“Times of Yore” Posts

Posts that are tagged with ‘Times of Yore’ are autobiographical. Naturally, many end up quite philosophical for that’s the element that usually hooks my experiences into memory in the first place. However, I am going to attempt to go lighter philosophy-wise, and put more into the ‘experiential moment’.

Soaking in Inspiration

I’ve been taking a morning hot bath every morning now since arthritis came knocking at my door. The original reason was to get my joints in the mood for early morning yoga(1). It works well, but I’ve found an unexpected and valuable bonus. The morning soak instigates nearly unavoidable inspiration! Sometimes I deliberately ‘shut the […]

A Tao of Parenting

Note: First, listen to this NPR research on raising children, The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting. It summarized the natural approach to parenting I discuss here. Bringing Up Baby is a repeat of this episode with as extra 28 min section at the beginning. Breeding, and the parenting that follows, are […]

Insatiably Curious at 70?

This book review on The Ravenous Brain(1) in Science News mentions my age group. The author, Daniel Bor, argues that consciousness is a “chronic mental hunger.” That certainly has been my experience. However, he also says, “During aging, the insatiable brain becomes less so. We are less ravenous for new jewels of wisdom, and our […]

Begin New Years with a smile

For once, a post you don’t need to read!

Undecided? You bet!

Ha, ha! Up until today, I have remained undecided whom to vote for President. Searching for a photo to adorn this post, I came across this one; it was perfect. It highlights the chorus of ridicule I’ve heard aimed lately at the undecided ‘wishywashers’ among us. I am tempted to return the favor. However, examining […]

Can we pull the plug?

This short video essay from CBS Sunday Morning gave me more food for thought. Naturally, I need that like I need another hole in my head, but I can’t pull the plug on thinking. This piece is ostensibly about the wide use of cell phones. Scratch the surface though, and it offers insight into the […]

Yamaguchi San

I was going to call this post The Real Lesson, but that wouldn’t do it justice. So I named it after my shakuhachi teacher, Yamaguchi Goro. This photo is of him playing a beautiful suizen piece, Shika No Tone (The Distant Cry of Deer: A depiction of the late fall mountain) with Aoki Reibo. I […]

“Fixation on same, same”

Recently my friend Andy teased me about my fixation on “same, same”… my fondness for finding similarity between apparent opposites. This was in response to my comment, “Folks on the left use people on the right as scapegoats, just as folks on the right use those on the left. Each is consumed by the blind […]

Guilt, Shame and the Name Game

I used the experience of guilt and shame for an example in my recent post, I am foolish of human mind also? Really though, I feel our habit of naming emotional experiences deserves its own post, so here goes, beginning with a personal example… Up until thirty years ago, I had never experienced depression… or […]

The Secret to Happiness!

Yeah right! No!… I’m serious, even a little epiphany so. I’ve long realized that much of the pleasures of life seem to occur in the anticipation of them, in the desire more than in sating that desire. (i.e., the Tantric side of yoga—world-embracing rather than world-denying). The conclusion of a desire or goal—the sated phase—is […]

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“Times of Yore” Posts