Come, kindred spirits, let us converse. Let us listen to one another, carefully, as good friends listen. Let us speak clearly and plainly of that which is common to us, which binds us and frees us. Let us commune simply and deeply in our common tongue like a scattered tribe reunited, sitting around a fire and sharing stories while adrift in a spinning, star-strewn darkness.

Thursday, February 09, 2006

Zen Part I

During the past two months Zen Buddhism has begun to pervade my consciousness in startling ways. For many years I have thought that the first two of the four noble truths of Buddhism i.e. 1)suffering exists and 2)desire/attachment is the cause of suffering, to be accurate characterizations of human reality. More recently I have begun to realize these characterizations to be true in more than an intellectual sense. If you'd like to hear more about this post me a message because this blog seems to be no more than a monologue.