I was struck at the size of the leviathan 

Not in the sea but the car dealership

What disproportionately huge vehicles

These small mortals drive! Exit on bicycle...

Memory

Memories are but precious morsels for sustenance 

brought out into the light from one's pocket when 

hungry for either the bitter or the sweet...

Zen Lectures By Tetsudo

1. http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/audio/2008-11-01-Ross-Blum-Traditional-Zen-Spirit.mp3
2. http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/audio/2009-02-21-Ross-Blum-This-Little-Light-of-Mine.mp3
3. http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/audio/2010-02-20-Ross-Blum-The-Inanimate-Teaching-of-the-Dharma.mp3
4. http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/audio/2011-06-25-Ross-Blum-It's-All-Right-Here.mp3
5. http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/audio/2011-10-08-Ross-Blum-Encountering-Form-in-Daily-Life.mp3

"Forks Over Knives" Watch The Doc'!

May 12th Blindness

I see a blind lady walking her dog mornings on Cedar Street. Within our routines, we see and don't see each other. We know and don't know each other. Today we were in perfect harmony moving through the universe in opposite directions while a telephone pole stood still in between us obscuring my view. I realized then that in order to truly see a person one must adjust to their movement in the world. Then maybe we can know them too.

Truer Grit

The two-eyed detractors of the Coen Brothers True Grit miss the point when the Jeff Bridges character kicks those Indian children. The one-eyed Rooster wanted to stop them torturing the donkey. Look again!