Monthly Archives: May 2021

Sometimes the path seems very difficult. It may indeed be the case that all of us already have Buddha nature, and that the Kingdom of Heaven is already here in this present moment… but Watashi-wa is a long way from realising it. Some things are very hard to do well. Writing, for instance. You canContinue reading “the commitment is enough”

Watashi-wa is back in southern Crete. I came down here with FFF, a French female friend. We hiked down one of the gorges to the Libyan sea. There is a small pebble beach at the end. The water is beautifully clear because of the white marble seabed. I told FFF that when I was lastContinue reading “french girls’ rock”

No orthodox baptism after all. Watashi-wa’s godparents were not able to travel to Crete from Athens, owing to the limitations on movement still in place in Greece, at least for Greek passport holders. In addition, my van was broken into, in plain sight, at midday, opposite some apartment buildings beside the beach. Two bags wereContinue reading “no baptism”

My post yesterday may have given the impression that I think that the spiritual life is about the avoidance of suffering. Actually, I think the opposite is true: we still suffer, perhaps even more than before, but the nature of our suffering is different. Since tomorrow is Good Friday, at least here in Greece, thisContinue reading “love and suffering”