Following on from the previous post: in his “Instructions to the Cooks” Dogen, the Japanese founder of the Soto Zen school, wrote that someone working to benefit others should maintain three minds: magnanimous mind (daishin), parental mind (roshin), and joyful mind (kishin). Jisho Sara Siebert writes: “Dogen wrote this for a community of people. In […]
education
Care (a little)
September is an important month straddling the likes of Back2School/ College/Work after the holidays and International Charity Day. During this latest equinox period I find myself challenged to re-purpose, and reinforce positive motivations and the beliefs they’re based on. A number of rounds of introspection brought me to the simple realisation that “I care about […]
Just do it, RIGHT?!
We’ve been talking about the NewNormal since the first statistical decreases in this pandemic’s infections/hospitalisations/deaths. “Enough talking,” say I. Surely for Findhorn Ecovillagers and their supporters the “NewNormal” can’t really be called cutting edge any more…😵 Heck, if you’re still having difficulty doing the NewNormal then perhaps it’s already too late😉? As I still hear […]
More than a consumer
Not long ago I read two intriguing quotes: one by Anon., “We are in an irreversible, unstoppable de-carbonisation movement. … It is the only path to economic growth and stability;” the other by USSenator BF Wade from 1885, “Heaven for the climate. Hell for the company!” Are Economics — economic growth & economic stability — […]
Walk2COP26
Not a new police TVseries, but a serious physical challenge. For both our planet and these guys: 6 walkers are going to make the 500 mile journey from London to Glasgow, on foot, in the run-up to COP26 in November. This group is going to be raising awareness of local climate action all along the […]
Feeling potential
Charles Eisenstein‘s essay, The Coronation, published March 2020, has been mentioned in blogs here before. I read it at the end of last year and later, critiques from both sides of the aisle too. Rising (re?)infection figures post 2021-summer-holidays, challenged me to return to it, and to upload a link below for y’all if you’re […]
Agile curves
Summer’s here, yaay! Possibly less “yaay!” if you’re worried about it being bikini/speedo time again… Putting it rather plastically: so above so below😱; so within so without😕; so mind so matter😵; &c. What we put in we get out… But look on the bright side: in spirit terms we are one&all perfectly formed and one&all made in […]
