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3 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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1 Are You at a ‘Cross Roads’ of Your Life?

Ponder this What is really important in your life? What really matters? What would you be better off doing more of? What would you be better off doing less of? The basic Meditations and Mindful Daily Practices I write about are Non-denominational and in Harmony with all Spiritual Traditions. Every one of Every Faith Benefits Greatly by

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Development of wisdom

The Simple Solution to Marital Distress – Part 5

“The development of Wisdom”. Though right concentration claims the last place among the factors of the Noble Eightfold Path, concentration itself does not mark the path’s culmination. The attainment of concentration makes the mind still and steady, unifies its concomitants, opens vast vistas of bliss, serenity, and power. But by itself it does not suffice

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Wisdom is the primary tool for deliverance

The Simple Solution to Marital Distress – Part 4

“Right Effort” The power of sustained concentration, itself required as the support for insight-wisdom. Wisdom is the primary tool for deliverance, but the penetrating vision it yields can only open up when the mind has been composed and collected. Right concentration brings the requisite stillness to the mind by unifying it with undistracted focus on

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Stillwater

Still Water

Still Water by Trevor Hall I recorded this live on my sailboat Chat d’O in the howling wind and raging seas… Also, I’ve included a bit of live improve guitar, inspired by … nature. Photos & videos are taken from our sailboat while currently anchored in our Hawaiian Island hide away 5-16-23 … No one

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A child walking through the woods.

Walk Quietly

Walk Quietly – by Trevor Hall I recorded this song on my sailboat anchored off Maui. The photos are from our time spent sailing in and around Hanalei Bay Kauai. Thích Nhất Hạnh is a Zen Buddhist from Viet Nam. He spent a lifetime teaching the subtle aspects of ‘Walking Meditation’. Christian Abbot Father Thomas

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Kabir

Kabir

Kabir – by Trevor Hall I recorded this live on my sailboat Chat d’O The photos are from the west side of Lanai as we approach Manele Bay. To hear this song along with viewing the awesome photos, click here: Kabir is a Hindu spiritual master born 1398. He thought and preached the essential unity

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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.