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Writing about early #Buddhism and #meditation. Practising in the midst of family life, sharing what’s useful. Devon, UK. 
Using this mostly as a space for reflection.
He/him. 
Avatar: white man in glasses and a red hat standing outside on a sunny day.
Background: a rainy British country lane. The sign on a barn reads “Slow down please.”
Bloghttps://www.markdcooper.com

Summer at the pond —
the reflection of a bird
swims through the water.

#haiku

Imagine realising that what you had always thought to be yourself was only a reflection in a mirror.

I've written about a way of looking at the elements of human experience as mutually dependent on each other, like a hall of mirrors.

https://markdcooper.com/posts/024-inside-the-hall-of-mirrors/

Inside the hall of mirrors | Mark Cooper

Short essays on mindfulness and Buddhist practice in the Insight Meditation tradition.

@simplebits Getting started with it: https://markdcooper.com/
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Short essays on mindfulness and Buddhist practice in the Insight Meditation tradition.

@simplebits I love this.
Current status: trying to recombobulate but not combobulated enough to stop doing things that discombobulate me.
@cory More relevant than ever
@cory They say the classics never go out of style...
@curiousordinary.bsky.social The government must take action.

Goddess of Mercy
the temple roof overlooks
a cloud of blossoms

– Matsuo Bashō

#Haiku #Basho #MatsuoBasho #spring

I’m sure this is quite a drug-fuelled US administration. They gotta keep the light from shining on the pain and shame! Those feelings belong to the enemy, Canada!