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Lazy day. Emir is with Ashes and I slept until seven. Considering Wednesday, rest will be good. Tornado passed about four or five miles north of us. Impressive sight though at the time I didn't realize what I was looking at. All of our friends are okay. Some folks weren't so lucky. It took out a couple of buildings on the way to Dadeville ( Read more... ) -
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When I started downsizing ego, I realized ego was everywhere. -
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Shan Tao's five correct practices are: 1.) Recitation of the Pure Land Sutras, 2.) Contemplation of Amida and his Pure Land, 3.) Wholeheartedly worshiping Amida, 4.) Recitation of the name (the nembutsu), 5.) and making offerings to Amida ( Read more... ) -
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Still adjusting to the sheer normalcy of life. Up at 5:00 AM to an old Bob Dylan song, on the road by 5:15 AM. Around 10:00AM head home. Mind the paint business for about four hours. Chant/meditate, watch TV, go to bed around 9PM unless its Monday in which case stay up a little late to watch vampires, drag queens, werewolves and ghosts--- AKA ( Read more... ) -
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Kathy died. She was an old friend from when we lived up on the river. I remember when her youngest kid was still in diapers and now she's married. We floated down more than one river together and William and I went to her mother's funeral many years ago. On the morning of March 31st she went to the hospital with shortness of breath and by that ( Read more... ) -
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Namo Bhagavate Amitabhaya Tathagataya Arhate Samyak Sambuddhaya. Its not a mantra but an expanded nembutsu in Sanskrit ( Read more... ) -
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Cassava bread has arrived in our world. Thank Gods for the influx of Latino culture. I figured out that my juicer will remove the juice and with a little squeezing, I can do in less than an hour what it takes a Central American native two days to accomplish... produce fresh cassava flour sans the toxins. Well, I guess sans the toxins. I haven't ( Read more... ) -
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An open minded co-worker and myself started this conversation. Thought I would finish it on here ( Read more... )