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‘Divine Madness’ Reaches Out To Me Daily
City differences create a variety in my life
Al Brown taught this 8-yr-old lesson of a lifetime
Bliss arises in cherishing of another’s woes
Dharma Wheel marks birth May 27, 2010
‘Letting go’ today frees me for tomorrow
‘Do the right thing’–do what’s right for you
Part II from Escaping-Brewerytown
Love generates within for no reason at all
‘Garlic’s imprint’ holds many limitations
‘Sound Bath’ calms & heals us with Love
Love & compassion’s for all God’s creatures
I’m heartily sorry for having offended Thee
Courtroom awakens karma understanding
Values don’t change in impermanent world
Saigon Lady offers wisdom at check out
Saigon Lady taught me about Life and Buddhism tonight. Continue reading
Dance floor good place to learn to play ball
Dream of Swinging on a Star Rings Out
Dream of Smith’s Playground Inspires Me
PTSD Creates New ‘Cause and Condition’
Causes and Conditions.
That’s what Life is all about.
Causes and Conditions.
The sooner I realize this,
the easier it will be to
Reach Enlightenment.  Continue reading
Remember to enjoy the ride getting ‘there’
Getting ‘Fired’ up for Singing Debut on TV
Time to get back into the swim of life now
Old love songs morph into new spirituals
Light shines here from a tip of the candle
‘Veterans are the light at the tip of the candle,’ illuminating the way for the whole nation.
If veterans can achieve awareness, transformation, understanding, and peace, they can share with the rest of society the realities of war.
And they can teach us how to make peace with ourselves and each other, so we never have to use violence to resolve conflicts again.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The following is a message I left shortly after writing the quotes from Thich Nhat Hahn. I’ll never forget the experience meditating with him and other veterans who got together during the retreat and even had pictures taken:
50 chews per bite is goal, not meals’ end!
The outcome doesn’t matter Continue reading
War guilt haunts veteran year after year
Merging Two into One Okay, Michael J
Hudson River magic calls me to Omega
Be ‘Gentle,’ not Meek, to Inherit the Earth
Sutta Nipata calls me to Omega Institute
Jump at Chance to Finally Let Your Self Go
Meditate and it will ‘erase’ all but the Now
Writing clears up the ‘clogged up’ space
Always Look Within, To Now See Outside
Put a finger on ‘Sa Ta Na Ma’ Meditation
Loving, Longing, Yearning for My Beloved
Need spiritual evolution now, not hereafter
Take a risk; a new you may emerge from it
Recalling a Few (25) of My Favorite Things
Make yourself a clean, well-lighted place
Writing the old-fashioned way inspires me
Remembering the Greatest Time of my Life
Miracle copies manifest at Philly VA Center
Acupuncture pitches ‘halvies’ to a PTSD Vet
Dolphins display love as human escorts
Don’t let Love speed away; but yield slowly
Cont’d from Part I, Dolphins display love as human escorts
Allison’s creating colors for life’s canvas
Governor destroyed in the dark of a dream
my love longs for ever more
Some words, phrases, even entire messages look different through the lens of time. Take this feeling I expressed to a friend half-way around the world about the “yearning” I felt on reading Sufi poems for the first time. It moved me so much that I “penned” my own feelings of life-long “longing” to be with, what the Sufis call, “my Beloved” — the Higher Being that can take the shape of your Most Perfect Loved One, the Divine. Continue reading
Contoveros 
“Ain’t gonna study war no more . . .”
That was the song veterans and family members of vets sang at the retreat with Thích Nhất Hạnh at Blue Cliff Monastery, upstate New York. We formed a group which included the daughter of General William C. Westmoreland, once the commander of the Army during the Vietnam War.
Thầy held a special place for veterans from the United States who faced war and believed we could help others see the futility of all wars!
(See https://contoveros.com/2017/03/15/thich-nhat-hanh-sees-the-suffering-in-us/)
Lyrics
I’m gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I’m gonna lay down my burden, down by the riverside,
I’m gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more
I ain’t a gonna study war no more, I ain’t a gonna study war no more