tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post6383302695193216162..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: ZenSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36829901406071303762011-09-20T22:09:37.151+01:002011-09-20T22:09:37.151+01:00i am really enjoying your discovery of your new ho...i am really enjoying your discovery of your new home, in words and pictures, and i'd say your openness and welcoming of what is, has a very Zen tone to it. <br /><br />I made that fist picture big so i could really study everything. it's amazing.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77102548222736925032011-09-20T17:57:48.879+01:002011-09-20T17:57:48.879+01:00You seem pretty mindful, Zendo or not. Sometimes t...You seem pretty mindful, Zendo or not. Sometimes there is a gap between what I feel I should be doing and what I can actually do in a given time frame. These days, I make peace with the fact that nothing needs to be perfect.<br /><br />Happy studying...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58204444443170124342011-09-20T15:26:01.176+01:002011-09-20T15:26:01.176+01:00Maybe you can find some other people like yourself...Maybe you can find some other people like yourself who don't want to commit to a complete lifestyle, but rather to a weekly or periodic sit and some informal Dharma study. I'll bet they exist in London.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to hearing Thich Nhat Hahn speak when he comes to DC next month. Maybe that will invigorate my practice!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28430106935376239532011-09-20T12:56:24.415+01:002011-09-20T12:56:24.415+01:00If I had a penny for every time I fell away from m...If I had a penny for every time I fell away from my practice, or had it evolve into something different than it was, I'd be retired and sitting on a beach right now. :-) I've come to realize that our lives, like our minds, have their own way of rambling, but if you keep finding yourself coming <i>back</i> to something, there's something powerful there. It's as if your inner animal won't wander <i>too</i> far from home.<br /><br />These days, I spend far more time meditating in my car than I do on my cushion, and I've made peace with that. It's actually a lovely way to spend my commute, and frees up other time for other things.Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.com