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Tag Archives: zazen
BIG green frog
today i moved mountains – or at least it felt like it.. and as i turned over one of them, a brilliant green frog of unusual size just sat there watching. finally he said, “………………………………………!” and hopped away. . Mountain? … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, frogs, grass, green tree frog, hard work, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, moving mountains, mysticism, nature, path, physical labor, poetry, spiritual labor, spiritual work, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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Sitting
sitting in silence. all i hear is the purr.
underfoot
long legged cat, you keep turning me back, like my past – always underfoot. tripping me up as i try and move forward – the old year passes, and i shall make no new resolutions – (the earth turns, but … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged cat rubbing against leg, cats, compassionate practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness, mysticism, nature, New Years, poetry, resolutions, spin, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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landings
i sit and watch a bird sitting in a bush, in as much as a bird can sit. i will watch with you, but i do not sit – i perch, or stand or fly. but all of us watch, … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged continuous practice, daily practice, do birds sit?, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness practice, mysticism, nature, poetry, sitting, sparrow, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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Peace and Good
The kitten sits. and so do i. watching. listening. learning. Pace e Bene
Posted in Statements of Faith
Tagged ania, animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, education, faith, feral kittens, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, kitten, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pace e bene, poetry, SNR, spirituality, sumi-e, Tabby kitten, zazen
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writing lesson
i sit trying to work. trying to write. to write words that speak to higher and lower places of longing and belonging. You sit on my lap. simply sitting. having no care for words at all. no longer longing, simply … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, therapy dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, dogs at work, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, pets and keyboards, poetry, simply sitting, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, wordsmithing, writers, writing, zazen, zen
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seen
he passes by my door, close. by the door. we call him the raccoon cat, he is wild, and of the woods and swamps. and he looks right in, and sees me. it is startling to really be seen, with … Continue reading
Contemplation
pondering, with wandering mind, contemplative practices with elaborate histories, while beside me the black cat purrs. i gaze in the same direction, and for a moment, this. THIS. (surrounded by teachers we refuse to be taught! expecting, as if by … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, animals as teachers, black cats, contemplation, interspecies meditation, interspecies spirituality, knitting, knitting as a spiritual practice, meditation, sacred paths, spiritual teachers, the sacred ordinary, zazen
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the greatest of these
i sit in meditation and the cat sits. i ponder what makes bravery.
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