Three Lines
Of lover's lost and lover's found
The phone rings of her
I was born Christopher Andrew
Underhill Bernard at 3:54a.m. on December 17, 1974. My sun sign is
Sagittarius, and although I don't pay too much attention to astrology,
I am an archetypal sagittarian. Religion, philosophy, travel, both
physical and mental, higher conciousness, etc, etc, tends to explain
quite a bit about my interests. And as for the half horse, half human
characteristics of the centaur, I certainly am at least half beast. A
mxture of heaven and earth I shoot my arrows at far off destinations.
All the while understanding that the path is the goal. As one who has
taken the bodhisattva vow my mission in this life and all my subsequent
lives is to continue awakening for the sake of the whole.
Since
birth I have been called Drew. In the Zaadz community I choose to use
my tibetan dharma name which is short for two buddhist names I've been
given. The first, given to me by Acharya Judith Leif, is Kunzang Cho-O,
which means All Good Dharma Light. The second, given to me by His
Holiness Penor Rinpoche, is Orgyen Tobgyal, which means Victorious
Accomplishment of the lineage of Uddiyana. Uddiyana was the place in
north west India in present day pakistan where many of the buddhist
tantras and the great perfection or mahasandhi teachings originated. It
was known as the land of dakinis. From those two names comes Kunzang
Tobgyal.
I chose to use this name on Zaadz to remind me of my
purpose in this life and the vows I've taken. In this way, I will do my
best to offer my best in the context of my highest purpose.
My
friends are free to call me whatever they wish. I'm easy like that. I
have a thousand other aliases I may use depending on the energy of the
moment and the particular peculiarities of what moves me.
I am
an agent of luminosity dedicated to dispelling the darkness of
ignorance and confusion. I am a poet and a yogi. A lover and a fighter.
A madman and a prophet. I am here to effect change in this and all
worlds. Tee hee.
Over time this, “who I am” piece may grow and
morf into a diverse montage of holy madness completely dazzling those
who read it.
But for now, this is me. An unfathomable mystery. A
part of the whole, and a whole part. In my heart of hearts I love you
all. May happiness, peace, and the Force be with you.
Always.
Yours in the Kosmic Kaleidoscope of the Vast Expanse,
Always Already,
Samantabhadra( Sanskrit for Kunzang).
Oye,
Got caught in a thunderstorm
in a car with no windshield wipers
Got lost in my own neighborhood
listening to Vivaldi
Had to park and wait
Had to drive in first gear
with the hazards on
huggin' the curb
hopin' not to hurt cat
or homosapien
Found my way home
like a jedi knight
with no eyes
Came inside
and had cabbage soup
on mashed potatoes
Just for fun fun
say potatoes a few times
take your time and really enjoy it
Potatoes
Potatoes
Poooooooootaaaaaaaatoooooooes
Such goodness
9 and a half hours standing
All for the glory of simplicity and smiles
Beautiful people everywhere
Light sparkling in the eyes of a woman
Say what you will
I will die in Love
Again
And again.
Haven't blogged in awhile. Been super busy painting houses saving money for 6-month meditation retreat. I have a bunch of beautiful tangkha paintings I'm selling, let me know if your interested.
Life is good. Living integral. AQAL. All Quadrants All Levels All Lines. See Ken Wilber. Meditating for at least a half an hour a day. Usually more. What a good thing. Plus yoga daily. Working out every second day. Socializing at the local BridgeHead Coffeehouse, a consciously designed business, fair-trade etc, etc. A real community feel. You get the feeling that the people who go there are for the most part concerned about the state of the world and want to do something about it. Which is great. Like Zaadz. The world is so fucked up in so many respects that it's refreshing to connect with people who care. Who have beautiful broken hearts. Not willing to play dumb. Enthusiastic about living the change. "We, are the music makers. And we, are the dreamers of the dream." Willy Wonka.
Been skateboarding lately. So fun. I've been skateboarding since I was ten. 21 years. I used to be sponsored by a skate-shop, paid for doing demos, winner of numerous local contests. Even had my picture in Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. I would probably be a pro skater today but I traded that up for smoking dope and having hallucinogenic romps through the wildernesses of the psychic mind-scape. That was at 18. Sk8ing took a back seat to exploring the world of mind and phenomena. Sometimes scary. Sometimes beautiful. At around the age 21 after numerous burnouts and close calls and with a general sense that it's time to move on I quit all usage of illicit substances. I turned to eastern philosophy to help me figure out what the hell had just happend. Slowly started to understand. Started doing Tai Chi and meditating. Yoga. At that point sk8boarding became beautiful again. It was so freeing. It's always a challenge to do your personal best and flow and let go and move and allow and push and pull and oh oh oh, ohhhhh... It's orgasmic really. Well, not really, but it
My partner Olga took off for Poland today. She'll be gone for a month. Which'll be good. Space in relationships is good. Room to breathe. Room to appreciate. Like old Kahlil's violin strings. " But let there be space in your loving." Space is good for most things. Everything is permeated by space. Space is vast and infinite. Unfathomably deep. So deep that to say it has depth is superfluous. Ahhhhh... Space.
So, I'm not sure what else to say at this point. I guess that's my blog. I love you.
In the sacred space of the heart
All is pure
And utterly perfect
A vast ocean of unconditional Love
Tear drops of compassion
For all those who suffer
When I open to this
I see you in all your forms
And only Love remains
When all else fails,
Only Love,
Only Love,
Only Love.
Yours with an open-heart,
Kunzang.