Buddha – J. Schlenker

Koi Pond

This is a continuous progression, although sometimes, we feel we are going backwards. We are currently in the process of building a bog, a new filtration system using rocks and water plants. I’m hoping to use cattails.

Buddha and the Fish

On Saturday we went to Home Goods looking for a mortar and pestle, which we found. We also came home with Buddha, which we put above the waterfall. Feeding the fish breadcrumbs.

Unity

We are all one. We create divisions, but ultimately we are all one. Every thought, every action is a ripple in the universe. Humans expend a great deal of energy in setting up divisions between each other. Nature works in harmony. I truly believe nature is one of our biggest teachers. We have been unconsciouslyContinue reading “Unity”

Control the Mind, Control the World, At Least My Own World

This could have just have easily been called Save the Mind, Save the World, but I thought it best to deviate from what has been lately one of those overused slogans or catch phrases stemming from the popular television series, Hero’s. In actuality it’s more like saving our sanity or in the spiritual realm, savingContinue reading “Control the Mind, Control the World, At Least My Own World”

If I Were a Book

On the cover would be the Buddhist wheel of life – rich with color and intricacies. It’s only one book of a series of how many I don’t know. Within the pages one will find a brutal honesty of reality, as real as the illusion of maya gets. The first pages turn with a crispnessContinue reading “If I Were a Book”

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

How many times have you heard a statement or read something or saw something of the simplest nature that has had the profoundest effect on you? That one simple thing that took up a mere second of your life comes back to you over and over as one of the best spiritual teachings you’ll everContinue reading “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”