“…Slowly, what he respected before he now despises, and in this change he uses words as an implacable weapon. Human shall now mean not-animal, the female shall become a servant, belonging to man. Man shall be the entire species, of mother and father, only father shall rule, while the daughter shall not share in the [...]
You cannot stay on the summit forever; you have to come down again. So why bother in the first place? Just this: What is above knows what is below, But, what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is [...]
The first speaker hides the mountain of his own faults; his opponent searches for the other’s faults with a needle. Having seen them take turns defeating each other, I am uncomfortable about positing the validity of convention”. Gedun Chopel, 1903-1951, Tibet)
Seeing life so clearly, outside my mindful self Childhood and goodness, stored upon a shelf Grown to be a member, within, but so without Joining in mock laughter, leads to a silent shout All, so very unimportant, all so very right Flaring of emotion, leads to another fight Life carries not the trouble, it is [...]
After eating the mountain, hunger is not satiated. After drinking the ocean, thirst is not quenched.” – Tibetan proverb
Any student who enjoys Boabom, who tries to understand its peculiar Ways, especially Logak, will find this poem by Lao-Tzu enriched by the perspective of the Art. Stretching a bow or filling a teacup, it is the same: For best results, yield. Over-harden a blade and it will soon break; Stuff a house full of riches and [...]
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Interview with Asanaro (writer and Boabom teacher) to ARE-New York, December 2009 about “BAMSO, the Art of Dreams” (Tarcher, 2009). Q: What inspired you to write this book? A: I was inspired by dreams! I think we are living in a time of changes in which it is important to share personal experiences that we [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
six months ago today . . . out of the streets, into the trees, into the soilscent leaf-speaking breeze; now we arise and go forth by the day to prepare for the night and its firelight play. far from the squarecut grey stone and black tar, we leave what we know to find out who [...]
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sojamm! It is the first month of the year and we already have good news. The book Mystic Meditations (Poemas Místicos) by Asanaro is officially available to the public! It can be purchased from anywhere in the world through amazon.com. We invite everyone to share this with friends and those who are interested in learning [...]
On the Water…
Being on the water in a kayak is a special way to end the day. While swimming i had been too low in the water. In a boat too high. But a kayak is for me the Goldilocks equivalent of just right. This provides for me the ability to be in and experience the true [...]