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ZAFROGZEN Posted on June 15, 2022 by zafrogzenJuly 2, 2022

6/29/2022 Unconscious Consciousness. Last Sunday, getting ready to make a bowl of my traditional rice and veges with adzuki beans, after meditations in my teahut, I opened an upper cupboard in my trailer. Apparently a glass lid on a sauce … Continue reading →

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TEACHERS

ZAFROGZEN Posted on April 1, 2022 by zafrogzenApril 17, 2022

Youthful Folly has success. It is not I who seek the young fool; The young fool seeks me.   I Ching When I was living in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury in the 1960’s, a fellow showed up at my door … Continue reading →

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THE ZEN

ZAFROGZEN Posted on February 12, 2022 by zafrogzenApril 8, 2022

Yun-men said to the assembly of monks, “See how vast and wide the world is! Why do you put on your seven-piece robe at the sound of the bell?” Meditation, and zen in particular, has occupied more of my time … Continue reading →

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YOU CAN THINK WHATEVER YOU LIKE

ZAFROGZEN Posted on October 13, 2018 by zafrogzenDecember 6, 2019

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts.”                                 … Continue reading →

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CLEAR LIGHT

ZAFROGZEN Posted on May 14, 2018 by zafrogzenNovember 29, 2021

                              “Know matter and Spirit to be both without beginning…”                                                                                                                 Bhagavadgita Recently, as we sat sipping tea after a short one-day meditation retreat, my friend Hugh brought up the Tibetan after-death scenario, … Continue reading →

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FLOWER POWER

ZAFROGZEN Posted on March 9, 2018 by zafrogzenDecember 25, 2020

I often have a hit or two of marijuana (cannabis) from my vaporizer before doing hatha yoga and working out a few mornings each week. I’ve found it makes exercise much more interesting and enjoyable. In fact it goes well … Continue reading →

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LINES IN THE DUST

ZAFROGZEN Posted on January 1, 2018 by zafrogzenFebruary 14, 2021

Determined to live a life of simple asceticism, in the late sixties I retreated to an isolated shack beside a pond in the foothills of the Sierras (bereft of electricity and such distractions as televisions and phones). I only allowed … Continue reading →

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SELF-DISCIPLINE

ZAFROGZEN Posted on May 23, 2017 by zafrogzenOctober 12, 2019

“The inferior man conquers others, the superior man conquers himself.”                                                                                                               Dhammapada Most … Continue reading →

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DEATH

ZAFROGZEN Posted on April 8, 2017 by zafrogzenDecember 16, 2018

The other day I found a lump in my left testicle. Big enough to almost feel like a third nut. As usual I was unable to get to a doctor right away. Such things always occur on weekends or when … Continue reading →

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THE MAGIC FLUTE

ZAFROGZEN Posted on February 23, 2017 by zafrogzenJanuary 25, 2021

Bamboo is admired (and feared) for it’s tenacity. It’s steel-like roots can even penetrate concrete. In fierce winds it simply bends rather than breaking — a model of perseverance under pressure. It is actually a giant, primitive  grass, a holdover … Continue reading →

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