Grampa in the 1930s.

"The mind not distracted is present with things as they are. Sensations, sights, sounds, thoughts, mental moods, all of these phenomena are happening in the present, continually arising and disappearing. An entry point into stillness is a moment where the mind is not drifting or distracted with the constantly changing nature all around. It doesn't matter if you're riding on the freeway or sitting in a cave."-Michele McDonald

WWII Veterans are cool as hell. This guy's name is Sal, he had German P.O.W.s make him a dagger out of a big piece of shrapnel that almost killed him. He still has it today.

It's Friday, time to roll out the Dharma

Somewhere, out there.

The burble of my exhaust unwound like a long chord behind me... I lose detail even at moderate speeds, but gain comprehension -- T.E. Lawrence

Dogen said: “Directly upon encountering the dharma, we will abandon the law of the world.” In other words, once we discover the true order behind the appearance of things, our lives will no longer be dominated by the conventional values of society— the seeking to outshine, outrace, outgain. -Henry Shukman, "How to Be in the World"

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