The Orange County Register recently ran a great profile of Kusala Bhikshu, the Buddhist monk who serves a chaplain for the Garden Grove Police Department.

Many thanks to Danny Fisher for pointing me to this piece.

Also, for the uninitiated, Kusala Bhikshu’s website Urban Dharma is a must-visit. His podcast is terrific as well.

Knowing things can be a hindrance. I’ve always sort of had this inkling but I’ve never been able to articulate it. This morning I came across a blog posting on “Success Begins Today” that helps clear things up for me.

Yet what usually happens… Most people start from the outside (knowledge) and try to work inwards (center) only to find that there isn’t a core at all.

This describes some aspects of myself. In some areas I’ve labored to start by finding and operating from core or center. Other ares I’ve leaned too heavily on my knowing power. The difference seems to be this dependence on knowledge rather than experience.

Good stuff. Zen strikes from the oddest places sometimes. I’ll have to sit with this more.