My piano teacher was fond of saying, “Oh, look at him, he thinks he’s arrived.” He was referring to another pianist of course and you must forgive him for not including the hers, he was an old man, and a Goan, and could not bother himself with being correct. For whatever I am today asContinue reading “Teach Me”
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May You Be Peaceful
We learnt a simple practice yesterday. To feel love for another without judgement, with pure intention, by reciting some simple lines in your mind. I have chosen the lines “May you be peaceful, may you be loved, may you be free from suffering”. This is not more contrived than anything else in our lives. SinceContinue reading “May You Be Peaceful”
Dolly
Yesterday I was doing some cleaning, when you’ve lived in the same house for a long time, there are layers of memories to be unearthed, one has a tendency to leave them be. However I have started reading again, with love and attention, and I want to clean out some space to store my newContinue reading “Dolly”
Meta
Today I just want to quote from today’s lesson. “Today I introduced a practice called meta, that is the official Buddhist name, and the mental state that is the goal of that practice is a feeling of loving kindness that is quite distinct from romantic attachment or any kind of complicated or self directed entanglementContinue reading “Meta”
My little Darwin is dead
My little Darwin is dead. He died in his sleep. I woke up and he was in his typical sleeping position on his sofa. I called to him to come with us, go out and play. He did not respond. I thought he was being moody. I went and gently put my hand on hisContinue reading “My little Darwin is dead”
