tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post1066704572636918440..comments2023-12-24T18:38:29.947-08:00Comments on Writing Down the Words: The Art of ZenPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-74681734733690177532010-04-29T16:46:24.223-07:002010-04-29T16:46:24.223-07:00ah. i have one of those boards...it reteaches me o...ah. i have one of those boards...it reteaches me often...congrats on the POTW!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-47936359763084625192010-04-29T07:17:42.463-07:002010-04-29T07:17:42.463-07:00First of all, congratulations on POTW! This is a ...First of all, congratulations on POTW! This is a wonderful post and I'd like to print it up and hang it near my desk.<br /><br />Second, I'm not familiar with Zen (or Buddha) boards but I'd love to have one...will be doing a search, today! Thank you for a very thoughtfully written piece.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-28003209966765630692010-04-28T12:55:49.538-07:002010-04-28T12:55:49.538-07:00I'm glad it resonated, HHB
Thank you Hilary a...I'm glad it resonated, HHB<br /><br />Thank you Hilary and thanks for another POTW mention - I'm feeling quite set up!<br /><br />Barbara - my brain knows that - my heart does not.<br /><br />Thank you Ladyfi<br /><br />and thank you Deb!<br /><br />Bonnie - just google Zen Board!<br /><br />järnebrand thanks! Glad you stopped by<br /><br />Thanks Daryl. I'm feeling well patted on Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-75460170422589749992010-04-28T09:41:17.555-07:002010-04-28T09:41:17.555-07:00Beautifully written post, and well-deserving of PO...Beautifully written post, and well-deserving of POTW.blunozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917109513028096262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-55547469412122756572010-04-28T07:57:30.775-07:002010-04-28T07:57:30.775-07:00Beautiful, just beautiful.Ah, if only it were that...Beautiful, just beautiful.Ah, if only it were that simple to let go...what a wonderful world it would be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-55043108929124969572010-04-28T07:41:10.372-07:002010-04-28T07:41:10.372-07:00the next time I am anxious over some change (as is...the next time I am anxious over some change (as is my way) I will think of your Zen Board and it will help<br /><br />thanks for that<br /><br />congrats on POTWDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-75905111070145748112010-04-28T06:38:21.097-07:002010-04-28T06:38:21.097-07:00Congrats on the POTW mention from HilaryCongrats on the POTW mention from HilaryDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-67669419413059382002010-04-28T06:24:39.495-07:002010-04-28T06:24:39.495-07:00Ah, very beautiful and true... Congrats on the POT...Ah, very beautiful and true... Congrats on the POTW, well deserved.<br />Love/ Jo.järnebrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412536729431881944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-69841618123086115742010-04-28T05:46:58.438-07:002010-04-28T05:46:58.438-07:00Oh I would love to have such a board ... will try ...Oh I would love to have such a board ... will try to search them out on the web.<br /><br />This is a wonderful post - valuing impermanence is such a difficult task for ego-mind.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-60780542747337933602010-04-28T03:58:10.302-07:002010-04-28T03:58:10.302-07:00congrats on the POTW mention.
and this is right u...congrats on the POTW mention.<br /><br />and this is right up with what I just posted about . ( not the POTW, but the recent one)<br /><br />it is so so intriguing to me. I love the way you expressed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-91572460032768737952010-04-28T03:48:16.667-07:002010-04-28T03:48:16.667-07:00Thanks SueAnn - I trotted over to you site and fou...Thanks SueAnn - I trotted over to you site and found such inspiring artwork! Isn't blogland great?Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-65955634336752456162010-04-28T03:09:42.232-07:002010-04-28T03:09:42.232-07:00Such a beautiful post Pauline...and congrats on yo...Such a beautiful post Pauline...and congrats on your POTW!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-81221518044084449762010-04-28T00:06:23.352-07:002010-04-28T00:06:23.352-07:00So true and so beautifully put!So true and so beautifully put!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-42993298416401694802010-04-21T20:30:35.488-07:002010-04-21T20:30:35.488-07:00Buddhist teachings are so hard for us Westerners t...Buddhist teachings are so hard for us Westerners to process and practice. But in fact nothing is permanent. The present moment is all we have.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-21173135769267436312010-04-21T07:49:33.591-07:002010-04-21T07:49:33.591-07:00Another great post, Pauline. Everything truly is f...Another great post, Pauline. Everything truly is fleeting. Encouraging and sad at the same time.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-86367799698296791172010-04-19T14:48:57.280-07:002010-04-19T14:48:57.280-07:00Like Molly I thought of sand mandalas. Thankyou fo...Like Molly I thought of sand mandalas. Thankyou for this Pauline, it is timely for me today.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-43471903942795795022010-04-19T05:25:48.567-07:002010-04-19T05:25:48.567-07:00Steven, nothing says impermanence more loudly than...Steven, nothing says impermanence more loudly than the passing of a loved one<br /><br />Molly - I've watched Native Americans do the same<br /><br />A great idea, Marion!<br /><br />Jo - your take on the subject was thought provoking<br /><br />Merci Jean - Je suis heureux l'article fait t'heureuxPaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-77218918029805286972010-04-19T00:21:08.777-07:002010-04-19T00:21:08.777-07:00"...If we let it, nature can show us that imp..."...If we let it, nature can show us that impermanence is not bad in and of itself. ..."<br /><br />Oui!<br />Je pratique depuis des années un yoga proche du Zen .<br />Je suis heureux de lire votre article .Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067091715480138027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-4122067956989280942010-04-18T08:59:52.782-07:002010-04-18T08:59:52.782-07:00My goodness, the theme of your post is almost simi...My goodness, the theme of your post is almost similar to mine today.<br /><br />It's so true that all we have is right now. The past is gone, and the future is a mystery. I know so many people who live in the past, or "plan" for the future, so that they cannot appreciate the beauty of today -- even the small moments. What a sad life that must be, always living in limbo.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-36675606555676040032010-04-18T06:50:36.366-07:002010-04-18T06:50:36.366-07:00I own a board very similar to yours, called a Budd...I own a board very similar to yours, called a Buddha board. Every day, I write my thank you's on it. The writing is fleeting, I watch it fade, but I know tomorrow once more my gratitude to Spirit will be written upon it.<br /><br />I treasure the moment when I write those dark lines, knowing they will fade very quickly, yet knowing my gratitude in that moment has been heard. I feel by writingMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-84774846803177783472010-04-17T20:28:53.427-07:002010-04-17T20:28:53.427-07:00This made me remember reading about a sand mandala...This made me remember reading about a sand mandala that was painstakingly made by Buddhist monks over several days. When it was finished they then shook it all up, making their intricate pattern disappear and demonstrating for onlookers how fleeting everything is, be it masterpiece or chicken scratchings....Food for thought certainly.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-60152807194007728772010-04-17T19:03:39.116-07:002010-04-17T19:03:39.116-07:00pauline i remember seeing these boards some time a...pauline i remember seeing these boards some time ago. impermanence is something i didn't really understand inside until my dad flew away. one of many gifts his shifting scenes gave to me. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com