Meditations from Stonebridge ‘The ancient ones say…’ Who? Who are the ancient ones you speak of? Where are they from? When you speak of ancient ones do you mean physical beings? Native storytellers tell stories that have been past down from generation to generation through the voice of the elders. I would imagine that some are past down from father to son as well. I also believe that some are past down through dreams or simply intuited by the...

The mythical Stonebridge is introduced in a number of writings from translations of ancient philosophies, primarily Buddhist, Hindu and Shinto. However, my understanding of the meaning of Stonebridge is not from a study of ancient history, but through meditation. Simply stated, Stonebridge is the bridge between ‘heaven and earth. We travel Stonebridge to ‘heaven’ to realize spirit [our being] while living on earth. The voice of our being is...

Sacred medicine, sacred science and monastic medicine seem to fall into a category with religious overtones in the modern world. In the modern European world the word sacred is often defined as; made or declared or believed to be holy, worthy of religious veneration, concerned with religion or religious purposes (dictionary definitions). Where, as sacred medicine in the amazon performed by cunidaros or shamans has no connection what so ever...

These three words are as old as the Samurai and remain sacred in the Martial Art world. They are the corner stone of humanity, morality, what it means to be. …human! It seems in resent history these words and their meaning have been lost or replaced. Replaced with the idea of science and intellectual material pursuits. We seem to have all that we need…law, medicine, advanced electronic devices and so on. Were did Honor, Respect and Courage go...

A student and his teacher set at a table in one of the larger rooms in the temple. Nothing is being spoken between them as the sensei (teacher) watches a fly limp across the table. The fly takes flight circles the room and lands on a paper screen. The sensei quietly opens a drawer in the table a takes out an acupuncture needle. He slowly walks to the opposite side of the paper screen were the fly has landed, pauses, studies the abdomen of the...