The Lotus Greeting: The New Normal
In this new series with Bro. Ananda Kumaraseri, we’ll explore the Buddhist teachings in the context of the global COVID-19 … Read More “The Lotus Greeting: The New Normal”
The Day I Was Born
I imagined you wielding a steel blade with my initials worn deep into the spineopening my mind as a lotus petal floats in emptiness, radiating particlesof crazy wisdom in every direction but one. George Cassidy Payne … Read More “The Day I Was Born”
Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
Dechen Gyalmo (“The Queen of Great Bliss”) is a dakini and an emanation of the supreme Vajrayana goddess Vajrayogini (Tib. Dorje … Read More “Yumka Dechen Gyalmo”
Spreading Ashes in the Ausable
more coveted than winefrom milk, the masteralchemists of China coulddo no better than these cloudschurning into rivers, the way cottongrass renews itself or how a son returns in time to let go. … Read More “Spreading Ashes in the Ausable”
Mindful Driving: The Antidote to Falling Down
It took until I moved to Los Angeles for me to fully understand what motivates’ William Foster’s rampage in the … Read More “Mindful Driving: The Antidote to Falling Down”
Mindfulness Is Not
1. A religion 2. An answer 3. A way to feel successful 4. A way to improve yourself 5. A … Read More “Mindfulness Is Not”
Down by the Pond
When I was 10, I had a gift. I knewwhat chirping silence meant to frogs. George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, … Read More “Down by the Pond”
Rise
where there is no religion but God and moon and landand sea and the gathering of otherswho are ready for you to believe. … Read More “Rise”
A Canceled Appointment
I speak and my wordsdisrupt the universe. I touch and my fingerprintsearn marks in the earth that will outlast mountains.If you cancel, I will … Read More “A Canceled Appointment”
The Holy Spirit
is copper infused tulipsfloating in mineral water,tilting under a Himalayan salt lamp. Pray and be kind to it. Play Otis and Mozart for it.Treat it like a … Read More “The Holy Spirit”