tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post692236803107106353..comments2023-10-11T07:35:31.358-07:00Comments on Knights of Creativity Spirit & Ale: If Not Now...ZendkWellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-26813281245282316832009-11-08T04:55:28.061-08:002009-11-08T04:55:28.061-08:00Good to see the Zen Knight illustration you did ab...Good to see the Zen Knight illustration you did about a year ago again! Great reminder of our own glorious journey through life.<br><br>However, the Zen Circle still reminds me of how the past, present and future form the eternal truth. I'm still able to live in the past and future during the present. Perhaps I'm just special...more than likely just crazy...but non the less...accurate for my life anyway.<br><br>Long before KMSA, when I was asked my "religion", I always responded that I'm a Zen Cherokee Christian! It's a BIG Bowl to fill with all kinds of Zenful Delights!<br><br>Smashmouth Football<br>Creates Excitement<br>In My Soul<br><br>Off to see the Colts beat up on the Texans in Indy.<br><br>Sir Hook the Zenful Dog of WarrickSir Hook of Warrick aka "David K Wells"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-5511517056217971772009-11-08T05:05:22.093-08:002009-11-08T05:05:22.093-08:00round two... heh Zen, is all about letting go o...round two... heh<br><br> Zen, is all about letting go of the past completely , and dismissing the future.<br> ( zen teacher )<br><br> Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road.<br>A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend,<br>they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash,<br>unable to cross the intersection.<br><br>"Come on, girl," said the first monk. Lifting her<br>in his arms, he carried her over the mud.<br><br>The second monk did not speak again until that night<br>when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer<br>could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females,"<br>he said. "It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"<br><br>"I left the girl there," the first monk said.<br>"Are you still carrying her?"<br><br><br>Sir Dayvd ( the Now master ) of the Zen OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-90908091662476744452009-11-08T05:51:57.911-08:002009-11-08T05:51:57.911-08:00Ah! But he had to remember that he left her behin...Ah! But he had to remember that he left her behind! That's still the past. No doubt the Now is the most important, but the past and future make the zen circle that surrounds the now. Dare I say, shape the now!<br><br>Sir Hook the Zen Master of All of Warrick<br><br>Back to U ZenO!Sir Hook of Warrick aka "David K Wells"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-82422953219600725152009-11-08T07:33:05.627-08:002009-11-08T07:33:05.627-08:00I fear H, the Zen O is being misappropriated here,...I fear H, the Zen O is being misappropriated here, and is merely a Chinese caligraphists demonstration of unwavering mental attunement between mind and hand, with literally no thoughts of the past and future causing a less than perfect circle between birth and death.<br><br> It is perfect possible, indeed preferable, to function in the present without any past what so ever in your life. We may wish to study it, cherish it or honor it, but it is totally superfulous and un-necessary in shaping the present.<br> As for the Future, it is only our actions in the Now that shape our future, it is impossible to be the other way round.<br><br>If you understand, things are just as they are;<br>if you do not understand, things are just as they are.<br><br>Sir Dayvd ( the future and past are like looking for fish tracks in a dry riverbed. ) <br><br> of The UK where Manchester Utd are just about to play Chelsea FC...now that is a FOOTBALL Game.<br><br>Brit pride #2 David Haye; WBA Heavyweight Champion of the world, after giving away 90 pounds in weight and 1 ft in height. David did indeed beat Goliath <br><br>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8269454.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-49964379783234315042009-11-08T08:35:41.404-08:002009-11-08T08:35:41.404-08:00Boys, boys.If you look closely, you'll see tha...Boys, boys.<br>If you look closely, you'll see that the image is not a circle, but a GUM BALL!<br><br>Zen spirituality is just to rake the gum balls!<br><br>First there is a gum ball, then there no gum ball, then there is<br><br>Sir Bowie "Nez Master" who's got it all backwards of GreenbriarSir Bowie of Greenbriar (a.k.a. David A. Kuhn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11885858294354724520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-60229121736941844212009-11-08T08:41:17.897-08:002009-11-08T08:41:17.897-08:00Quite so master. :)) D of gummy BearQuite so master. :))<br><br><br><br><br> D of gummy BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-35456207453150745682009-11-08T15:22:03.297-08:002009-11-08T15:22:03.297-08:00around these deep thoughtsof past, future and pres...around these deep thoughts<br>of past, future and present<br>I'm wrapping my mind<br><br>Glory of the Ride<br>whether Zen-like or God-lead<br>we're living it NOW<br><br><br>Lady SLady Suzanne of Greenbriarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17715427827385897484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4489310405541465454.post-11941529043127164772009-11-09T04:45:01.664-08:002009-11-09T04:45:01.664-08:00I was singing Donavon in my head all the way to th...I was singing Donavon in my head all the way to the Colts game yesterday. Let's see, that song was from 1969. I believe that was in my past. I recalled the lyrics, like the monk who left the woman behind, and it shaped my present as I drove through the countryside of Indiana. It also gave me great enjoyment in anticipating the future when Sir D would once again try to prove me wrong!<br><br>One man's Zen is another man's O! It appears that my version of Zen is the Gumball in Sir D's britches! LOL!<br><br>Sir Hook Who Relishes A Good Barqument, Especially Over A Pint of Zen, of Warrick<br><br>P.S. Beautiful phrasing Lady S!Sir Hook of Warrick aka "David K Wells"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14036130304612683613noreply@blogger.com