All Exercise Is Meaningless

Every bit of exercise you do is meaningless. Don’t Just ‘DO IT’ For years, I did things without knowing why. I may have had reasons, but they were hidden from me. Living at a Zen monastery changed that. Before every activity at the monastery we said a dedication. We’d recite a chant and then dedicate … Continue reading →

The Most Important Factor – The Arrow

I wrote a post a couple weeks ago on how to embody the classical spiritual triptych of the archer, the arrow, and the target. The idea arose out of a Yoga class where the teacher talked about how we are each: an archer, aiming for what we want to become; an arrow, the thing that … Continue reading →