Mrs. Hanamoku points out that shit is a beautiful thing. Caring for our beloved pets, being around babies, caring for elderly loved ones, it's a sign of things still working well inside. So we cannot even judge shit negatively. With the secular Bodhi Day (Dec 8) past, we now await the "real" Bodhi Day, the … Continue reading Koan: How to Prepare for an Unknown Event →

Here we are at Day 7, the last day before Bodhi Day. Notice there isn't an exclamation mark - that's because it just Is, no good, no bad. There is just what Is: "Judge not, that ye not be judged." - Matthew 7:1 Our brains are judging machines. From each neuron firing or not firing, … Continue reading Day 7 – Secular Bodhi Day Eve →

Day 6 of the Secular Bodhi Day. Tomorrow, Day 7 the last day before the enlightenment of many new Buddhas on the morning of December 8, Bodhi Day. If you understand what Rubber Ducky Buddha of Joliet has been saying the past few weeks, meaning you understand that your brain is a pitifully inadequate model … Continue reading Day 6 – Pitifully Inadequate Model of the Universe →

Today is Day 4 of this "secular" Bodhi Period. When last night's full moon "disappears", the real (lunar) Bodhi Period starts. These Bodhi Periods aren't tranquil, peaceful, Om-humming times. As we ignore our thoughts and focus on the present, the desperation of our thoughts for our attention increases - that's what thoughts do. Finally, exasperated, … Continue reading Day 4 – Secular Bodhi Day 2017 – Illusion of Fragmentation →

For all of you aspiring Buddhas, the seven days of meditation starts tomorrow! Today you're supposed to be really frustrated (Wah, life is so unfair!) then insist on sitting under a Bodhi Tree (mine is a log cabin) until you're enlightened. It will take seven days. On the morning of the 8th day (Friday, December … Continue reading Tomorrow Begins the Secular Bodhi Season →