Duma
Sunday, April 30th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | 3 Comments »I saw two good movies last weekend. One was Duma, a coming-of-age story about Xan, a white farm boy in South Africa during the apartheid era, who must let go of his nearly-full-grown pet cheetah, Duma. He runs away from ...
Naked in Ashes
Sunday, April 30th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Another good film shown at the Naro last weekend was Naked in Ashes, Paula Fouce's documentary on the sadhus (holy men) of India, and their extreme aesceticism. The documentary focuses on three small groups of yogis (each with two ...
Size matters! (Clarifying ‘a really big man’)
Monday, April 24th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 10 Comments »Judging from the comments that got on my previous post, I guess I need to give it more context. I'm not writing about Paul Bunyan, folks, but the Teacher. I was thinking about how practical people (God love 'em!) tend to ...
Rejoice and Be Glad!
Friday, April 21st, 2006 Posted in Seen on the Web, Spirituality | No Comments »Two prodigal bloggers have returned to their keyboards! Thanks for posting again, Isaiah and Zach!
A really big man
Thursday, April 20th, 2006 Posted in Quick Thoughts | 1 Comment »Wouldn't a really BIG man have both feet on the ground and his head in the clouds? (and the strength to blow them away and see clearly?)
Gnosticism? A few more thoughts on Thomas and Judas
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 Posted in Books, Jesus / Christianity, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Some of you requested I tell a little more about how I found my teacher, and I will return to that soon. But right now, I wanted to discuss "Gnosticism" a bit. It's one of those things that everyone's talking about, ...
Are you alive? Prove it!
Monday, April 17th, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Mind, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Christ has risen! Christos Aneste! A visitor mentioned the story of "doubting Thomas" in a comment yesterday, which ties in neatly with the question, "Are you alive?" What really made me want to post this question was watching the Battlestar Galactica ...
Holy Thursday: Teacher’s farewell
Thursday, April 13th, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Mind | 3 Comments »2000 years hasn't begun to exhaust discussion of who Jesus was, and what his life means for us. During this time, it's traditional to reflect on the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. However, during most of the rest of the ...
Teachers, continued
Wednesday, April 12th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I think I might have created some inadvertent confusion with my last post. I certainly don't think that everyone who reads this blog should start looking for an enlightened teacher, although there are a few whom I know well enough ...
Find yourself a teacher!
Friday, April 7th, 2006 Posted in Mind, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Every Thursday night, I go to my teacher's satsang (gathering), with other local members of our sangha. (Most of Kitabu Roshi's students are scattered around the world.) In recent meetings, I find the connection between him and myself growing stronger, ...