Hungry ghosts live in the hell realm. Depicted in Hieronymous Bosch paintings and graphic Tibetan Buddhist texts, they have huge gaping mouths and swollen heads. pencil-thin necks and emaciated bodies with round distended bellies. Or they have tiny mouths the size of a needle’s eye and giant unfillable stomachs. They live in a torment of …
Freedom’s just another word
We all suffer from liberphobia, the fear of freedom. – Lama Sumati Marut Everyone says they want to be FREE. Oh really, I say. You want to be free. And what does freedom mean to you? Do you want to be free of possessions, or possessiveness, or attachments – free of baggage, free of stuff? …
Back to the desert
So it appears I am going back to the desert – the HIGH desert! – and soon. As per insistent nudging, cajoling and ass-kicking from the Universe, I will fly off on August 15, to the Upaya Zen Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Where I will undertake a three month Path of Service position, …
Tabling for dummies
Quick tips for how to run a successful INFO TABLE or flyer a crowd at an event humbly offered up by ME! carmen@emeraldcity.bc.ca Tabling or flyering can be a very effective way to promote your issue, organization or event. It’s also a fun way to participate in events, with a cozy place to hang out …
Hopeless for hockey
I surrender, I cave. I do care about hockey. I kind of–well, I confess: I kind of love it. I’m a hockey nut out of the closet. I love the sound of the game – the icy echo of the crowd, galumphing organ music, smack of sticks, thud and rattle of bodies against wood and …