
I took the road like Robert FrostIt really made no differenceFor every road I ever trodI was met with great indifference I travelled forward hopefullyTo meet my fate just as I shouldOften the best that I could achieveWas to find…
I have been teaching my step daughter to read. It is an education for both of us. I started with the signs we see on familiar routes. Open. Closed. For Sale. Sold. Oblivious at first, she cannot see what I…