PlantShaman's Enlightenment Blog

Just when I get accustomed to the harmony and flow of life, a curve ball smashes a dent in my figurative skull.  Several.  Big ones.  Fast balls, see. Last week, Orion, Hijo and I jetted off to LA for a mixed-bag adventure.  On the menu, in a primary sense, was a visit with Zen, Orion’s [...]

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“Here we are on a journey from birth to death, with an opportunity to contribute a verse to the song of life. I want to sing of a deep awake world. I want to sing of a new tribe of compassionate, creative, wise, liberated, erotic, sublime, appreciative, unique individuals, living lucidly as one and many… [...]

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Back in January, Orion, myself, and 4 other Vegas friends traveled to central Cali and attended a Vipassana meditation retreat. Vipassana is a very specific meditation technique, taught piece by piece throughout the ten days.  Here is the basic framework for this experience: * Takes place in a remote retreat   * Men and women [...]

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Like many angst-ridden goth-wannabe teens, I had a viscous streak of suicidal ideation.  It started through an innocent fascination with death, and before I knew it, I had actually named my suicidal thoughts “consumption”, as they were truly becoming all-consuming.  I wrote poems and short stories, and invariably, the main character would off him/herself in [...]

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God.  Wow, what a powerful word.  It’s one of those word-bombs that almost always elicits some sort of response in folks.  Heart-stopping reverence.  Stomach-turning resistance.  Even God -apathy is stronger than an army tank.  Whatever emotion you have when you hear / speak the word, it’s likely to be potent. I’ve run the gamut of [...]

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