Thursday, September 26, 2024

Tightrope

Mind’s influence is subtle 
Consciousness is a filter

Deep attachment to the body
Deep aversion to aging, illness, death
Am I lovable?

When the bar is high
Deficit is default 
Scarcity mindset prevails

Confronting body changes
Confronting mortality

Anxiety cloud
Another layer to let go

I am enough 
I am worthy
I deserve it

Open up
Remain open
Broaden space between pleasure and pain
Stay in between resistance and clinging 
Middle way

Don’t resist the pain
Face and embrace 
Settle into the eye of the storm
Meditate from the inside out
The body breathes

Not all thoughts are created equal
Develop skillful fabrication

Kitchen body
Chef mind
Concentration food
Drink in the now

Walk the tightrope of a-tension 
No tension no growth
All it takes is pressure and time

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Subtle

Starting again
It’s hard to detach

Indulging in thoughts
Why are you fabricating?

You’re not a robot
Life isn’t an optimization problem

Comparison is futile, illogical
Like waves in an ocean
We are all separate
We are all one

Trace the fear
Trigger the attachment
Observe the sensation
Train not to react

Immerse in the subtle energy currents
Raw, deconditioned life force
Carve a core space inside
For clarity, freedom, lightness

Let go of the rail
Drink in the discomfort
Dive into the deep end
Let it sheet off

Kick up the dust cloud of thought
Watch it dissipate
Get underneath
Get real

Indulge in life
Without addiction

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Body

Walk the tightrope
Indulge in reality
Avoiding addiction
Consuming the finest food
Absent eating disorders 

Pride without ego
Conviction without craving

Comparing is distracting
Realit-y is realit-ive
Cut through the fog of unreal

Think the thoughts you want
Don’t think the thoughts you don’t want

Do the work
Leave the drama

Slacken the jaw
Feel full body energy 
Stay right here
No matter what

Short-circuit the round trip
Remain local
Feel the pristine life force
Observe how the body breathes
Chitta of an arahant is empty

Perform wholesome, skillful, pious actions
Abstain unwholesome, unskillful actions
Keep purifying the mind