Once a post is written it is never removed, but might occasionally receive an update. Posts range from my thoughts about Tibetan Buddhism, reiki, compassion, technology, dreams and small snippets of fiction I have written.
Most recent 100 posts:
- 4 February 2012 : Om (No Comments)
OM The imperishable sound, is the seed of all that exists. The past, present, the future, all are but the unfolding of OM. And whatever transcends the three realms of time, that indeed is the flowering of [More...]
- 13 October 2011 : A Monk’s Journey (No Comments)
An old monk walked slowly toward the butter lamps, stopping against the wall for a moment before smiling for the last time. A realization of death moved within the monk's soul [More...]
- 12 October 2011 : Simple Sonnet (No Comments)
I said I would give you a sonnet, I made no promise it would be worthy... Is there a reason to imagine this light in the sky, Is there doubt, look into [More...]
- 3 October 2011 : Energy Lost (No Comments)
I know this sounds manical, or at least dramatic, but it is true enough. Energy is simple, it seeks to excape all things in all ways. Energy does not stay [More...]
- 23 September 2011 : I am Brahman (No Comments)
Clara Llum posted this in a few tweets this morning, and I thoght it worth keeping, and sharing. 1. prajnnam brahma - Brahman is pure consciousness 2. ayamatma brahma - Soul is [More...]
- 4 September 2011 : Sunday, Bright and Shiny (No Comments)
Sunday afternoon, north wind blowing the wind chimes in rhythmic procession and my mind is lost upon the humming sounds that fill the air. I can see my three crows in my [More...]
- 9 August 2011 : A Message of Hope (Video) (No Comments)
I simply loved this video.
- 12 July 2011 : Tree, Mountain, Valley and Cloud (12 Comments)
Tree stood upon the summit of Mountain for untold eons, watching Valley below bloom to life every spring and return to a peaceful sleep winter after winter. Tree loved [More...]
- 11 July 2011 : The Tree, A Cloud and Rains (4 Comments)
The tree spoke to the single cloud passing high overhead. "Come down, make rain for us all," he said in a voice as aged as the night. The cloud passed quietly between [More...]
- 9 May 2011 : Upon My Soul (1 Comment)
With you beside me a stainless sky within my mind Clouds of timelessness and laughter With you holding me solid rainbows of sound Rains falling down to replenish me With you face to face peace in my [More...]
- 26 April 2011 : Always (No Comments)
She laid the coins on my eyes - cold... she did not think to warm them for the dead He removed the leaches from my whiter than white skin - do they not know I [More...]
- 12 February 2011 : A Moment Lost (No Comments)
It was happening again, between her breathes she was immortal. Every leaf in the trees stood motionless. Birds stopped mid-flight, frozen in the air before her. From time to time [More...]
- 29 November 2010 : Internal Yoga (No Comments)
I spend a lot of time talking about and practing yoga, the traditional asanasa that we all asscoiate with yoga. Slow, methodical movements coupled with mindful breathing and directed [More...]
- 26 November 2010 : Hanuman and Reality (No Comments)
Hanuman tells Rama: ‘when I think of myself as a body, I am your servant; when I think of myself as an individual soul, I am part of you; but [More...]
- 22 November 2010 : Into (No Comments)
Into the darkness Candle lit, incense filled rooms Chant Into the light Wind dances in the trees Tall grass waves as pretty as any ocean Into the void Clear consciousness unending, never beginning formlessness
- 17 November 2010 : Esoteric Agenda and Kymatica (No Comments)
While I might not agree with every statement in these two movies, there is a lot of truth here. Watch these movies and post your comments below: Esoteric Agenda: Kymatica:
- 14 November 2010 : To Breathe A Tree (8 Comments)
I sat against the trunk of the ages old tree and closed my eyes. I was tired of walking in this forest of melody and mist, I needed a rest, [More...]
- 11 November 2010 : 2012 Movie (No Comments)
I am watching this now, and I decided to post it and hopefully begin some conversations in the comments on this post about the movie, the teachings and the ideas [More...]
- 4 November 2010 : Snowy Dream (No Comments)
The snow made a comforting sound beneath the horse's hooves as we made our way along the tree line. The trees were cedars, and being heavy with snow I could [More...]
- 1 November 2010 : Mystical Oneness (3 Comments)
I have been thinking a lot about what Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," when one particle can instantaneously tell what another is doing without being anywhere near it. [More...]
- 20 October 2010 : Do you already know? (No Comments)
In science we have learned that once we look at electrons they seem to behave quite nicely, a lot like children. How do they know they are being observed? How [More...]
- 28 August 2010 : Midnight Moksha (No Comments)
The crescendo, a calamity of sound and light, deafening and silent as it rose into the air above his head. Rays of azure light shot out of the mist as it [More...]
- 16 August 2010 : Looking for Treasure (No Comments)
I passed a man on the street this morning. He was walking on the sidewalk, looking down, looking for a bit of money, or maybe a cigarette but that could [More...]
- 9 August 2010 : Dream State Sadness (1 Comment)
Last night I had many dreams, but one woke me with tears... My wife and I were driving on a country road. Beautiful cottonwood trees lined both sides of the [More...]
- 8 August 2010 : Forgotten Meaning (No Comments)
What if... What if an entire planet had lost the meaning of their purpose? What if the whole race had fallen asleep and awoke without knowing what their duty was? What if [More...]
- 22 March 2010 : Feel My Hand In Yours (No Comments)
The soft sounds of the television find their way down the hallway. My son is asleep, but I have yet to make it to his room to turn off the [More...]
- 20 March 2010 : Eternally Old, Shared Among (No Comments)
To look into the blue diamond to wander through the fields of gold to smile at the moon and see her smile back To listen to the birds of paradise to speak with the [More...]
- 1 March 2010 : High Places (4 Comments)
This is a dream I had last night, as I recall it... The scene looks like a university setting, on an open grassy area between many red brick buildings. The buildings [More...]
- 12 February 2010 : Buddhist Vegetarian Reasons… (No Comments)
Just one more reason I need to adopt a true vegetarian lifestyle. Just as no pleasures can bring delight To someone whose body is ablaze with fire, Nor can the great compassionate ones [More...]
- 31 January 2010 : The Warrior and the Lady (4 Comments)
The Seelie Court was crowded on this moonlit night. High clouds had given way to a pearlesque moon with diamond-glitter stars. Fairies of every ilk had come out to witness [More...]
- 20 January 2010 : Die To One Life (No Comments)
"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can [More...]
- 13 January 2010 : Be My Friend (4 Comments)
Just some random reasons that make me a good friend. I know how to treat people. As long as you are a decent person, hey, me too! strong work ethic. no kidding, [More...]
- 12 January 2010 : Who Are You? (No Comments)
There are times in life when you simply are at a loss. Moments when nothing seems to make sense, when nothing you have known is what you thought, when nothing [More...]
- 6 January 2010 : Sometimes (2 Comments)
Sometimes I want to scream to beg to plead Sometimes I want to smile to sigh to close my eyes and just be Sometimes I am alone in a room full of people invisible Sometimes my heart is torn swollen [More...]
- 27 December 2009 : Desolation (1 Comment)
He stands before the translucent pod nude. The pill shaped container may as well be on fire for all the enthusiasm he has to enter its embrace again. He looks [More...]
- 25 December 2009 : I Am (2 Comments)
I am the lone tree, on the grassy hill, waiting for the birds to return. The stars and moon light up the darkness, but the robin is not in my [More...]
- 7 November 2009 : There Are Moments (No Comments)
There are moments In between breaths and blinks When the whole of creations sighs When all of us know the truth. There are moments In darkest of hours When nothing matters When you are in my arms. There [More...]
- 16 September 2009 : Dragonfly Magic (3 Comments)
A true story. It was late afternoon, and clouds had been building from the northwest all day. The heat from the Oklahoma plains had pushed the clouds high earlier in [More...]
- 10 August 2009 : Dreams and Meanings (No Comments)
Last night I had a strange dream. It was today, in today's world, but I was visiting my grandparents in the home they lived in while I was a kid. [More...]
- 25 July 2009 : The Prince, a Monk, and Tea (No Comments)
There is a kingdom called Sukhavati, the Realm of Bliss, it is land of light and magic, prayer and chanting, knowledge and compassion. Within it there dwells a young prince. [More...]
- 24 July 2009 : Just Imagine (1 Comment)
i watched this video and tears came to my eyes. i am crying. crying. our world is so screwed up. we dont have the money to teach arts in schools, because we [More...]
- 21 July 2009 : 2nd Amendment (No Comments)
I was sent this in an email today, and I laughed, thought, and wondered... Clint Smith, director or Thunder Ranch, is part drill instructor, part stand up comic. Here are a [More...]
- 3 July 2009 : Military Spending vs. Compassion (No Comments)
I am not happy with our society and the values that it seems to promote. Everyday I read about new military efforts around the world, and of course, new 'terrorist' [More...]
- 20 May 2009 : Meditation is Important! (No Comments)
Because we all need to do it, and most of us have never even tried. Begin your practice, learn who you are, learn who you are not. Learning to Meditate /::/ [More...]
- 27 April 2009 : 2041 NW 48th Street (No Comments)
My sister Ashley, and her husband, are selling their beautiful home in the Belle Isle area of OKC. I am including a slideshow below and the information on how [More...]
- 21 April 2009 : I Am Breath (No Comments)
I am breathing I am within I am sitting, softly upon the earth I am eyes closed I am breathing I am expansive and listening I am not alone I am together I am wind on my face [More...]
- 1 April 2009 : Black Clouds & Leprachauns (No Comments)
A few nights ago I stood on the back porch, watching these amazing clouds roll in from the west. They formed a line that existed in the heavens alone, [More...]
- 10 March 2009 : The Jewel in the Heart of the Lotus (No Comments)
I found this while looking at other videos by Glenn Marshall and I simply fell in love with it. Simply amazing, a demonstration of Everyday Magic. The Jewel in the [More...]
- 4 March 2009 : Ayn Rand Interview in 3 Parts (No Comments)
I think she is brilliant, and though I do not agree with all of her views, this is worth listening to, especially in these times. Ayn Rand Interview with Tom Snyder, [More...]
- 28 February 2009 : Thoughts on Oneness (No Comments)
We are all connected in surprising ways. There are times when a simple smile can change someones day, perhaps their life. We need to remember that somehow. Just yesterday I [More...]
- 25 February 2009 : Twitter Followers (No Comments)
I know this changes on an almost daily pace, but this is cool, nonetheless. Get your twitter mosaic here.
- 22 February 2009 : Avatar Liberation Front (1 Comment)
Lately I have been thinking a lot about avatars, mainly the online type. In the vernacular of the Internet an avatar is a graphical representation of a persona. I select [More...]
- 20 February 2009 : Sound Of Joy (4 Comments)
In the morning sun you laughed, now let the sound of that joy keep you warm in the sunset hours. What is it like to forget the noonday sweat, not knowing who you [More...]
- 15 February 2009 : The Dyer Dozen (2 Comments)
Today I watched Dr. Wayne Dyer's PBS presentation called The Power of Intention with my family. My mother-in-law wrote down the "The Dyer Dozen" for reconnecting to Source. [More...]
- 20 January 2009 : Lights Above (No Comments)
(Note: this is an on-going story i am writing from my iPhone - forgive the typos please.) My eyes were closed, but still I knew the sun was already up, and [More...]
- 23 December 2008 : Dreamstate Dialogue (No Comments)
Bubbles race up and past me as I fall deeper into the dark below. I should feel the water around me, crushing against me, but there is nothing - no [More...]
- 22 December 2008 : Legion’s Laughter (No Comments)
A soft whooshing pop, high overhead, and then the night sky lit up, shadows falling all around the men as they sloshed through the ankle deep glades and waist high [More...]
- 1 December 2008 : Are you my Twitter friend? (No Comments)
Just testing this Pipe, I will write about it more soon... {"pipe_id":"1dbe1f87e89793dbda93bc67942c2b34","_btype":"map","pipe_params":{"username":"mattwilliamson"}}
- 23 November 2008 : First iPhone Post (No Comments)
Just a short post to test the iPhone WordPress application. I am pretty blown away - this is not a phone with a few mobile apps, it is a tiny [More...]
- 22 November 2008 : The Court of Flowers (No Comments)
Her skin, the color of alabaster and gold, opened as the true-silver blade touched her flesh She, a warrior who had stood for countless ages, fell to her knees [More...]
- 9 November 2008 : The Dark Sea (No Comments)
On my knees, in prayer position, I closed my eyes, and began to see... The crown of my head becomes sand, like a dry sand castle I crumble and my body falls [More...]
- 9 October 2008 : Moving On (No Comments)
Tomorrow is my last day at Century Martial Arts. I am been here since May 2007, and it was a good time, but now I am going back to a [More...]
- 5 October 2008 : The River of Thoughts (1 Comment)
Where the river starts there is a calm pool, a green valley, and snow-capped mountains high above. Holy men sit there thinking about nothing.
- 24 September 2008 : Letter from Ron: Time is running out (No Comments)
This is important... we all need to know the facts. Read Dr. Ron Paul's letter about the coming financial bailout. http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog/?p=597 Read all of it. Matt
- 11 September 2008 : Google in 2011 (5 Comments)
My predictions for the future of Google, and therefore, the future of everything. Fiction, maybe, or maybe i am just brilliant. :) In early 2009 Google offers a free download to [More...]
- 9 September 2008 : Everyday Magic Technology (2 Comments)
Whoa, this is amazing. I will not give you my thoughts yet, but rather, I would like to read your comments.
- 24 August 2008 : It Isn’t Alternative Healing, It’s Healing (No Comments)
I found BuddhaHands.com while I was looking for some widgets for one of my Technology Story articles, and I was thrilled to find the network of 'alternative' healing professionals. I [More...]
- 17 August 2008 : Watch These… (No Comments)
I first found this clip on YouTube and I was blown away... it just makes so much sense. Conspiracy of Science - Earth is in fact growing Then, next, I found this [More...]
- 16 August 2008 : American Media Distorts The Truth (No Comments)
I have been amazed to see how badly American journalists, and the media in general, are distorting the Georgian attacks on South Ossetia, and then the Russian counterattacks. Why have [More...]
- 14 August 2008 : Battlefield Demons (1 Comment)
The sounds of the jungle echo out across this tiny cleared valley as three warriors inch their way through the tall grass. The moon and stars hid them behind [More...]
- 9 August 2008 : Anne Korin Seems Smart To Me (4 Comments)
Anne Korin gave a talk about the Oil issues that America is facing today. The original post is at Muckety, but I wanted to repost it in hopes that more [More...]
- 28 July 2008 : Nova’s Lost Treasures of Tibet (No Comments)
I was bouncing around on Hulu last night and I found this episode of Nova about the Lost Treasures of Tibet. Gorgeous.
- 25 July 2008 : Greenhouse (No Comments)
The sweat in his eyes blurred his vision, making it almost impossible to see through the leaves and branches. Across the greenhouse the twin fans slowly whirled to life again, [More...]
- 18 July 2008 : Dreams and Tears (No Comments)
Last night I had a dream that shook me... My grandfather holds the steering wheel too-tight in his liver-marked and frail hands. My grandmother sits beside me in the back seat [More...]
- 3 July 2008 : Amazing Talent (No Comments)
Pat sent me a link, after watching it I decided to post it and share what I think is an amazing talent. I wish I could do that... it always makes [More...]
- 12 June 2008 : What Makes Us Special? (2 Comments)
I was sitting in my office today and I wondered what it is that sets me apart from you or the rest of the planet. My name is 'Matthew Williamson', [More...]
- 6 June 2008 : Atalanta’s Quest, Part Two (1 Comment)
(This is part two in a three part story line. Atalanta's Quest Part One is here.) Atalanta stood alone on the beach, watching the ship sail from the shore, when [More...]
- 4 June 2008 : Beautiful Video (1 Comment)
I found this on vimeo and just wanted to show it to you. ETERNAL BUDDHA from K on Vimeo.
- 30 May 2008 : Twilight’s Dark Dream (1 Comment)
In twilight's dark dream With angels watching us sleep Take hold day breaks
- 27 May 2008 : For Love of Darkness (No Comments)
Let drop the anchor pull in the sails damp the lantern this night is done for me Darkness, wicked lover of lonely souls, caresses me I sleep upon the waves of illusion and do dream Angels [More...]
- 18 May 2008 : 312 Any Street (No Comments)
Love was walking away again, chasing it wasn't an option this time. For maybe the first time since he could remember, he was worth more than this. He [More...]
- 15 May 2008 : Dreaming About Tomorrow (No Comments)
I had a dream last night that made me write this: I see a future where the roads are self-healing where the roads are a giant solar collecting grid spanning cities, states [More...]
- 30 April 2008 : The Food Crisis And Suffering (No Comments)
I do not normally just offer links to other information sources, but this is so important I want everyone to read it and try to understand it. The world [More...]
- 29 April 2008 : For Meleia (No Comments)
I was dreaming about tomorrow Floating to the ground on a parachute of cellophane Trees in my face as I try to put my feet down Leonard Cohen singing in my head, telling me [More...]
- 8 March 2008 : It’s Simple Really, Animals Are Not Food (9 Comments)
On January 3, 2007, the leader of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, made a strong statement against eating meat within his monasteries [More...]
- 23 February 2008 : Energy, Time and Understanding (2 Comments)
In that timeless moment when the multiverse erupted from a single point in non-space, when all that we see today was only pure energy; was there a remnant of thought [More...]
- 20 February 2008 : A Nameless One Walks (2 Comments)
The stars are shining, billions strong in the pure black night sky. No fires are lit, no candles light the path to the sacred place this night; tonight is [More...]
- 10 February 2008 : Meditations on Now and Suchness (3 Comments)
I have rarely experienced the "now". I am usually thinking about the past and all too often fantasizing about the future; both of which are without merit. I vividly remember [More...]
- 3 February 2008 : Out of the Ashes (1 Comment)
Memories stir. Her name, lost to the ages, echoes to her like a mantra. The voice that quietly, reverently, says her name over and over, is so familiar, [More...]
- 25 January 2008 : Lost In The Crowd (1 Comment)
The crowd gathering in the bazaar had been steadily increasing all morning. Among them, Captain Dianna Mitchell lurked quietly in the background unnoticed by the throngs of pedestrians moving around her. Being of [More...]
- 21 January 2008 : The Free-fall (1 Comment)
The free-fall had always been her favorite part. It was a feeling of complete serenity, excited anticipation, and the sickeningly sweet touch of fear that she could never shake [More...]
- 16 January 2008 : Target Acquired (No Comments)
Standing securely on the limb of the pine tree he was invisible. Like smoke on a moonless night, his profile was masked within the Loblolly needles, invisible to the [More...]
- 15 January 2008 : SymbioTech Operations Manual (No Comments)
Excerpt from Dark Ops SymbioTech Operations Manual: Introduction Welcome to the Dark Ops SymbioTech Operations Manual. In this opening section we will take a high level look at the world's [More...]
- 9 January 2008 : Awakening (No Comments)
She sits on the edge of the hotel bed, her eyes glazed over as the data stream fuels her anger. Suspended in the air before her is cacophony of [More...]
- 4 January 2008 : Smoklahoma (Feature Story from 1994) (No Comments)
Note: I wrote this in 1994 for my college newspaper. I found it again this morning and thought I would post it here. He sits at a small wooden table, [More...]
- 2 January 2008 : The Goddess (No Comments)
Note: A good friend of mine sent this to me out of the blue, and it is wonderful and amazing. I am blessed to have read it. Thereupon, Manjusri, the [More...]
- 22 December 2007 : 113 Thoughts from the Buddha (No Comments)
1. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. 2. He is able who thinks he is able. 3. Believe nothing, no matter where you [More...]
- 20 December 2007 : MacBook Pro -- Too Much To Ask For? (3 Comments)
I was talking to a friend about something I want last night. It is a large expense and one I would not normally lavish upon myself when I can [More...]
- 13 December 2007 : The Trail (No Comments)
I wrote this one February 25, 1994, I just thought I would post it to show how my style has or has not changed; you decide. One word of [More...]
- 4 December 2007 : Atalanta’s Quest, Part One (4 Comments)
For a timeless moment she stood there, swaying to and fro, dizzy, and disoriented. Her toes dug into warm sand and she could feel a gentle breeze upon her [More...]