crates | March 17, 2009
I’ve spent a great deal of time categorizing things. We all do this from birth, some more than others I think. As we grow up from early childhood, we are always learning new things, and trying to place everything in the proper perspective. We learn to name things. As a child I learned the names [...]
crates | July 15, 2008
The infliction continues: Perception of the Nature of Being The veil twitched aside Revealed the Tao, Formless and Without dimension In the glistening Drop of dew Quivering on the blade of grass And in the seething stars Of the boundless Milky Way. How can you explain the unexplainable? How can you put [...]
crates | April 27, 2008
Some say that when the Buddha began his travels throughout India, two guardians followed him in order to protect him. These Nio brothers, were manifestations of the protector deity Vajrapani. Adopted by Japan into their own pantheon, the Nio, or Benevolent Kings, often stand at the entrance to Buddhist temples to guard the grounds from [...]
crates | May 1, 2007
A while back, I became interested in the idea of what it would mean to lead a simple life. I found this one religion/philosophy which seems to embrace this idea. Some of it’s major tenets are: 1. The universe is comprised of a basic unity–a mysterious force which is unknowable and which is the origin [...]