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Tobiishi
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
quiet
everything is already here
moving at a good speed
residing in the right place
smelling like fresh-baked bread.
vibrating
as if everything wants to be
alive.
the temple shines
the grass greens
the bell sounds all over the world.
all is holy
in the perfect unholy sense
in the faith of itself
and the smell of all there is...
tobiishi sink into the soil
are overcome by ivy and moss.
but the garden path is still there.
the tea house slumbers,
the twigs in their vase await,
tea will come again
in its own time.
gassho from my knees
tobiishi
moving at a good speed
residing in the right place
smelling like fresh-baked bread.
vibrating
as if everything wants to be
alive.
the temple shines
the grass greens
the bell sounds all over the world.
all is holy
in the perfect unholy sense
in the faith of itself
and the smell of all there is...
tobiishi sink into the soil
are overcome by ivy and moss.
but the garden path is still there.
the tea house slumbers,
the twigs in their vase await,
tea will come again
in its own time.
gassho from my knees
tobiishi
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Vow of Poverty
In order to pursue the question of whether ethical discipline follows in the footsteps of physical discipline, I am preparing to take a 6 month vow of poverty, much as a Buddhist monk would do upon entering a monastery. The rule:
-I will carry no money, unless for a specific purchase; I will purchase nothing for myself besides hygene items or food.
-I will eat only three times per day, a portion of moderation, consisting of vegetarian fare only.
-I will consume no intoxicants, including caffeine.
-I will sit zazen no less than 60 minutes per day.
To commence for a period of six months beginning 12:am June 21.
gassho,
tobiishi
-I will carry no money, unless for a specific purchase; I will purchase nothing for myself besides hygene items or food.
-I will eat only three times per day, a portion of moderation, consisting of vegetarian fare only.
-I will consume no intoxicants, including caffeine.
-I will sit zazen no less than 60 minutes per day.
To commence for a period of six months beginning 12:am June 21.
gassho,
tobiishi
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Senility
Apparently I'm losing my mind, because I posted the same 'Name' topic twice, not remembering the first one.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Name
Old name: Tobiah - which is Hebrew for 'God is Good'
New name: Tobiishi (pronounced Tow-be-e-she) - which is Japanese for 'Stepping Stones'
Just another step in the right direction.
Ideogram for Tobiishi: 飛石
New name: Tobiishi (pronounced Tow-be-e-she) - which is Japanese for 'Stepping Stones'
Just another step in the right direction.
Ideogram for Tobiishi: 飛石
Time
Time is a delusion.
All is as it must be,
altogether now.
the mural that is reality
is eight-billion times larger
than anything we can paint.
it fits inside the nucleus
of a hydrogen atom.
there is no past to regret.
the past is now, just like now.
there is no future to wish for.
the future is now, just like now.
we make time in our minds.
your mind, and my mind,
are now, just like now,
one mind-
inside the nucleus of a hydrogen atom.
gassho
Tobiishi
All is as it must be,
altogether now.
the mural that is reality
is eight-billion times larger
than anything we can paint.
it fits inside the nucleus
of a hydrogen atom.
there is no past to regret.
the past is now, just like now.
there is no future to wish for.
the future is now, just like now.
we make time in our minds.
your mind, and my mind,
are now, just like now,
one mind-
inside the nucleus of a hydrogen atom.
gassho
Tobiishi
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