Category: Articles

In Buddhism, one of the Five Laws of Existence is the Law of the Dharma “Without fail evil is vanquished and good prevails.” Not long ago, we spent a chunk of intense time in Portland helping out our dear friend and Teacher, Rev. Master Meiko who is, as most of you know, the Prior of… Continue reading The Writing on the Wall by Andrea Spark

I was driving home from an appointment in Sacramento. It was late afternoon and traffic was fairly heavy… not stop and go but pretty dense. I was conscious of how I was driving. Trying not to tailgate and also keeping pace with the traffic in my lane. I was feeling pretty Zen about it all,… Continue reading Freeway Dana by Kim Woodward

I was driving to town on the freeway a couple of weeks ago and got chopped by another driver. As chops go it wasn’t a really bad one… maybe a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10… but I noticed that little tightening I get in my diaphragm when irritation arises. And I noticed… Continue reading Car Karma by Kim Woodward

by Kim Woodward I often drive to Sacramento to see my son and daughter-in-law. They live about 45 miles away, mostly freeway driving, and the last half in urban traffic. So there are a lot of cars surrounding me, a lot of different drivers and vehicles. Sometimes I am able to make the journey peacefully.… Continue reading Right View; the Journey, Not the Destination

by Kim Woodward Living in rural California and driving a lot, I continue to do a lot of my training on the road. This past month I was driving daily from our home to the barn where we keep our horses about 15 miles away. The route is a quiet two lane country road with… Continue reading Sometimes I’m the Fast Car, Sometimes I’m the Slow Car