Tag Archive: buddhism

The Illusion of Color

flower with no color

  Over the weekend I painted a picture for fun and because I wanted to capture a feeling I had.  Even though my skills don’t match my imagination, I enjoyed creating something full of color.   I was reminded of a trip to French Polynesia. The colors there are brilliant and vivid.  The flowers, the …

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Week-End Reflection: Impermanence

Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, 
Canon EOS REBEL T2i

    This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds. To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightening in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.  ~ Buddha   I went to …

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There is a word for it

Shenpa.   What is shenpa? I appreciate Pema Chodron’s teachings on shenpa because she has helped me identify the insidious nature of my mind.  Have you ever had a broken tooth and been unable to stop your tongue from running over the jagged edge?  That is shenpa. The broken tooth can be an event gone …

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