bodhidave
@bodhidave.bsky.social
humanistic psychodynamic Buddhist deconstructionist ... and all-round sweet guy
interested in cross-cultural parallels in contemplative practice
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https://utexas.academia.edu/DavidCollins
[header is the rock garden at Ryōan-ji; avatar is an enso]
interested in cross-cultural parallels in contemplative practice
.
https://utexas.academia.edu/DavidCollins
[header is the rock garden at Ryōan-ji; avatar is an enso]
*he was repeating himself
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
*he was repeating himself
He has reposted this — I see that that clip is from back in July (and that then we was repeating himself from earlier accusations against Obama). www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFua...
Trump accuses Obama of treason over 2016 election probe, deflects Epstein question
YouTube video by CBS News
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
He has reposted this — I see that that clip is from back in July (and that then we was repeating himself from earlier accusations against Obama). www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFua...
Zen also talks about being so close with, and of "one mind" with, your teacher, that yours and theirs eyebrows get entwined ... sounds like you're ready :)
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Zen also talks about being so close with, and of "one mind" with, your teacher, that yours and theirs eyebrows get entwined ... sounds like you're ready :)
word
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"to find eyebrows atop your eyes is to experience the suchness of being-as-is"
👁️ 🙏 🙂
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(cf. Thomas Cleary, 1993, *No Barrier,* 95-98)
👁️ 🙏 🙂
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(cf. Thomas Cleary, 1993, *No Barrier,* 95-98)
January 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM
"to find eyebrows atop your eyes is to experience the suchness of being-as-is"
👁️ 🙏 🙂
.
(cf. Thomas Cleary, 1993, *No Barrier,* 95-98)
👁️ 🙏 🙂
.
(cf. Thomas Cleary, 1993, *No Barrier,* 95-98)
The town, Texarkana, Texas, is closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso, Texas.
January 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The town, Texarkana, Texas, is closer to Chicago, Illinois, than it is to El Paso, Texas.
apparently you're not the only one ... I image searched just now for "Zach Galifianakis looking over his shoulder" ... and see at least three of Robert Redford's Jeremiah Johnson
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM
apparently you're not the only one ... I image searched just now for "Zach Galifianakis looking over his shoulder" ... and see at least three of Robert Redford's Jeremiah Johnson
I've just given this a first read (will look to be a discussion piece in a group I'm a part of) ...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
30 Real Things You Can Do Right Now to Stop ICE and the Slide Into Authoritarianism
Statements won’t stop ICE or authoritarian power. These 30 concrete actions show how Americans can protect immigrants, cut corporate support, organize locally, and apply real pressure—starting now.
beingliberal.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I've just given this a first read (will look to be a discussion piece in a group I'm a part of) ...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
beingliberal.substack.com/p/30-things-...
I once got a message-sense I couldn't deny: I was going to win the lottery. Numbers came into my head and all. Went to a bodega, said I wanted to play the lottery and gave numbers. The clerk said, "You mean 'Lotto.'"
Didn't win — but got a check in the mail from my granny.
Her name was Lottie. ❤️
Didn't win — but got a check in the mail from my granny.
Her name was Lottie. ❤️
January 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I once got a message-sense I couldn't deny: I was going to win the lottery. Numbers came into my head and all. Went to a bodega, said I wanted to play the lottery and gave numbers. The clerk said, "You mean 'Lotto.'"
Didn't win — but got a check in the mail from my granny.
Her name was Lottie. ❤️
Didn't win — but got a check in the mail from my granny.
Her name was Lottie. ❤️
And, of course, especially within the Hebrew scriptures, different outlooks and emphases can be found between one book to the next (and sometimes within the "same" book).
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
And, of course, especially within the Hebrew scriptures, different outlooks and emphases can be found between one book to the next (and sometimes within the "same" book).
It was 4 when I woke up this morning, here in Canton ... now it's ... hmm ...
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It was 4 when I woke up this morning, here in Canton ... now it's ... hmm ...
the Farce is strong in this one ✨
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
replaying it now as I read your words ... now these have hit me ...
"I swear by all that I have done wrong"
🙏 😢 ❤️
"I swear by all that I have done wrong"
🙏 😢 ❤️
January 27, 2026 at 1:27 AM
replaying it now as I read your words ... now these have hit me ...
"I swear by all that I have done wrong"
🙏 😢 ❤️
"I swear by all that I have done wrong"
🙏 😢 ❤️
like a drunk in a midnight choir
(I love this song, "Bird on a Wire," by Leonard Cohen, sung here by Jennifer Warnes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xsJ...
(I love this song, "Bird on a Wire," by Leonard Cohen, sung here by Jennifer Warnes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xsJ...
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 AM
like a drunk in a midnight choir
(I love this song, "Bird on a Wire," by Leonard Cohen, sung here by Jennifer Warnes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xsJ...
(I love this song, "Bird on a Wire," by Leonard Cohen, sung here by Jennifer Warnes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xsJ...
When mentioning to a supervisor back when I was a practicum psychotherapist that the work, while meaningful, was exhausting, she said (partly for effect?):
"Oh no — you must get energy from this work!"
That perspective has been a help.
"Oh no — you must get energy from this work!"
That perspective has been a help.
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 AM
When mentioning to a supervisor back when I was a practicum psychotherapist that the work, while meaningful, was exhausting, she said (partly for effect?):
"Oh no — you must get energy from this work!"
That perspective has been a help.
"Oh no — you must get energy from this work!"
That perspective has been a help.
we came out well ... just a thin coating of ice which the subsequent rain then mostly took away ... tho gonna be cold now ... tonight's forecast low = 4F
meanwhile:
bsky.app/profile/bodh...
meanwhile:
bsky.app/profile/bodh...
I was south of Candler during the precipitation, and we eventually ended up with rain, but the maps showed us literally on the edge of rain / ice ... and I now see Duke Energy reporting 14000 people without power in Henderson County ... just a few miles south and east. Head-shaking weather patterns.
January 26, 2026 at 11:41 PM
we came out well ... just a thin coating of ice which the subsequent rain then mostly took away ... tho gonna be cold now ... tonight's forecast low = 4F
meanwhile:
bsky.app/profile/bodh...
meanwhile:
bsky.app/profile/bodh...