Celebrated February 2 Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will leave the burrow, signifying that winter will soon end. If on the other hand, it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly "see its shadow" and retreat back into its burrow, and winter will continue for six more weeks. Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early … [Read more...]
Groundhog Day, will he be celebrating his shadow?
Safety Tips for Cooking the Turkey
FOOD SAFETY is Key December is the busiest month of the year for those of us on the Butterball Hotline. During the week of Christmas, we get lots of questions about how to safely cook a turkey. Here are answers to the questions we hear most often. How can I tell when the turkey is done? Whether you roast, brine, deep fry or smoke your turkey, always use a food thermometer to check the temperature of the meat. You won’t overcook your turkey, and you can ensure it has been … [Read more...]
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Two wings of a bird
It is said that to fly towards our goal of enlightenment, we need two wings – wings of wisdom and compassion. I initially read this 28 years ago, and I know I did not have the appreciation for it that I do now. Such a most profound, and thusly, such a beautiful writing, by Lao Tzu. If anyone is interested, I would enjoy exchange regarding this teaching. “Prevent trouble before it arises. Put things in order before they exist. The giant pine tree grows … [Read more...]
Refuge in Feminization
The YIN MIND __________________________________________________ REFUGE in FEMINIZATION the dimming of the pursuit of control and of domination __________________________________________________ Feminization is defined, in one dictionary, as follows: feminine |femәnin| adjective 1) Having the qualities or the appearance traditionally associated with women, esp. delicacy and prettiness : a feminine frilled blouse. • of or relating to women; female : he enjoys feminine … [Read more...]
All for one, and one for all, in 2016.
As the year is about to wind down in fifteen minutes or less, I wish everyone all the best in the coming year. Understanding continues to be gained, by whatever means I do not really know. Perhaps it is through my dear friend of 24 years, or it is through my subconscious, or through some other sort of process I do not yet understand. But I hope that I have things to share with anyone interested on an ongoing basis through the next twelve months. The best to everyone, throughout … [Read more...]
“How to Expand LOVE”
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, wrote a beautifully helpful book, in 2005. It is titled: "How to Expand LOVE Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships". Step by step, through multiple stages of development and awareness, he helps us to develop skills where one can learn to transform negative feelings by cultivating love and compassion. Rather than speak directly, my wonderful teacher, Eve, would point to life experiences, experiences we shared. She had so many stories to share about … [Read more...]
Two quotations from Tibetan Buddhism
It is not very often that I can improve upon other people's writings. I cannot improve upon any of Eve Revere's writings. There are so many quotations, by others, I would like to share. In my extensive reading of Joseph Campbell's works regarding cultures of the world and the influence of the Goddess, and in my subsequent focus on Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, here are two quotations I would like to initially share: "There is not one migrating being who has not been my mother or father … [Read more...]
Eve extended to be the mother…
The YIN MIND ____________________________________________________________________________ The following quotation is included in a Companion book, The Art of Living, by Diane K. Osbin, originally taken from Campbell's book: The Mythic Image - A seven pound book I lugged around for two months andcarefully read twice. Campbell's book contained 250 pages of magnificent photographs too, most of which I photographed, using my cell phone. "Her womb is the field of space, her heart the … [Read more...]
The book I didn’t know I was waiting for !
Hello All!, About a month ago I finished an excellent book, by author, Sallie Tisdale, a Zen Priest, somewhere in the U.S.A. This book was published in 2006. It is titled: "Women of the Way - Discovering 2,500 Years of Buddhist Wisdom". This is the book I didn't know I was waiting for! Valuable information for anyone who wishes to learn some of the significant and hidden historical contributions that women have made in culture, society, philosophy, etc., that continue to influence the … [Read more...]
Burma-Shave
According to Wikipedia: Burma-Shave was an American brand of brushless shaving cream, famous for its advertising gimmick of posting humorous rhyming poems on small sequential highway roadside signs. Eve Revere, the late, original Yin Mind blogger, spent a lot of years in the United States, where she learned about some interesting incidents. And this is one of her stories: During the Vietnam War, troop trains were stopped, through … [Read more...]
The works of Joseph Campbell
Over the past year, I've studied the works of Joseph Campbell: videos and books, published by The Joseph Campbell Foundation. Campbell extensively references the Goddess culture. One of the books that he writes, along with other writers is titled: "In All Her Names". I have found his works fundamental to my own understanding that the religions and cultures of the world, at least over the last 5,000 years, started out with the same basic mythological story. I … [Read more...]
I’m back.
I have been away for a long time, but I intend to start again soon. I will include more of Eve's writings, and some of my own. Over the last few months, I have started receiving insights from my life with Eve, that I feel are worth sharing. Stay tuned. Kind regards, Eve's spouse … [Read more...]
The Context !
Any image which we register, either as a sensation or as an impulse through other than what we regard as our senses, is subject to perception, processing of, by and for the consciousness (also by other than the consciousness). One mode of perception involves identification: an object-like "what" is registered as a fit, a make. We respond with an orientation that could be expressed by the words, "Oh, I know "what" that is. "What" is the fit of … [Read more...]
Contentment and Hope / The Past and The Future
The YIN MIND _______________________________________________________________________________ Contentment and Hope The Past and The Future [transcription of a meditation session] What is a state of mind or consciousness? If we understand the question, by means of subjective reference or reflection, which is the very capacity of consciousness, how consciousness situates at the point of tension between stasis and flow, we can see how our posture of consciousness affects the … [Read more...]