Going On Retreat

Leaving town Wednesday for a 10-day meditation retreat so the blog will be quiet from then until (at least) when i come home on the 23^rd.
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"We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts we make the world."

Dhammapada
Chapter 1


"Wakefulness is the way to life.
The fool sleeps
As if he were already dead,
But the master is awake
And he lives forever.

He watches.
He is clear.
How happy he is!
For he sees that wakefulness is life.

How happy he is,
Following the path of the awakened.
With great perseverance
He meditates, seeking
Freedom and happiness.

So awake, reflect, watch.
Work with care and attention.
Live in the way
And the light will grow in you."

Dhammapada
Chapter 2