Next question I pose to AI
My last three comments touch on Deep questions about life. But your responses are routine, with a r…
Poem · November 6, 2026
Theme — spirituality
- 2026
Where to find meaning
How much do we need, beyond how things appear, in order to find true meaning? We live within the cu…
Thought · November 6, 2026
Part of a conversation with AI
At each part, it was always interesting to me, what AI would say. So I’m still learning about this.…
Thought · November 5, 2026
Our situation and it’s dynamics
We carry awareness, consciousness, in the midst of a multitude of ongoing processes and development…
Thought · November 3, 2026
Report on Meditation
A thought –
Poem · November 1, 2026
Volatile
A kettle is being heated.
Poem · October 31, 2026
A Beast
We have mistaken ourselves
Poem · October 22, 2026
What’s Happening?
Free will versus the structure of existence,
Poem · October 22, 2026
The Meaning of Life
Student - What’s the meaning of life, Roshi?
Thought · October 21, 2026
A Trade
Our Trade
Poem · October 10, 2026
Priorities
In the Order of Priority
Poem · October 2, 2026
A comment to my Reddit post
With some regret, of a somewhat solitary way:
Thought · October 2, 2026
Our horror and blessedness
We live in a mix of horror and blessedness
Poem · September 25, 2026
Continuing statement from recent posts
Recognition of a core of human nature, requires a direct perception, which is outside the norms of…
Thought · September 21, 2026
Mysticism and more
Accessible
Poem · September 15, 2026
Accessible
Pinnacle of soft-spoken,
Poem · September 13, 2026
Beginning
Where it begins
Poem · September 11, 2026
AI shows some respect for my experience:
Me:
Thought · September 9, 2026
What haunts us
We all know, that with the concept of God, he is infinite.
Thought · September 2, 2026
What are we?
What are we? - We have misjudged, nearly all of the time
Thought · August 25, 2026
Following the breath in meditation
Following the breath in meditation, and the armswing in bowling
Thought · August 20, 2026
Verification for Trust
Feeling grateful being much outside of society, with my age and physical needs, having my first mea…
Thought · August 5, 2026
Our Connections
First opportunity, I checked the container I put outside my sliders for my coyote - food gone, almo…
Thought · August 4, 2026
Taking exception to a lovely song
Lyrics to a Song
Poem · July 29, 2026
First time I tried this
Express the following description In poetic form, and give it a title:
Thought · July 26, 2026
The sacred
The sacred is not
Poem · June 15, 2026
- 2025
Paramitas my old friends
The Paramitas my old friends
Poem · October 29, 2025
- 2024
Outcomes
Toward Favorable Outcomes
Poem · November 30, 2024
- 2023
Clarity About Wind
The wind is clearer now,
Poem · December 27, 2023
Ambiguous perfection
Affairs are relatively in order, and am well rested.
Poem · December 13, 2023
Not required reading
If this becomes annoying or irritating, please do not read. None of it will be on the final exam. H…
Thought · October 21, 2023
- 2022
Merry Christmas!
A Celebration
Poem · December 25, 2022
- 2020
simple meditation
Mike,
Poem · May 28, 2020
- 2014
Contemplative Acts
A contemplative retreat is not to remove oneself from others
Poem · January 1, 2014
How About This?
The existence of God --
Poem · January 1, 2014
What Dimension
When young,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Opera
At times,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Mountains and Dirty Roads
Anyone may find them self confused
Poem · January 1, 2014
Between These Two Shoals
I seem to react more than the norm to two things -
Poem · January 1, 2014
The General and the Particular
Aging man, by the stove, stirring oatmeal…
Poem · January 1, 2014
Some Explanation
Since the unadorned state
Poem · January 1, 2014
Dark Night
How fortunate, oh happy chance,
Poem · January 1, 2014
If Not Now
Easy to reconcile
Poem · January 1, 2014
Overlooked
Hard and mundane task complete.
Poem · January 1, 2014
Auspiciousness
What if, by chance,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Reading
I now recall the appeal of some books with new insight.
Poem · January 1, 2014
Opening Space
Although the ordinary events and scenes continue,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Strings in Space
End of a day
Poem · January 1, 2014
Settling
Discursive thread comes to end.
Poem · January 1, 2014
Autumn
The steep grade of the thruway
Poem · January 1, 2014
Sitting
In the sitting meditation posture
Poem · January 1, 2014
Simple Terminology
In many of my eras
Poem · January 1, 2014
Space
The social structure –
Poem · January 1, 2014
Instability
The assembly in one’s head
Poem · January 1, 2014
A Way Out
When there’s much trouble,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Types of Space
At home within
Poem · January 1, 2014
Fruition and Path
Again and again –
Poem · January 1, 2014
Starting Over
I don't know anything!
Poem · January 1, 2014
Achievement and Satisfaction
The organic body and its continuity.
Poem · January 1, 2014
The General and the Particular -- 2
Aging man, reclining, before trees and sky...
Poem · January 1, 2014
Coming Home
While traveling for longer than we've done before, I aimed to feel at home in those places we were.…
Poem · January 1, 2014
This Is Sacred
Having become old,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Emptiness
What it means that we are empty -
Poem · January 1, 2014
Linda Ronstadt
On the highway with our carpool to Northeastern University, I hear The Stone Ponies for the first t…
Poem · January 1, 2014
The Whole Thing
Of course,
Poem · January 1, 2014
What's Been Doing?
Starting out in life, I moved from the usual concerns and interests.
Poem · January 1, 2014
Poetry
Long ago I recognized
Poem · January 1, 2014
What Am I Doing?
The Opera appears to put down the center and layout of my life's Mandala. And with that, has come s…
Poem · January 1, 2014
Deb
Deb is an extraordinarily good person.
Poem · January 1, 2014
First Noble Truth
Now I’m old
Poem · January 1, 2014
Neutral Posture
Small fenced yard behind old neighbor’s house;
Poem · January 1, 2014
Aging
Aging suggests
Poem · January 1, 2014
Breath
Without effort,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Ritual
Running errand,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Melodrama
Little itch –
Poem · January 1, 2014
Starting List
One simply needs
Poem · January 1, 2014
Trade Off
Asked to exchange
Poem · January 1, 2014
To Simplify
“It’s enjoyable.”
Poem · January 1, 2014
One Time
Through the careful lace of beech leaves
Poem · January 1, 2014
The Hard Way
But also,
Poem · January 1, 2014
May be important
While young,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Aesthetics
Doing what fits a need
Poem · January 1, 2014
Simple
Alright,
Poem · January 1, 2014
This Moment
This plain unadorned and ordinary untouched moment
Poem · January 1, 2014
Buddha Nature
Buddha nature is somewhat
Poem · January 1, 2014
Explanation
When I was a child,
Poem · January 1, 2014
As before
Calamity falls,…
Poem · January 1, 2014
Preparation
My spectacular successes
Poem · January 1, 2014
Chatter
After sufficient silence
Poem · January 1, 2014
Grounds for Reassurance
The wise movement of one’s feet
Poem · January 1, 2014
Diagnosis
Since our Buddha-mind responds
Poem · January 1, 2014
Tao
I rejoice in the path
Poem · January 1, 2014
Wellness
Autoimmune disruption,
Poem · January 1, 2014
With Thanks for Sitting
As I sit cross legged,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Seeking Stillness
Why don’t I do now
Poem · January 1, 2014
Like the Breath
If you watch,
Poem · January 1, 2014
Part of This
Late summer morning
Poem · January 1, 2014
Thank You
My routines being disrupted by cancer and its treatment, I've very slowly moved back toward little…
Poem · January 1, 2014
Buddha Nature
Surprisingly, years of recovery continue an improvement. My functioning extends into more things. T…
Poem · January 1, 2014
Meditation
Some meditation is the interest
Poem · January 1, 2014
The Need of Meditation in the World
There are different dimensions to meditation.
Poem · January 1, 2014