Lapping

Posted on September 19, 2007 By

Quiet lapping waves Echo gently on the sand A shell, A tiny crab Caught in the waves… Lapping… Lapping… A cool mist covers the sun Enveloping everything in a blanket Of insulation, Of formlessness… Walk along the shoreline, Listen to the waves Gently lapping Lapping… Who do you see? (c) 2007 One Mystical Monkey. All…

PPOPDB List

Posted on September 18, 2007 By

Aaaah… I have been tagged again and added to “Priscilla Palmer’s Outstanding Personal Development List“. It is with great honor that I accept this addition to what is quite a lengthy list of personal development blogs and bloggers!

Thoughts

Posted on September 15, 2007 By

“With our thoughts we make the world.” – Buddha, The Dhammapada “Choices” Physical reality begins… with a thought. All aspects of ourselves, of others, of the Earth, of everything… are manifestations of thought. The act of creation is the act of thought. A happy thought or a not-so-happy thought, a conscious thought or an unconscious…

Knock…

Posted on September 13, 2007 By

“Go to your bosom; Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know . . .” – William Shakespeare

Mediocre Vegetarian?

Posted on September 12, 2007 By

As mentioned in a prior post, I’ve recently returned to a vegetarian diet after taking a couple years “off”. And yes, I spent a few days last week amid the regular chaos of Life scrambling around in the cupboard looking for something to eat and not coming up with much that was terribly appetizing (edible?…

Lessons of 9/11/01

Posted on September 11, 2007 By

Definitions: Metaphysics

Posted on September 10, 2007 By

Metaphysics. It’s a mouthful of an often-misunderstood word, but it really just means “after physics”. The term can be difficult to define, encompassing many often-misunderstood practices, but it is the philosophical exploration of and personal experiences on the nature of reality. Metaphysics explores such questions and concepts such as “What is the nature of mind?”,…

Fab Four

Posted on September 8, 2007 By

Eeeeek! I’ve been tagged again! This time, by a fellow monkey, ndpthepoetress at Binding Ink. This meme is, I fear, a thinly-veiled attempt to demystify the mystical monkey a bit, but it is an easy enough meme to follow. Thus, I present… The FAaaaaabbbb Four {{echo … echo}} (couldn’t resist) 4 Jobs I’ve Held: ……

Bad Vegetarian

Posted on September 7, 2007 By

Yes I’ve gone back to a vegetarian diet (ovo-lacto, not vegan or anything resembling it) and … well, I’m a bad vegetarian. Not because I crave meat or even want the stuff, but because I don’t have the patience (or often the time) to find recipes and go shopping (all over town, for various ingredients)…

Just Be

Posted on September 6, 2007 By

Just Be. Quiet, In the chaos. Stillness, In the storm Of activity. Serene, In the sea Of emotion. Unperturbed, By the proddings Of physicality. Observing Objectively, The Yin, The Yang, Of tangibility, Of wants, Of desires, Of frustrations And dreams. All aspects … of Ego. Apart, Yet within. Separate, Yet Whole. Detached. Involved. Participating In…