Bird Droppings October 8, 2009 Who is at the center of your universe?   “Tung-shan was asked, ‘The normal mind is the way; what is the normal mind?’ He replied, ’Not picking things up along the road.’” From Teachings of Zen, edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998   One aspect of the Zen teachings is…

Bird Droppings October 7, 2009 Where do we find happiness?   “The very purpose of our life is happiness; the very motion of our lives is toward happiness.” the Dalai Lama   Several years ago in my journey through life, I wandered through the Mall of Athens of course this was prior to me finding…

Bird Droppings October 1, 2009 Patience   I am sitting here writing and listening to Neil Young from the songs recorded in  1971 the CD, Live at Massey Hall. I have been a Neil Young fan for many years and more recently a bigger fan as I read and follow his contributions to special needs…