Being Alone and in Relationship with Others
A beautiful image from A Quintessence of Dust Sometimes I find an image on the Internet without going in search of it. Sometimes the image comes to me through a “Tweet” or flashing passed my screen as...
View ArticleThe Loneliness of Individuation
It is a lonely thing to be an individual in a universe bigger than all possible imaginings I am turning for a bit to some of my Buddhist readings, especially the work of Chogyam Trungpa, The Path is...
View ArticleFacing Oneself With Honesty
Searching for light in the swamp lands of one's soul I’ve picked up another of Chogyam Trungpa’s books, this one called Smile at Fear. And, as with other books by Trungpa, I am finding this book both...
View ArticleTo Be Human Is To Fear
Forsaken, almost human - forsaken, broken, abandoned, alone The first words of the photo’s caption are taken from a song called Suzanne. Earlier this morning I was playing this song on my guitar,...
View ArticleBeing Real, Raw, Vulnerable, and Empty
Building sand castles to avoid reality I saw a number of these sand secretions, structures that had no meaning but were rather a product of simply living such as this sand worm cast which I found in...
View ArticlePsychological Alchemy: Part 3
In Jungian psychology, the journey towards wholeness is called individuation. In alchemical terms, this wholeness is represented by the masculine and the feminine symbolism which takes the form of a...
View ArticleMeditation Above The Sea
UNAM dock on the Caribbean Sea It is another beautiful day here in Puerto Morelos. This morning I tried meditating in a different location other than tucked in a corner of the studio apartment. I was...
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