𝐖𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐊𝐈'𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

The Precepts of Tilopa

Tilopa was a Buddhist meditation master living in the earliest 11th Century.

He left behind pointers:

No Thought

No Analysis

No Reflection

No Cultivation

No Intention

Let it Settle Itself

This may look like an excuse for inaction. Especially in times which appear to cry out for action.

If you are inclined to act, by all means, do what you're going to do.

Looking into those precepts over the years I am beginning to so how they in fact represent real action. Powerful and effective.

Just to give you a heads up that, at the end of all that doing and going and getting, Tilopa will be standing there with his Precepts for going on.

But, maybe not without some purifying time in Purgatory. That is, if all that doing and going and getting does get you a ticket straight to hell.

[My translation is copied from a note tacked on the restroom wall at a store in Boulder, Colorado in my travels 1n 1994.]

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Benefits of Confession

"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl."

The priest asks, "Is that you, little Joey Pagano?"

"Yes, Father, it is."

"And who was the girl you were with?"

"I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation."

"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?"

"I cannot say."

"Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?"

"I'll never tell."

"Was it Nina Capelli?"

"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."

"Was it Cathy Piriano?"

"My lips are sealed."

"Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?"

"Please, Father! I cannot tell you."

The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."

Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, "What'd you get?"

"Four months vacation and five good leads”

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

In early fall 1994 Michele and I decided to move to a healthier, more neighborly place. We were open to possibilities. Somewhere out West seemed to be the direction for us. We bought a Volkswagen Bus and set out for greener pastures. Camping like a couple of gypsies. Here is an album of our adventure of exploration and discovery.

Monday, November 02, 2020

Taxi Dave 2020

This year 2020 the annual Taxi Dave sojourning picked up a lot of politically related rides. This being a Presidential election time, you know. Just sayin'.