Friday

The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a deep red rose of giant proportions surrounded by green foliage.

I like the cosmic pictures, for the cosmic spiritual life. When I radiate metta, karuna, mudita and upeksha throughout the universe, I feel connected to the larger aspect.

I'm quite blessed to wake when I want, drink coffee, and discreetly eliminate waste, then meditate. When my daughter sleeps over I usually wake up early and can pull it off, but today I slept later, and had to get her ready for school, cook her breakfast and lunch, take her to school, before I came back home and had a chance to meditate. The sun was up! I wouldn't have it any other way, I wish my daughter slept over more than she does, I want her all the time. I love taking care of her.

For me there's a tendency to be precious, a hot house flower. There are bad ass Buddhists who aren't like that to inspire us. Milarepa's last teaching is to expose his calloused buttox.