I just read James by Percival Everett. I thought his take on the protagonist as a literate slave who talks in slave argot in the presence of white people was creative — but far fetched. Then reading Huckleberry Finn again, with Jim freed by his white owner, I saw why James needed to be written.

This famous spiritual poem composed by the 11th century Tibetan Bodhisattva Geshe Langri Tangpa, is one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as Lojong (literally "mind training").
#buddhism #lojong #mindtraining
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. . . While you and I have lips and voices which

are for kissing and to sing with

who cares if some oneyed son of a bitch

invents an instrument to measure Spring with? . . .

e.e. cummings

Lobster release in Portland, ME with Dzigar Kongtrul, Rinpoche (September 2024)!

116th Street

Dawn draws a fresh bath
Up the street two black kids bat
Each other over the head
With french bread

The Cat

All I need in my house
Is a sane woman
A cat passing among the books
And friends in every season
Who I can’t live without

G. Apollinaire

@buddhismnow.bsky.social

The world is full of stuff.
A honey jar filled with gladiolus.
Slices of wheat toast spread with cream cheese.
A stench of irritation like a spot of shit on the upper lip.
It’s pretty
funny if you think about it.

Planting a Peace Vase in Isalo NP

Radiated tortoises in southern Madagascar