Monthly Archives: January 2010

Charles and I first met at the Dalai’s abode.  Within the first several minutes, Chuck and I found ourselves deep in a punning exchange. I think it was about cameras (a topic that “lens” itself to puns), but over the … Continue reading →

Charles, more than the Dalai, and I had a competitive streak. The Dalai played the course, of course, except when he “had to” grind. Anyway, since the Dalai was typically a stroke or more better per hole than Chuck and … Continue reading →

One “event” that the Dalai, Chuck and I used to play was on a particular Par 5, which had a wide open fairway was the “Thunderbirds from the Tee.” Somewhere in the Dalai’s past, he had a passion to fly … Continue reading →

Another conundrum: Although I know what the Dalai means when he says that Eastern philosophy accepts more that doesn’t fit into the logical / reasoning / “have to have an answer” ORDER of the Western approach.  Then why am I … Continue reading →

When I putt, I try not to think of too much. In fact, the more I think, the worse I putt.  To me, it’s all about being comfortable. Heck, I don’t even really like to read the green much, or … Continue reading →

Golf is who you play and where you play – not the score. If you’re with friends and having fun, either the score will come, or you won’t care. At one point, when we were in shape, the Dalai Lama, … Continue reading →

More on the differences in the competitive nature of the sports – one thing that I always found satisfying was recognizing how your body would move, sometimes reacting without your thinking, in basketball. Those were the best moves. Once, playing … Continue reading →

People have always considered me a competitive person – maybe partly because of my athletic background (college baseball and gym rat for many years).  But, in particular, with both of those situations, competing never played a part. In baseball, for … Continue reading →

Do you believe in Duality? Good Vs. Evil? Right Vs. Wrong? Mind Vs. Body? Immortality of the soul? What is your myth? Where are your metaphors?

If there is no duality, then is there only acceptance?  Would judgments, consequences and ramifications simply become actions without a preface? Would there be injustice – or for that matter, justice?  Without judgments, where is evil?

Do you believe you can help people? What if they don’t want your help? What if they think that by not allowing you to help them, they are helping you? What is help? Where is help? Who is help? Never … Continue reading →

In the West, we need to be cognizant of our propensity to allow logical thinking to dominate our consciousness – therefore discounting the sometimes mystical, or the idea that some things just can’t be explained.