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The Bucklebury Inn A low, cheerful building tucked across from Buck Hill, near the ferry, the Bucklebury Inn is well-loved by ferry-workers, fishermen, and the sprawling Brandybuck relations who desire a break from Brandy Hall. The common room smells of pipeweed and roasting meat, the ale is pulled from deep cool cellars, and the sound Continue reading "TOR Micropost: The Bucklebury Inn" The post…
This is a meditation I wrote that was inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh s The Art of Living, where he discusses eight different bodies we all posses. I abridged that for us, in order to fit in the allotted time. May we all practice connecting with our different bodies. Breath Breathing in, I am aware that Continue reading "Meditation on the Different Bodies" The post Meditation on the Different Bodies…
I shared with a friend that I had hundreds of poems memorized, and I described them as poems I carry with me. She asked me, if I could only pick five precious ones to carry forward, what would I pick? It s an impossible task to really pick five I carry so many with me Continue reading "Five Precious Gems Poems I Love" The post Five Precious Gems Poems I Love appeared first on Phillip s Corner .
I've been slowly gathering a list of example proverbs, aphorisms, and other pithy sayings from *The Lord of the Rings* for sprinkling into my games of *The One Ring*. Some are properly called proverbs, others I think are still good examples that can be reshaped into proper proverbs. Quotes are loosely sorted here by source Continue reading "Proverbs and Pithy Sayings of Middle Earth" The post…
Gathas are short practice poems that we can use to bring mindfulness into daily activity. I wrote this for clipping my nails, but really, this could be used for any form of body care. Including trimming my nose hairs and ear hairs, two new activities I find myself having to undertake in middle age. Clipping Continue reading "Clipping my Nails Gatha" The post Clipping my Nails Gatha appeared first…
For many years, I recited several poems immediately upon waking: Thich Nhat Hanh s Waking Up gatha The Dalai Lama s Today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life… Haim Ginott s It s my personal approach that creates the climate, it s my daily mood that makes the weather… I tried to combine the Continue reading "My Waking Up Gatha" The post My Waking Up Gatha appeared first on…
I have been increasingly practicing being in touch with my ancestors. Whenever I cook especially when I work with dough I think about all of my ancestors who have done the same mixing and kneading and baking and nourishing for their own families. With the hands of my ancestors, I add the ingredient Continue reading "Working with Dough Gatha" The post Working with Dough Gatha appeared first on…
Gathas are short practice poems that we can use to bring mindfulness into daily activity. Love Lens As I condition my hair, I feel my heart soften Through loving myself I learn to love others Care Lens Sometimes I adjust it for a slightly different focus: As I condition my hair, I feel my heart Continue reading "Conditioning my Hair Gatha" The post Conditioning my Hair Gatha appeared first on…
Flossing is a difficult habit for me. My parents didn t model good tooth care (my father died with no teeth), and it s always been a slog for me. Which is why I have developed several different practice poems! Flossing My Teeth I This is the first one I came up with and taught to my Continue reading "Flossing my Teeth Gatha" The post Flossing my Teeth Gatha appeared first on Phillip s Corner .
Gathas are short practice poems. They can help us bring mindfulness, concentration, and insight to daily activities. Practicing with Gathas The basic form of practice is to: pause before you undertake some action, come back to your breathing, recite the gatha in your mind or out loud, and then initiate the action with mindfulness. Another Continue reading "Gatha Practice" The post Gatha Practice…