Like Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, I know that the Kingdom of God is within me; so like Nebuchadnezzar I proclaim:



I raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the people of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back… Continue

So life is great. However my time in Hawai'i, from May 2009-July 2009, was extremely disappointing for me. I am focusing on reality. I am still shocked at how much better my experience in Hawai'i was in the summer of 2004. Numerically, 2009 was a 3/10 and 2004 was a 9.9/10.



I think one of the most questionable developments in my life since 2007—yes not having anything to do with Hawai'i necessarily—was my failed attempt at becoming a professional writer. I became so obsessed with the… Continue

Wow, I am blessed to be the path that I'm on; it includes having discovered the Bodhisattva Vow: to work for the benefit of all beings until every one of us is Enlightened. Now here's a real mind bender, Beastie Boys have a song entitled Bodhisattva Vow, which I discovered quite easily with a keyword search. The lyrics are great. God bless the internet.



As I Develop The Awakening Mind I Praise The Buddha[s] As They Shine

I Bow Before You As I Travel My Path To Join Your… Continue

Wow, so something happened to my post that I edited (hard to believe it was originally entitled Ready and Willing to join the US Military). I must have some very interesting and extreme karma--dynamically good now of course--to have considered joining the Air Force National Guard and now I'm practicing the Bodhisattva Vow. It's not that the National Guard is known for harboring gun-crazy psychos, like the Marines for example. After all, it was the National Guards of various Southern states that… Continue

This is really great, an excellent improvement; God bless Barack Obama and the best people and the best of Creation; Enjoy nirvana