Understand that even a solar burpis bigger than Planet Earth.And the corona shone. In 250 million yearsit will come around again, even though it is right here, all of the time. The vital Sun. Trapped in a beltor aurorae. Solar winds. Nothinglives without it.Even a full moon needs sunlight. George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His […]
Month: September 2019
Falling Into the Well
While looking for the way, we fall into the only placewhere we can quench our thirst. The way is not out there. It is notaround the corner. The way is whatwe need and do not give into. The way is what we are and do notallow others to know. The way falls into us,like an open-eyed man falling into […]
Woodenfish and Shenzhen: Building Networks with Researchers in Buddhism and Science
On 22 August, I travelled with my wife from Hong Kong to Shenzhen in Mainland China to present a paper at a conference titled, Buddhism, Science, and Future: Brain Science and Mental Well-Being. The Woodenfish Foundation, an international Buddhist educational NGO, organized this conference at the Interlaken OCT Hotel Shenzhen from 23–24 August. Woodenfish was an […]
Janguli: Goddess Protector from Snakes and Poisons
Yellow Janguli. From Facebook Janguli is a Buddhist goddess who protects from snakes and poisons, worshiped in the ancient past by the shamanic tribes in Northern India. Her Sanskrit name means “subjugator of snakes.” In Tibet she is known as Dugselma – “remover of poison.” The goddess masters all poisons and uses them not to […]
My Core
My core does not speakin Classic Greek hexametersor return to the left margin.It is a scallop shell, a snakeshedding its skin, with an infinite supply of words and pages to turn over.Yet, my whole is recordedon a single, foreboding page.38 years of life. One exposed solitary page. George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, […]