I gave Zilla up for adoption yesterday. I cried like a baby, but it was time to let her go. I bought her 15 years ago shiny factory new, my tiny orange Giant. Her pricetag was more than I’d ever paid for any item before or since. Andy Hunter set her up for me with …
Category: Uncategorized
Riot of the Hungry Ghosts
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 …