tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post6906019439061574632..comments2024-02-21T08:09:35.889-08:00Comments on ZenDotStudio: Squirrel Nutkin Chews On The DharmaZenDotStudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-77986872182254098562011-09-01T22:14:45.963-07:002011-09-01T22:14:45.963-07:00I feed 'my' squirrels every morning-- they...I feed 'my' squirrels every morning-- they come up to the door begging-- so your picture is wonderful.. then I read your post and I can really relate because I am trying to push away my own demons and worries with meditation - and more kindness in my life.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-64330197151541519142011-08-31T09:09:27.791-07:002011-08-31T09:09:27.791-07:00Genju - yes 2 nuts we are dancing around the same ...Genju - yes 2 nuts we are dancing around the same tree!<br /><br />Iona - a bow in return. Such a compliment "charmed nuttiness"! I love it. following that crazy path wherever it takes me!ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-5022401563731192162011-08-31T07:06:22.819-07:002011-08-31T07:06:22.819-07:00_/\_
A gentle bow I send in your direction. I ben..._/\_<br /><br />A gentle bow I send in your direction. I bend at the waist to all of your kindness, your humor, your compassion for the path strewn with 'Hungry Ghosts' and most of all I bow to your charmed nuttiness...this is a most wonderful post.Donna Iona Drozdahttp://donnaionadrozda.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-87209193849786178652011-08-30T13:01:10.041-07:002011-08-30T13:01:10.041-07:00Really missed reading your posts. I saw this one ...Really missed reading your posts. I saw this one on my feeder (pun!) when at Chaplaincy training and just the title was enough to get me through the nuttiness. Deep bow to you, squirrel nutkin and all the other beasties of the Forest.Genjuhttp://www.108zenbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-30970795209654150032011-08-24T10:01:32.579-07:002011-08-24T10:01:32.579-07:00Jan - Yes I loved this commentary on "accepta...Jan - Yes I loved this commentary on "acceptance" by the Buddha. And several people at the retreat commented on how the right Dharma talk came at the right time. The one on joy and tranquility was perfect for me. And how Gil's commentary brought the right things out for me.<br /><br />suki- I hadn't thought of crying as a gift. Thanks for showing me this side of it. And ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-12831746971962680482011-08-24T05:26:15.451-07:002011-08-24T05:26:15.451-07:00Sounds like a retreat full of many journeys. glad...Sounds like a retreat full of many journeys. glad your eye problem was not shingles. you are lucky you can cry i think, for i rarely cry. what a lovely gift to give yourself, this retreat. i imagine it will reverberate through your life for many months.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-79302187583182801052011-08-23T22:52:06.607-07:002011-08-23T22:52:06.607-07:00David- eek, I'm changing my address!David- eek, I'm changing my address!zendotstudiohttp://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-88888283774279364252011-08-23T22:08:34.909-07:002011-08-23T22:08:34.909-07:00Thanks for bringing us along on the journey. I li...Thanks for bringing us along on the journey. I like the concept of kindness and gratitude to our demons (once they are identified) for the service they performed, no longer needed, and then gently sending them on their way. They'll be back, of course ... :)David Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18339979176989832285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-16864170300419398732011-08-23T15:38:24.029-07:002011-08-23T15:38:24.029-07:00I so loved what you said in your comment back to m...I so loved what you said in your comment back to me, that I had to come back in: "It isn't about being able to sit still as a pole, but being able to open to our own life as we live it..." I am learning that big time this week! The Heroine here is waking up to the "story." :) And yes, "Stillness" isn't about being still... :) Love it! :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-50653569113587520052011-08-23T14:09:28.963-07:002011-08-23T14:09:28.963-07:00Your blog posts are always so inspiring and reward...Your blog posts are always so inspiring and rewarding to read. I love the Buddha quote! . . "They're criticize . . ." I read this JUST when I needed it.<br />When things like this happen (synchronicitous moments), I realize more and more how the Universe is always speaking to me. I'm so grateful when I'm available to let it in. Thank you.Jann Gougeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732581136492605423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-52677200046695188222011-08-23T13:28:52.827-07:002011-08-23T13:28:52.827-07:00Hazel - yes, sometimes people think retreats are ...Hazel - yes, sometimes people think retreats are all about sweetness and light and I suppose they can be. Each one is different. You never really know what to expect. Experiencing our own difficulties allows us to have compassion for the humanness of others. There was many a tear shed in that meditation hall and I think it had something to do with the skill of our leader who was the catalystzendotstudiohttp://www.zendotstudio.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-5332211095528500182011-08-23T09:22:16.728-07:002011-08-23T09:22:16.728-07:00Carole ~ Such wonderful insights! And I love how ...Carole ~ Such wonderful insights! And I love how you have creatively written about your retreat experience - which ultimately reflects our life experience in a "nut shell" :) As you say - the path is everywhere...<br /><br />I actually love your provocative statement that "the Dharma is not all that different from the nuts on the tree." Everything is Dharma. Everything is Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008721669500573823.post-55131547303370071252011-08-23T09:05:12.464-07:002011-08-23T09:05:12.464-07:00"But enter stage right, the bright fairy of m..."But enter stage right, the bright fairy of mindfulness. She leads said heroine over to a majestic tree with wide branches and deep roots that holds all the nuttiness with great love and kindness."<br /><br />But you didn't cut the tree down, right?! You need it to hold the nuttiness! ;-))<br /><br />I'm so pleased that you shared some of your retreat experience with us, Hazelnoreply@blogger.com