Luminous HeartMeditations of a Bodhisattva-In-TrainingBy Way of Thanks- November 30, 2004 Stop me if you've heard this... There's a story of a very pious old man who spends his whole life deep in devotion to God. One day, flooding rains come to the land where he lives. But he isn't worried....http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/by_way_of_thank.html Rock and a Hard Place- November 28, 2004 Posted my previous posts and took a spin around the blogosphere. I'm laughing out loud. All your posts of thanksgiving, family, unity and cheer. And what am I writing about Cave-dwelling hermits. I didn't have a traumatic Thanksgiving. Honest. I...http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/rock_and_a_hard.html Hermit of Go Cliffs- November 27, 2004 I renounced a home, the king of attachment and hatred, renounced food and wealth, the kings of craving, and renounced relatives, the kings of grasping and fixation. Now I aimlessly roam the land. I don't want a companion in the...http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/hermit_of_go_cl.html Contemplation- November 27, 2004 From this moment on, with no sense of a loss, I donate my body, and likewise my wealth, And my virtues amassed throughout the three times In order to help all beings, my mothers. There's a strong part of me...http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/falling.html Earth By Night- November 27, 2004 Earth by Night Sparkling points of light across the earth fill me with hope. The image is available as an art poster. Click the photo for details.http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/earth_by_night.html Conscience in Falluja- November 23, 2004 Kevin Sites is the freelance cameraman who videotaped a US Marine shooting and apparently killing a wounded Iraqi prisoner in a Falluja mosque. He recently posted this personal account of the events on his weblog. I'm greatly disturbed by the...http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/conscience_in_f.html Thomas Jefferson, Tyranny & Silence- November 23, 2004 All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US president, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, 1743-1826.http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/thomas_jefferso.html Real Silence, Katagiri Roshi- November 23, 2004 The opportunity to experience real silence occurs when we have been driven into a corner and simply cannot move an inch. This seems like a situation of complete despair, but this silence is quite different from despair, because in the...http://luminousheart.blogs.com/lh/2004/11/a_different_sil.html |