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The Emptiness Survival Kit is finally here. Happy positive disintegration!

Posted on June 4, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

How is your June going, fellow nomads? I am dealing with the opposite of empty. We have received a call and are hosting a Ukrainian refugee family. That required quite a bit of prep and paperwork. Suddenly there are 3 … Continue reading →

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The self-help advice I actually need

Posted on April 2, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am tired of the mainstream self help advice. I am tired of being told I need goals, better goals, different goals, more commitment, more discipline, more faith, more trust, better routine, better structure, new framework. I am told to … Continue reading →

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 4: Super Void.

Posted on January 5, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

“Just as stars clump into galaxies and galaxies into clusters, so clusters of galaxies congregate into even larger superclusters, hundreds of millions of light years across. Between these superclusters are equally enormous voids, containing almost no matter at all. One … Continue reading →

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 3: Invite chaos.

Posted on January 4, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you want change, you have to invite chaos. 

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 2: Form is emptiness.

Posted on January 3, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

“Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” —  Heart Sutra 

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 1: The sun rises in the evening.

Posted on January 2, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Ride your horse along the edge of the sword Hide yourself in the middle of the flames Blossoms of the fruit tree will bloom in the fire The sun rises in the evening. – Zen Koan

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