MAY DAY and ONWARD

Calendar by Rima Stains
Maiden-Mother- Crone

Neglect has not discouraged the well planted plot

 They bud and flower with total disregard of Church politics

 A friend sees rainbows and other delights of Arizona

While I observe the continuing distress of my city

 For nourishment and antidote I bake a fine, moist Apple loaf
made with rice flour, honey and spice.

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Sunday morning a meditation for Nepal at the Zendo.

Walking home on a beautiful day
Redbud trees blooming on the West side of town

The air sweet and clear at the Corner of Gramercy Park

3PM
As I lay down for a nap, a pigeon
keeps company with me outside

5PM
Supper plans for Pasta

I'll saute walnuts, mushrooms and Indian spices in Ghee to pour over
then top it off with chopped fresh parsley and spinach when it's done.

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How fortunate these moments of simple happiness, how fleeting and true.
How like the facets of this garnet--inexplicable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, and mysterious this life with its darkness and light flickering unpredictably.

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Here comes the Full Flower Moon of May

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May you be happy
May you be without suffering
May you be safe from fear

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THINGS I DO

Watch Television

Make Occasion Shrines

O'Buddha, O'Dharma, O'Sangha

Light Candles at Night

Welcome Daylight

Write Poem-like Things

Duality

Either/or, Neither/nor

Yes/no, Stop/go,
Hide/show, Stuck/flow,
Empty/full, Push/pull,

Day/night, Wrong/right,

Stasis/flight, Fear/love,

Love/hate, Chance/fate

Love, love, love, love.

Sit Zazen

Meditation with Zen Caregivers
On the main alter a Zen Cat commemorating
the loss of two beloved felines

View Art

Four Noble Truths by Tara Lobsang

At Tibet House 

March 13th-May 12th

Love Material Beings

Bake Quick Bread

Post and Read Others at Facebook

File Forms

Keep Journals

"I'm a full-time believer in writing habits, pedestrian as it all may sound. You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have talent and this is simply something that has to be assisted all the time by physical and mental habits or it dries up and blows away. I see it happen all the time. Of course you have to make your habits in this conform to what you can do. I write only about two hours every day because that's all the energy I have, but I don't let anything interfere with those two hours, at the same time and the same place. This doesn't mean I produce much out of the two hours. Sometimes I work for months and have to throw everything away, but I don't think any of that was time wasted. Something goes on that makes it easier when it does come well. And the fact is if you don't sit there every day, the day it would come well,
you won't be sitting there."
-Flannery O'connor-

Participate in Eagle Watch
Nest at Hanover Pennsylvania since Valentines day

https://youtu.be/K5CFNA1JtSs

Cast a Shadow

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