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My First Workshop with Joanna Macy

bobguyer — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:08:56 +0000

Well, spending two days with Joanna and participating in the exercises she lead was wonderful. I loved being around all the people, getting to know some of them and generally doing more crying, hugging and looking at people in a deeply engaged and appreciative way. The permission to really connect with each other was, for [...]

Latest thoughts about Dependent Co-Arising

bobguyer — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:12:54 +0000

I have been seeing the implications of the Buddhist dependent co-arising causality model. On the level of individual psychology and time the changes that occur in my perspective are liberating. When I understand that there is no linear process to adhere to in my psychology I realize that i am not bound by the line [...]

I just want what Buddha had

bobguyer — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:30:59 +0000

I just want what Buddha had A nice, hot, mom, and a rich ass dad and something that’s missing and hurting real bad

I just want to do what Buddha did To sit by a tree till the truth is unhid To take a cool raft to the other shore Then tell the cool raft I don’t need you no more

I’m [...]

Garden Week 4

bobguyer — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:52:58 +0000

I started my first real garden four weeks ago and I am really enjoying taking care of the plants and watching them grow. My 2 1/2 year old daughter was surprised to hear that some of the plants will grow strawberries that we can eat. It is going to be delightful to share the experience [...]

Wholeness Affirmation

bobguyer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:06:08 +0000

I am a Physical Presence

My mind and body are Unified

My whole self is miraculous

Ever changing, yet complete

I experience with the World

Every instant of my being

Mind and Body

Living Self and Living World

Many, yet singular

Together and Aware

We are a Physical Presence

Suburban Tree Dialog 6 (Singularity and Cyborg)

bobguyer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:14:39 +0000

Me: I was curious about where our conversation ended during our last talk. I mentioned that I was aware of a lot of talk of cyborgs, human machine hybrids, but no talk of bio-borgs hybrids of animals and plants for instance. I did a little reading via the web to refresh my recollection about what [...]

Suburban Tree Dialog 5 (Behaviorally Modern Human 2)

bobguyer — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:04:07 +0000

Me: When we left off our last conversation we had been talking about thinking long ideas and I mentioned I had been thinking of what humans would become if we succeeded in living with power and not destroying our planet at the same time. I think I am ready to talk more about this and [...]

Suburban Tree Dialog 4 (New Genesis)

bobguyer — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:54:11 +0000

Tree: Lets talk about a new Genesis. I have much longer thoughts than humans but it seems that you have learned a lot about my world and how far back trees go. I want you to try to make a new Genesis story out of that.

Me: OK I’ll give it a try. The old pattern [...]

Suburban Tree Dialog 3 (Genesis and Evolution)

bobguyer — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:15:59 +0000

So far, engaging in this dialog with a suburban tree I have learned that my relationship to nature is changing through giving voice to an individual tree and engaging in a subjective dialog with my representation of the tree’s perspective in relation to me. This dialog has pointed me in several directions that have helped [...]

Suburban Tree Dialog 2 (Trees Culturally Speaking)

bobguyer — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:50:35 +0000

I have had trouble writing down my discussions with my favorite tree and getting it into my published dialog. As I have been running I imagine this tree and begin a dialog. When I get to the tree and stop my dialog usually intensifies and I have had a variety of insights [...]