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A Test to show how many Stray Thoughts Bombard our Brains

Have a good look at this image. Then close your eyes and try to keep this image in your awareness for as long as possible. Keep in mind only this image with no other thoughts. You will be surprised at how soon random thoughts barge right into our awareness. Our triune brains are like a […]

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Becoming Like A ‘Virtuoso’ In Meditation – Part 3

Along a personal Spiritual Path, the self-inquiry of one’s ‘True Nature’ must be contemplated. If there is some part of ‘us’ that is eternal, or at least goes on somehow after this life… just what would that be…? Consider that whoever “we” think ‘we’ are can be deduced by negating the obvious, in Buddhism it’s

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Becoming Like A ‘Virtuoso’ In Meditation – Part 4

We’ve relaxed our tensions, let go of any non-present moment objects like the past or the future… But those thoughts just keep popping up in our monkey mind. This is when it is helpful to just have one object of meditation… The breath. This is a good place to understand that the best way to

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The Start of 2020

Our business was doing great, but we still couldn’t afford to buy a house or a condo. Renting in Maui for another 30 years was not an option we wanted to take. Then, Bobbie Jo suggested we buy a sailboat that is comfortable to cruise and live in. By the end of January, we started looking for our new home.

After a long search, we found our dream boat in Mazatlan, Mexico. COVID-19 was not yet a concern when our boat hunt began, but masks were starting to appear at airports by the time we flew to Mazatlan. Originally, we had planned to get the boat ready as fast as possible to cover a full calendar for the busy wedding season. However, it was apparent our business was going to tank amid the pandemic, and the struggle went on until the end of the year.

Luckily, we scored an awesome condo for only $19 a day at Mazatlan. On the 10th day of our stay, we received the news that all harbors will be closed the next Monday morning. We thought we’d be stuck in Mexico longer, but another sailor advised us to leave before sunrise.

We felt the adrenalin of escaping the Mexican harbor master just before the sun rose that faithful day. The seas were rough as waves were building up in the tight channel that led us to the open ocean. We ended up anchored off an adorable little isle just a mile offshore. We enjoyed cruising to many spectacular anchorages and cute villages on our way to Puerto Vallarta, where we would depart for Maui on May 7. On May 30, 2020, we completed our 24-day passage from Mexico to Maui.