Ernie Thayer

Oh, the joy of being in a state where one can see comparisons and judgments as they arise and to leave them alone, where one can see the mind moving in its self-created time, conjuring up all sorts of futures, and to leave them be. Continue Reading »

Well, I have the unfortunate chore of having back surgery tomorrow for a congenital narrowing of my spinal canal – they’ll basically go in and make elbow room for the nerves in my lower back. I’m reflecting on what it means, and doesn’t mean to me. My dear Holly has recovered from a broken back 6 months ago; now it’s my turn! At least we don’t have to do them both at once! Continue Reading »

At the latest retreat in Vancouver, BC, I noticed again how much we are touched by the presence of warm curiosity in our lives, and by the way of living it suggests. And I realized afresh how much we love to laugh (as though this were news!). Having listened to a little of the recording, I believe the laughter did as much to open us as anything. There were some grand guffaws! (Holly helped a lot). Free, fresh, alive, spontaneous & responsive to the moment: what a way to live! I can’t at the moment think of any other everyday experience that easily says so much about the nature of the Possible Life. Continue Reading »

Is it possible to see through myself? Can my sense of being someone with all my hopes, dreams, motives, habits, conditioning and behaviors be seen through? Can there just be an awareness of it all without any reason for it, only because it is there to see? And what is visible when looking through all that. And what’s looking? Continue Reading »

Well, it’s been a while, and I apologize for my too-long absence from posting. It has been a very interesting summer, including most recently an incredible workshop experience in the Seattle area. A truly amazing group assembled there with care and openness and something lovely occurred. Continue Reading »