Tag: Philosophy

• A Personal Sutta

  here i am delivering my personal sutta: my life, my values, my traditions, and as it turns out, i’m the only one listening

  Daniel Flosi

  16/03/2020

  Poetry, thoughts

  American, Buddhism, culture, life, micro poem, Philosophy, Poetry, thoughts, tradition

• Endless Bloom

  Could it be that I have pushed away pain and sorrow and failure to the point that I have nothing to gain? That I have dumbly succeeded and that is what drives my misery now. This normal ho-hum day cycling on and on and on. I can feel it, this cycle, I know it exists…

  Daniel Flosi

  07/03/2020

  Poetry, thoughts

  addiction, Buddhism, depression, habits, life, pain, Philosophy, poem, Poetry, sorrow, thoughts

• The Origins of Creation

  Today, i want to feel the pain— let it be; this self was built around the pain of yesterday.

  Daniel Flosi

  14/10/2019

  Poetry, thoughts

  American, Buddhism, micro poem, Philosophy, Poetry, thoughts

• The Only Good Art…

  The only good drawings he’s managed to come up with over the passed few years, are the one’s in which he started with nothing. No plan. No concept, no idea of where he would go with it. Start with a few lines. Experiment with technique and try his damnedest to fight those inner demons, which,…

  Daniel Flosi

  31/08/2019

  Poetry, Writing

  American, art, dualism, life, Philosophy, poem, prose poetry

• Divided

  I divide myself, so I can punish myself, in order to create my Self.

  Daniel Flosi

  29/08/2019

  monostich, Poetry

  American, Buddhism, life, micro poem, monostich, Philosophy, Poetry

• The Net

  Consciousness is like a net; it can either catch you, or trap you. We are here to discern change and differences. Which we do well, sometimes too well. Am I comfortable right now? Does this benefit me? Is this what I want? I’ve been here before. I need to name this feeling. Perhaps it’s not…

  Daniel Flosi

  05/09/2018

  Poetry

  being, consciousness, insight, life, mindfulness, nature, Philosophy, poem, Poetry, zen

• Seeds of Self

  I am the gardener of this field There are seeds I sow And those that have been sown I am the expression of myself And all those I have met before I am the gardner and my job Is to cultivate these seeds Regardless of how good or bad So that they can come into…

  Daniel Flosi

  15/07/2018

  Poetry

  Buddhism, inspiration, life, Philosophy, poem, Thich Nhat Hanh, zen

• Practice

  Last night I practiced Patience, Empathy/understanding letting silence pervade after thoughts, or arguments, where once there was meaning. Selflessness Moments of Awareness Reflection.  

  Daniel Flosi

  01/05/2018

  Buddhist, inspiration, life

  Buddhism, inspiration, life, Philosophy, Poetry

• Spring Sprung Frogs

  Last night the kids were watching TV and I wanted to sketch. I started with the intention to clear my mind. I wanted to have no conceptions, no ideas in my mind before putting pen to paper. To draw a line with no judgment, opens a world of possibilities and makes the work a lot…

  Daniel Flosi

  09/04/2018

  art, Buddhist, inspiration, life, painting, sumi-e, thoughts

  art, Buddhism, creativity, drawing, hakuin, inspiration, life, painting, Philosophy, Rinzai, Sumi, sumi-e, thoughts, zen

• 4/3/2018

  The fool thinks that he’s better than everyone else.   That he knows something no one else does. Don’t be the fool. You can always learn something from anyone.

  Daniel Flosi

  03/04/2018

  inspiration, life, Poems, thoughts, Writing

  Buddhism, inspiration, life, Philosophy, Poetry, thoughts, Writing