tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post1990057970684982118..comments2024-03-28T16:58:04.996+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: WeekendSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66987437701977635742008-03-31T13:46:00.000+01:002008-03-31T13:46:00.000+01:00I don't think any spiritual path is true to our hu...I don't think any spiritual path is true to our human spirit without crises of faith.<br><br>It's good to doubt, good to question and really good to take a break from EVERYTHING.<br><br>Bless those Beatles! What a wonderful focus. 800 pages? Wow. I might have to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61569444514025427982008-03-31T15:29:00.000+01:002008-03-31T15:29:00.000+01:00Dennis thinks the path is a long and winding road....Dennis thinks the path is a long and winding road.<br>Dennis shares today with Merle, even though he is across the universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11775981106913006452008-03-31T17:24:00.000+01:002008-03-31T17:24:00.000+01:00I agree -it's the sitting that is MOST important a...I agree -it's the sitting that is MOST important and meaningful. HEY - I leave for New York State tomorrow - while I'll be 8 hours away from you in Buffalo, I will be seeing New York plates. Job interview at Buffalo State College!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48685967868461617872008-03-31T18:58:00.000+01:002008-03-31T18:58:00.000+01:00800 pages! I'm lucky if I can get through an ...800 pages! I'm lucky if I can get through an issue of Road & Track in a week! Still need to read Tampa Boy, and finish the book I'm on, and play with the baby, and.....<br><br>Be a good chap and ship your brother some spare time!<br><br>On a personal note...There is some irony in persuing simplification just to find it creates opportunity for complication of a different flavor...might I suggest working on a bicycle? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-64107964264701926462008-04-01T00:04:00.000+01:002008-04-01T00:04:00.000+01:00Don't be judgmental of your intentions. What happe...Don't be judgmental of your intentions. What happens, happens. <br><br>Oh, and happy birthday too, Dennis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-68106594472709532622008-04-01T08:48:00.000+01:002008-04-01T08:48:00.000+01:00distractions? or part of the stuff of life too?ev...distractions? or part of the stuff of life too?<br><br>everything goes through phases and ups and downs doesn;'t it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-9457016013499682482008-04-02T12:13:00.000+01:002008-04-02T12:13:00.000+01:00Steve: this for you"I had dokusan with Suzuki Rosh...Steve: this for you<br><br>"I had dokusan with Suzuki Roshi during<br>sesshin. I felt lost and far from home at that point in my life,and I asked him if big mind was lost<br>in the dark,too.<br><br>He said,"No, not lost in the dark, working in the dark!" and he moved his arms about, demonstrating. He said it was like the many-armed<br>statue of Avalokiteshvara, and he made the statue come to life for a moment."<br><br>From David Chadwick and Shunryu Suzuki's "To Shine One Corner of the World: Moments with Shunryu Suzuki"<br><br>Best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com