Emptiness Tour - 2021 - Florida, South Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico, And Points Inbetween
Emptiness, in Buddhism, is the goal one should attain in this lifetime in order to achieve true happiness. Nirvana is not akin to the Christian concept of "heaven" - it is, rather, the end of our struggles lived out through many reincarnated lives - vanishing into nothingness in the afterlife . Mindfulness, or other popular meditative practices, is meant to achieve the result of emptiness of mind without the cosmic theology. In either case, one becomes an observer who is not affected by the ups and downs of life. Ideology has no place in this empty world. Magic is the result. I can think of no better teacher than nature. "My thoughts are scattered and their cloudy" (Simon & Garfunkel - Cloudy), and dealing with weather on a motorcycle can absolutely be Zen. Unlike stormy weather, clear skies do not inspire poetic description. Two instances from last years tour bring this truth to light: Las Vegas, NM to Taos, NM: A crysta...