March 2009
7 posts
“Walking takes longer, for example, than any other form of locomotion except...”
– Edward Abbey
Mindful Walking
Walking is a basic human activity and although few of us recall, taking our first steps is one of the most celebrated moments in our lives. A majority of the world’s six billion people rely on walking as their primary mode of transport and nearly every one of those daily footsteps is for no other purpose than getting from point A to point B. While walking our minds are usually elsewhere and...
“If you amass intellectual learning just so that you will be influential and...”
– Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Traveling with Less
As kids we were told to pack, “whatever you think you might need,” for the family vacation and many of us still follow that advice. When traveling I would pack a large bag full of clothes and other things only to realize upon return that about a third of what I’d taken had stayed in the suitcase. Why do we travel with more than we need?
With this in mind I decided to try packing less. First...
Lora
My Aunt Lora passed yesterday. For as long as I can remember she was always there when I needed her, like a third parent. Always cheerful and willing to lend a hand she could also face adversity with love, kindness and humour. Lora exemplified the ideal of the Bodhisattva. For those unfamiliar with the term, in taking the Bodhisattva vow one makes a committment to work tirelessly for the...
