Sickness Am I getting sick? Was I ever truly well? How are you feeling?

Aging Am I getting old? Or does it really matter? Age is delusion

Who Has the Say-So You must say something; All the Ancestors said so – As they said nothing

Future as Past Not really sep’rate, There’s no time like the present – To do non-doing.

Present as Prescient Present is present. Even though ever-changing, Zen remains the same.

Past as Prologue Past, future, present – Planning may be limited to remembering

Future Zen Zen of the future – Not that diff’rent from the past. It is up to us.

Independence / Interdependence What is all that noise Coming from the noosphere? It’s just the campaign!

One Jewel Buddha is the end, the beginning and be-all And always has been

Two Jewels Dharma is karma – All causes and conditions Conspiring to be.

Three Jewels Sangha comes not first but can be as pivotal as the other two

Un-political We’re not playing here, messing with Mother Nature missing our last chance.

Returning to Zero Not just a number, zero is the place-holder — in all dimensions

Order & Chaos Chaos is, simply, a higher form of order — so get used to it.

Time & Zen Time is all we have — but there is no time to waste! Moment by moment...

Politics and Zen Now that we have seen the worst-case scenario, silence seems prudent

More is Less “More or less,” we say — when unable to decide. More is less is more

Less Is More “Less is more,” some say — Others: “More the merrier” I say “more is less.”

Design versus Zen They can be compared, but only for the contrast — You alone decide

Zen versus Design They are not opposed; In fact they are much the same — as problem-solvers!

Zen and Politics From the beginning Buddhism was politic Not political

This is UnMind, and I am producer Shinjin Larry Little.  After restarting the UnMind podcast in April of 20-23 with episode 106, we’ve met you almost every week for the past 33 weeks with fresh insights and teachings from Great Cloud Michael Elliston Roshi.  Due to multiple competing priorities at this time of year, we will take a brief and well-deserved break through the rest of the calendar year.  We look forward to meeting you all, and the new year, with more fresh content and insights...

Zen versus Zazen They are not the same And yet not sep’rate either — Hello, holarchy!

Com-Passion Practice compassion — a worthy aspiration. But it’s not like that.