High Uinta Mountains.

Bummin' around

The Thread of Stability
A string of beads has a thread running through all the beads, keeping them together. What we need is a thread too—of sanity and stability. Because when you have a thread, even though each bead is separate, they hang together. When we have the teachings in us, stabilizing us, there’s a thread to keep our life together that prevents us from falling apart.

- Sogyal Rinpoche, "The Stability of Ease"

Throw-out Bearing fixed.

Good night for some looooong overdue maintenance.

Living a Life of Practice
We need to revive appreciation for the traditional model of a practitioner who lives a life of simplicity and humility, sincerity and endeavor, kindness and compassion. We must choose teachers with these qualities, cultivate these qualities in ourselves, and guide our students in developing them.

- Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron, "Shopping the Dharma"

Busy summer, haven't been online much, so I figured I better post some stuff. A few pics from the most recent Moto-Monday. Lost my clutch on the way home from this one.

Enjoying the Silence
Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you’re truly silent, then no matter what situation you find yourself in you can enjoy the silence.

- Thich Nhat Hanh, "The Heart of the Matter"