Wushu |
Sometimes, getting from one place to another can take much longer than you'd think. With the visa, paperwork, registration, hotels, guesthouses, taxis, planes, trains, sight-seeing, drinking, dancing...
Posted by Squish on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:05:00 PST |
The Many Names of God |
As soon as you make God into a character, everything just goes to shit. The predominant religions of the world have convinced people that God is man. A tyrannical man, with omnipotent powers. Someo...
Posted by Squish on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:06:00 PST |
The Dreadful Present |
Sometimes the current moment is dreadful or awful, and it's difficult to imagine that being fully present in the now could bring you to peace and harmony.Is a spiritual practice always the solution? C...
Posted by Squish on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:28:00 PST |
What I am doing? |
Oh, this, that, and more of the same. Adventuring. Practicing. Studying. Creating art. Meeting awesome people, having fun, relaxing, downloading TV shows on my laptop. That kind of thing.I've be...
Posted by Squish on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:56:00 PST |
Spirituality vs. Religion |
I meet a lot of spiritual seekers in my travels. The curious and open-minded, who like to investigate the teachings of the local religions. Their explorations tend to raise some questions, and I've ...
Posted by Squish on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST |
Dreams |
Sometimes I meet people who suffer from a lot of future, typically in the form of worry. Instead of enjoying their meal, or sitting peacefully in the garden, they'll wig out about what might happen t...
Posted by Squish on Mon, 21 May 2007 03:20:00 PST |
Ladakh |
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have. But even knowing this, I find myself missing Haad Tien beach and all the amazing friends I came to know and love there. I recall the w...
Posted by Squish on Mon, 14 May 2007 10:54:00 PST |
Kashmir |
A couple of days ago, I woke up in a comfy bungalow next to a beautiful beach on an tropical island in southern Thailand. I packed up my stuff, said goodbye to beautiful friends and loved ones, and h...
Posted by Squish on Tue, 08 May 2007 08:30:00 PST |
Water |
A few years ago, I read a book called "The Hidden Messages in Water," which details the findings of a scientist named Emoto. While taking pictures of tiny water crystals, he discovered that the struct...
Posted by Squish on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:39:00 PST |
Embarrassment |
I was a painfully shy kid growing up. Seriously, I couldn't talk to anyone other than my close friends. And especially not to girls. I went through most of my college career without dating anyone. ...
Posted by Squish on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:23:00 PST |
