>Regular readers of this weblog know that I am a member of SGI and that I chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo daily. We meditate by using our voice as melodious and strong as we can and by chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo we awaken our Buddhahood that is in all of us, no matter what we think of ourselves, we all…

>The internet can be so funny. I did one of those test to determine whether I am left brained or right brained and guess what? ***I am 25% Left Brained, 75% Right Brained*** The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.Left brained people are good at communication and persuading…

> I am two and a half weeks gone in my purification cure. Most of the time it is going really well.I love my fruit in the morning and in the afternoon a big bowl of salad with all sorts of vegetables and greens and at night love eating my soaked raw grains mixed with…

>I braved the storm yesterday to go see my new relative Dajo. He slept most of the time but I held him for a while. I hope he will grow up to be an asset to the world, a brave man with an artist’s heart.

>(photo taken by Unknown in Vlissingen earlier today) We are having a big storm here, it is noisy and wet outside, almost scary. I deeply admire the one bike I saw facing the storm.It is great to have the wind in your back but when the wind is in your face… I went out and…

>My dear friend AAH talks about women all the time, just talks, her lips go up and down but she never goes down, she just talks, so today I told her: I need some action in your life, baby

>My novel is not finished yet. At the moment I am revising Chapter 1. Sitting with my fingers right above the keys. Waiting for an explosion of words that is not coming. Changing what should be changed and changing what should stay the same. It’s a struggle. Ploughing. Moving earth. Hopeful. More news tomorrow about…

>First of all, as to the question of where exactly hell and the Buddha exist, one sutra states that hell exists underground, and another sutra says that the Buddha is in the west. Closer examination, however, reveals that both exist in our five-foot body. This must be true because hell is in the heart of…

> How can one be in a bad mood with a sunrise like this. Finally the sky was cleared, just the pink clouds we had been looking for all this time were in the sky, telling us it was going to be a beautiful day and it was,Sun’s coming uplike a big bald headLaurie Anderson…

> This is my friend Dorelies Kraakman who died four years ago of Ovarian Cancer. She was a brilliant feminist lesbian historian. From the internet: ‘Dorelies was born in 1946, studied law and international relations, and later continued with history. She tried to make it to the diplomatic class of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign…