Sitting with Ruby
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Sitting with Ruby

I remember reading an article a year or so into sitting about meditation with your kids.  The writer explained that she and her husband would sit down for a short session with their children scrambling about all around them.  Being a new father at the time, I thought it was total BS.  How could you sit with a kid?

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Here I Am
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Here I Am

The world works and is working in so many ways all of the time.  And what I mean by that is that maybe we perceive that we have slow points or lulls in life.  Like "the holiday season" is busy and then after new year we are set to wait out the cold (if we are in the cold). 

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Summer Break Up
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Summer Break Up

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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Internet Gatha
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Internet Gatha

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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Does western Buddhism have to be counter culture?
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Does western Buddhism have to be counter culture?

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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I was a Buddhist Zombie (Whoa, Oh, Oh)
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

I was a Buddhist Zombie (Whoa, Oh, Oh)

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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Master Sheng-Yen Died
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Master Sheng-Yen Died

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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Fatherhood, Present Moment
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Fatherhood, Present Moment

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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On Wednesday, November 19th, 2008……
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

On Wednesday, November 19th, 2008……

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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What to buy a Buddhist at Christmas: the West Chester Buddhist Christmas Guide
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

What to buy a Buddhist at Christmas: the West Chester Buddhist Christmas Guide

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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Change
Ben Hutchison Ben Hutchison

Change

For my girls (which means for me and my wife as well) summer has come to a close. Tomorrow they go back to "school".  The summer of 3 and 4 has been unexpectedly more fun than I thought it would be.  We were free from schedules, the TV collected dust (for the most part), and the girls had the time to learn to be sisters.  Every day was filled with something to do while never feeling rushed.

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