I have been contemplating about rituals recently. I began my Sado Okeiko (tea ceremony practice) this year -  One of my intention for the year. The first challenge is the hour of seiza— a numbing, fidget-inducing, blood-stoppingly painful seated position. The interesting thing is that the precise, simple, but prolonged processes— such as purifying the bowl or performing the sequence of observing the bowl— consume your focus. Eventually, you only feel the pain (pretty bad) whe

I hope you are well and smoothly riding the wave of "change" as much as we can, enjoy time for some introspection. I have enjoyed my...

Hi Friends It's Spring, it's cool bananas! More about this a little later or skip and go to the next section to read on..but before that;...