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Michael Erlewine
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Winter solstice

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WINTER SOLSTICE Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year and the shortest day, Sunday 2025-12-20 at 10:03 EST in the morning. Winter officially begins, although we have had deep...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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The Cybernetics of Samsara

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THE CYBERNETICS OF SAMSARA Samsara is like a large political corporation, complete with non-disclosure papers to be signed. Even in Samsara, much of what passes for dharma is sponsored by Samsara...
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December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Beans and Greens

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BEANS AND GREENS If asked what food plan I subscribe to, I would have to say the classic Mediterranean Diet, but I add with a Mexican twist, in particular beans, greens, and a little cheese. It...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The Well of the Present Moment

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THE WELL OF THE PRESENT MOMENT With astrology, there is a lot of minutiae to get lost in, which is part of why astrology is so popular with folks. Yet, in my opinion much of astrology is like...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Reflection Point

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REFLECTION POINT It seems I want to be involved in my own life rather than just watch it flow by. Perhaps there is no rocking chair for me, or is it still too early? For me living has to be...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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"Much Ado About Nothing"

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“MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING” [This one is for those interested in astrology and are ready to move on from where we have been for the hundred years or so. In our heliocentric natal chart, we all have...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Jupiter or "Guru"

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JUPTER OR ‘GURU’ A real eyeopener for me was when I learned that the Sanskrit word for the planet Jupiter was “Guru,” the guidance and/or path for each of us. Knock on wood, sometimes I wonder if...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Writing in Water

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WRITING IN WATER Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche: “There are three types of temporary experiences that might lead a meditator to think, “I’ve discovered something truly remarkable and profound. This is...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The Crative Urge

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THE CREATIVE URGE Once again, that creative urge, the urge to create and I’m not yet clear about what form that should take. Perhaps this is what my first dharma teacher Andrew Gunn McIver meant...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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We Arrive in Kathmandu

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WE ARRIVE IN KATHMANDU [This will the last Nepal/Tibet story for a while, when we first arrived at Katmandu, Nepal in 1997, the shock of entering a developing country at night was overwhelming.]...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Doing It in the Road

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DOING IT IN THE ROAD During my little bit of geographical training, and when reading about far-away places like Darjeeling, I (not knowing) always assumed these were famous places you could easily...
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December 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Star*Types: Aspect Patterns

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STAR*TYPES: ASPECT PATTERNS For my astrological friends, here is a powerful astrological technique that only works heliocentrically, and this is because only the heliocentric planets are bound to...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Photo Studio

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PHOTO STUDIO I had a large photo studio for many years, also used as a recording studio, mostly for my daughter May Erlewine’s early albums. It was a new building 40x40 feet with three levels....
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December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Iggy Pop

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IGGY POP I keep getting requests to tell about how Iggy Pop came to be a drummer in our band. The Prime Movers started in the summer of 1965. I became the de facto leader of the band because someone....
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December 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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In Context

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IN CONTEXT My photography journey stems from 1956. And it’s not quite finished yet. I like plants, flowers, and other things in clear focus. Yet, at the same time, I like those focused things in...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Apologia

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APOLOGIA [I have a couple more Tibet/Nepal stories coming, so prepare yourself. I too spin the wheel of life, and the pointer sometimes stops right here, as follows.] It seems that of late I’m in a....
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December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Our Sister Dharma Center

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OUR SISTER DHARMA CENTER “The Columbus KTC Library (Karma Thegsum Choling) thanks Michael and Margaret Erlewine of Heart Center KTC for their generous donation of precious Dharma books and...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Ground Zero

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GROUND ZERO I tend to hang around where my first experience of Mahamudra Vipassana took place, which was with photography. Of course, now its Winter and I am forced inside, no longer crawling around....
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December 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Jungle in Nepal

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JUNGLE IN NEPAL Though we had arrived at the international airport in Kathmandu, we knew little about the adjacent domestic airport from which we were about to fly out of to Bhadrapur, a tiny town...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Compared to What?

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COMPARED TO WHAT? Down to 12 degrees above zero, last night. Sun shining this morning at a cool 14-degrees. It’s been my assumption all these years that everything is present that can be present....
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December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Immaculate Core

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IMMACULATE CORE Somewhat of a light in the darkness is our love for what we love, whatever that is, be it family, a hobby, whatever we are interested enough in to care about and protect. This is our....
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December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Samye Monastery and Chim-Puk (Guru Rinpoche caves)

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SAMYE MONASTERY AND CHIM-PUK (GURU RINPOCHE CAVES) After we left Tsurphu Monasteru, the ancestral home of the Karmapas, we returned to Lhasa, and then headed away from that city and toward Tsetan....
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December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The Other Side of Sleep

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THE OTHER SIDE OF SLEEP I rearrange and rearrange, always improving the space I live and work in to make it have more room and efficiency. I have worked in this tiny office for 45 years and I still....
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December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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An Offering

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AN OFFERING Whatever we love, at least what we most care about, or are interested in, is what we curate and protect. Whatever it is, it either is or comes close enough to be considered a mandala, in....
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December 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The Crystal Cave of Guru Rinpoche -- A Story

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THE CRYSTAL CAVE OF GURU RINPOCHE – A STORY One pilgrimage spot that everyone tried to talk me out of going to is the legendary Crystal Cave (Shel Drak) of Guru Rinpoche, on Crystal Mountain, a key.....
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December 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM