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Sol Invictus 2020

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

Since I was sixteen, I have celebrated the Roman Holiday of Sol Invictus on December 25th. I’m not here to tell you

The Bike as a Way of Life

Posted on December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

The first thing anyone tells you when you mention that you ride, or even just want to ride, a motorcycle, is a

Believe It Or Not

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

A Twentieth Century Zen Master named Yasutani would tell ihs students that the only thing which made Buddhism a religion rather than

The Specialness of Not Being Special

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

As if you couldn’t tell, I’ve been binge-watching The Joy of Painting lately. While doing so, I discovered a monumental Truth. I

Midweek Meditation

Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

We are on the doorstep of winter. Remember, then, that winter is cold. It is not dead. In winter, plants and animals

Be The Sun

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

The Ancient Egyptians were masters of metaphor. Their whole lives revolved around it. They spoke of ladders to ascend to Heaven, they

How to End Racism

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

Racism exists. It shouldn’t, but it does. The question is, how is it ended? How do we get rid of it and

Midweek Meditation

Posted on September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

There is a point where belief becomes knowledge. It will not be found without the belief.

Renovations Happen

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

I’m in the process of redesigning this website. Again. I’ve been quiet on posting the sermons lately, partly for that reason, and

Midweek Meditation

Posted on September 10, 2020September 22, 2020 / by The Zen Lunatic /

Don’t let the clock rule your life.

The Gospel According to He-Man

April 21, 2018

So, in a previous sermon, I said, “Don’t dismiss a message just because people say the source is laughable.” I want to expand on that a little bit, and coincidentally show my age, with a specific example. I don’t know how many of you have heard of a cartoon from the mid 1980s, known as “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe,” but it came into vogue at a time when I was just old enough to think it was for younger children than myself.