Tag Archives: love

Mother’s Day for the Black Sheep

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

March of 2003; my mother was in a very advanced stage of her final bout with cancer. Had been visiting for a few days at her place. It was 10:30 at night, and we had just finished watching a TV … Continue reading →

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Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Am a hopeless nondualist. No “real” self image. No self found separate from experience. No objects at all separate from consciousness. It just makes sense. That, and nondual views accord with the entirety of experience thus far. So… If everything … Continue reading →

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Silent Retreat III : Why Retreat into Silence ?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

In a word, love. Love of silence, of mere being, of thusness – the completeness of things as they are. Anything else ? Freedom from doing, from the sense of doer-ship. Yes, freedom from the role of the doer, freedom from … Continue reading →

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Love: Personal and Impersonal

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Over the last year and a half, have noticed a shift in experience of what ” love ” is. It used to come at least sometimes with effusive energy in the heart center. Now even if there is some warm … Continue reading →

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A Guilty Story

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Lakshmi would not speak it aloud. She wouldn’t tell me what happened, not over the phone. A few minutes later she was sitting on the stoop, still reluctant, full of guilt, needing a gentle coax to get it out. Her … Continue reading →

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“I find truth in anything anyone ever says about me…” by Jeff Foster

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

[ Teacher Week on SIAOF concludes with this remarkable post from Jeff Foster.  Thanks for reading !] I find truth in anything anyone ever says about me, so nobody can be my enemy. Call me a fraud, I can find … Continue reading →

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A New Way of Teaching by Ed Muzika

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

[ Teacher week continues with a guest post from Ed Muzika. Enjoy ! ] Ed Muzika May 14 at 11:01am near Los Angeles, CA · A NEW WAY OF TEACHING Again, I have been quiet for a while. Now that … Continue reading →

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“What Else Here is Present ?” by Nirmala

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

[Guest post from Nirmala as Teacher Week continues on SIAOF. Enjoy !] What Else Here is Present ? …. by Nirmala Someone contacted me on Facebook and shared the following: Desire is gone, I move thru the days almost like … Continue reading →

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Year End Thanks to Readers

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

In the final hours of the first year of STANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, I wanted to thank you all for stopping by. It’s a total blast writing a blog, and for what if there are no readers ? This … Continue reading →

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