http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest blog posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5It is perhaps sometimes that all the reasons one thinks that one cannot accomplish something is exactly the same reason that one should strive to do so. Reasons are excuses that prevent people from admitting the simple truth; we just can't get out of our own way. Every individual is entirely resp...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Politics/World-Politics/Blog~648614.aspx8/20/2009 8:01:39 PMMichael Kilman This is a paper I wrote for a class on the Philosophy of China and Japan. The primary text that I was using to cite from is called, "Moon in a Dew Drop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen" and is edited by, Kazuaki Tanahashi. The Method I used for using in text citations is by first giving the name of ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~613072.aspx5/8/2009 12:07:26 PMMichael Kilman On April 15th in the country, the ignorant of the nation came out in droves to protest something they clearly don't understand. With cries of fascism, the predominately white crowd had many posters that had racist images on them (such as a white man handing a black man cash which stated, I am not...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Politics/National-Politics/Blog~605289.aspx4/18/2009 12:22:28 PMMichael Kilman I am tired of hearing about Celebrity deaths and tragedies. The current Natasha Richardson is no exception. First let's be clear. I don't hate celebrities and I do accept that this death is a tragedy. Celebrities are people just like anyone else and should be treated as such. But I am tired of...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Pop-Culture/Blog~593881.aspx3/20/2009 12:11:34 AMMichael Kilman Education can be a powerful tool on the road to wisdom. By educating yourself, whether it is in a formal classroom, or simply picking up books for your own enjoyment, you can open a door to a deep foundation of wisdom. Unfortunately education can also lead away from wisdom. It can steer you into ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Education-General/Blog~591484.aspx3/15/2009 5:35:30 PMMichael Kilman " Tolerance - a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry." (Source: Dictionary.com) Sometimes in languages there are problems built in within the structure. The und...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Politics/World-Politics/Blog~590277.aspx3/11/2009 4:56:51 PMMichael Kilman www.ActualizingPotential.com was just launched yesterday. Sometimes it is important to reevaluate the focus of your work. After several months of detailed examination and critical analysis of the work I have been doing, I found several major areas of conflict. Of coarse being one who is cons...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Local-Business/Blog~590212.aspx3/11/2009 2:12:02 PMMichael Kilman "In pursuit of knowledge, everyday something is added. In pursuit of the Tao, everyday something is dropped." - The Tao Te Ching In both Taoism and Buddhism the concept of the empty mind appears. We have all heard the expression; " a mind is a terrible thing to waste ". The expression mean...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Education-General/Blog~587871.aspx3/6/2009 2:03:44 AMMichael Kilman "The highest good is like water. Water gives life to then ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places men reject and so it is like the Tao." - The Tao Te Ching Verse 8 What work is there to be done in the places that people would avoid. People often try to turn a blind eye to ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~587450.aspx3/4/2009 8:54:46 PMMichael Kilman It is so easy to get caught up in our own world and forget all the other people out there. It is easy to get lost in your way of thinking, feeling, living, and forget that there are other ways as well. Sometimes I find myself lost in my own world forgetting all the others that are out there. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~586681.aspx3/3/2009 2:23:34 PMMichael Kilman Suzuki Roshi May 18 th, 1904 - December 4 th, 1971 was largely responsible for bringing the practice of Zen Buddhism to the United States. He is known mostly for his famous book, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind. When asked to describe Buddhism, Suzuki Roshi once said it could be summed up in three ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~566351.aspx1/8/2009 11:30:22 PMMichael Kilman Patience has always been difficult for me. Time and again I catch myself being impatient, and time again I feel like I must begin again from the starting line. Cultivating patience is no easy task, but then as we all know, anything worth doing is not always easy. Patience to me appears to on...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~565863.aspx1/7/2009 11:58:01 PMMichael Kilman Lately on the History Channel there have been a lot of end time prophecy and Armageddon shows. In fact they have dubbed this Armageddon week. The shows are dark and filled with ideas of despair and hopelessness. One could become very depressed dwelling on such concepts. There are many seriou...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~564334.aspx1/5/2009 8:56:27 AMMichael Kilman We have been programmed to believe in constant improvement. Everyday we strive towards an abstract concept of perfection. And of coarse because this concept does not exist anywhere we always fall short of perfection. There is nothing more perfect then simply being with life. Being with life ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~563322.aspx12/31/2008 11:51:38 AMMichael Kilman For generations now the Middle East has been a hot zone for violence. The United States too, has been involved in many conflicts for the past several generations. One thing we can learn about conflict, is that the use of force always leads to more force. Every example we can see in history, ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Politics/World-Politics/Blog~563220.aspx12/30/2008 11:10:01 PMMichael Kilman I have a problem with the idea of the holiday spirit. Everyone always talks about the season for giving and sharing; they talk of treating each other better because it is Christmas. People will sometimes go out of their way to be more generous and more giving during Christmas. So what is my p...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~561877.aspx12/23/2008 11:48:00 PMMichael Kilman Many religions and cultures believe in some kind of afterlife or cycle of birth and death. In the Christian and Islamic religions, there are very strong elements of what heaven and hell might look like. But I feel that heaven is already here. It is the opportunity that currently presents itself....http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~560955.aspx12/21/2008 11:59:21 PMMichael Kilman About a year and a half ago, I was taking part in an International Alchemy Conference. During the final night, a man stood up and recited the story of the Zax from a Dr. Seuss book. "One day, making tracks in the prairie of Prax, Came a North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax. And it happened...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Relationships/Blog~560742.aspx12/19/2008 11:36:40 PMMichael Kilman Why do we look at life as some kind of final destination? Many of us set our goals with some kind of end destination in mind, even though we know that goals do not exist like that. Goals are not a fixed point. They do not happen in a single moment, but over a gradual coarse of time. So why d...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~559995.aspx12/17/2008 11:50:33 PMMichael Kilman "And let him who would lash the offender look unto the spirit of the offended. And if any of you would punish in the name of righteousness and lay the ax unto the evil tree, let him see to its roots." - From "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran It is clear to anyone who spends a few hours reading ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Politics/Local-State-Politics/Blog~559476.aspx12/16/2008 1:59:05 PMMichael Kilman Since YourHub doesnt allow me to embed the video you can find it here... Video of the Meditation Workshop The workshop this last Sunday went great, despite the snowy weather. The video clip includes a brief meditation at the end for anyone to try. The workshop had 4 different meditations...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~559057.aspx12/15/2008 11:28:41 PMMichael Kilman About 75 years ago Mohandas K. Gandhi took a critical look at the present structure or the society in which he lived. He saw that city life created a large number of people in poverty, and suggested self-sustaining villages in order to foster a more efficient way of living. I look at life in ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~558574.aspx12/14/2008 11:39:54 PMMichael Kilman "Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again. Yet, do not suppose that the ash is future and the firewood past. You should understand that firewood abides in the phenomenal expression of firewood, which fully includes past and future and is independent of past and future. Ash abi...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~558470.aspx12/13/2008 11:10:52 PMMichael Kilman Today a friend of mine called me to talk about quitting her schooling. She felt that she wasn't going to be able to create a viable profession out of what she was studying. This isn't the first time she has done this, she knows, and I know, that when she gets close to finishing something, she ba...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~558355.aspx12/12/2008 11:58:27 PMMichael Kilman Sometimes I wonder if my ability to put my foot in my own mouth can be matched. Usually after I open my mouth and say something, I have realized too late, that it was the wrong thing to say. I have upset, offended, and alienated people many times through the coarse of my life, because of my inab...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~557988.aspx12/11/2008 9:39:34 PMMichael Kilman In a time when the economy is bad, we tend to think of our whole life as becoming more conservative. Sure it is ok to be a little more conservative about your money, but when opportunity comes into your life, you must take it seriously. It is so hard to know where each opportunity in life wi...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~557643.aspx12/10/2008 11:43:58 PMMichael Kilman A few weeks ago I announced that I was moving into a new office. This office has been wonderful, and I am enjoying working in such a convenient location. I am also teaching a workshop at that location this weekend. You can find out more about the workshop here. I would also like to announ...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Local-Business/Blog~557289.aspx12/9/2008 11:36:52 PMMichael Kilman "Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you. This will diminish his enthusiasm." From the book, "A Warrior of Light" by Paulo Coelho To disarm one's opponent before a situation can escalate into violence is a powerful principle of non-violence. This principle is very e...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~556748.aspx12/8/2008 11:13:13 PMMichael Kilman We cannot grow alone, just as a plant cannot grow without, water, soil, and air. For our experience without the good and the bad, will always be lacking. If we just had good, we would have no reason to transform. A piece of coal will not become a diamond without a great deal of pressure. Often...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~556304.aspx12/7/2008 10:02:55 PMMichael Kilman "Always you have been told that work is a curse and labor a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth's furthest dream assigned to you when that dream was born, And in keeping yourself with labor you are in truth loving life. And to love life through labor is to...http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Blogs/Archive/Blog~556175.aspx12/6/2008 11:54:36 PMMichael Kilman