Monthly Archives: March 2012

Bonfires  “Before enlightenment chop wood carry water. After enlightenment chop wood carry water.”  “Are you always like this or just practicing?” she asked. “Both,” I replied Before enlightenment, chop wood carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood carry water. Holy holy … Continue reading →

A patch of sunlight. In the early morning i sit and watch the waves Waiting for the tides to turn And a patch of sunlight opens over the wave down the beach, Showing me direction for the rest of my … Continue reading →

Practice Life is beautiful In the hazy morning, through long meditations, Away…….away away away Crave not! The waves outside rise and fall, The cloudy sky illuminates, The lily pad lifestyle creates in the open air Fear not the emptying reef, … Continue reading →

Surfing Monks Children, Lotus flowers, Superheroes, Glowing Buddhas On the outside A line up of monks Wet and perfect On the outside Patient The sound of water against rock Believe. October 18, 2011 Bingin 

Looking at waves with skydiving angels She sits still in the dawning day And I sit next to her on a tree root at the edge of a cliff Overlooking a wave and surfers getting perfectly barreled. She turns to … Continue reading →

Nothing Casual There’s nothing casual about taking a wave here, she said, the two of us standing on the beach after a heavy session watching the last of the line up. She’d traveled the world surfing, slender, thin, bony arms … Continue reading →

Meditations on a wave 10 “it was the first place to make a strong impression on me as far as some kind of spiritual connection with surfing goes.” Gerry Lopez Open space, silent, light, Watch the wave rise, curl, steep, … Continue reading →