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October 2017

October 12, 2017

Mirror of Zen: Part 1

There is only one thing from the beginning, bright and mysterious. Unborn, undying, indescribable. Many...

October 10, 2017

Marshall (movie review)

So, this is obviously not the kind of thing I normally write about. In the...

October 08, 2017

Mirror of Zen by So Sahn: Introduction

The Mirror of Zen is a text that was written by a teacher named So...

October 04, 2017

Formless Practice: Just Sitting

I'm writing about a formless meditation practice. This is a practice that doesn't involve reciting...

October 01, 2017

Wisdom of The Mountains (Book Review)

Wisdom of the Mountains is a giant book, much bigger than I expected when I...

September 2017

September 25, 2017

Why the Buddha Matters

He was an ordinary person. He didn't claim to be special.

September 21, 2017

Chanting: What Is It Good For?

Chanting is a practice that exists in most of the Buddhist world. It's often used...

September 19, 2017

Faith in Mind: Rest and Suchness

Stop activity and there is no activity; When activity stops, there is no rest. Since...

September 17, 2017

Faith In Mind: Oneness and Duality

One thing is not different from another. The deluded mind clings to whatever it desires....

September 14, 2017

Faith in Mind: Being Natural

Let it go and be spontaneous, Experience no going or staying. Accord with your nature,...

September 11, 2017

Faith in Mind: Comparisons and Anxiety

Not seeing fine or coarse, How can there be any bias? Fine or coarse refers...

September 08, 2017

Faith in Mind: Unifying the Mind with Silence

Merely stagnating in duality, How can you recognize oneness? If you fail to penetrate oneness,...

September 05, 2017

Faith in Mind: Beginning the Practice

The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither...

September 01, 2017

Faith in Mind: Introduction

Faith In Mind is a long poem about Enlightenment. It was written by the third...

August 2017

August 24, 2017

Stress

We often think of stress as something that happens to us, something out there that...

August 22, 2017

Great American Eclipse: Expectations and Wonder

"Listen to the love letters sent by the wind and the rain; the snow and...

August 07, 2017

Close Knit Sanghas?

Having a spiritual community is really important. And I wonder if we’re lacking that area...

August 01, 2017

Waking Up

Awakening and freedom. That's what the path is all about. Enlightenment really just means awareness,...

July 2017

July 20, 2017

Lojong Point 7: Guidelines

This point has to do with how we go further in our day to day...

July 14, 2017

Lojong Point 6: Disciplines

This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of wisdom, prajnaparamita. They are connected...

July 10, 2017

Lojong Point 5: Evaluation

This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of meditation. We are beginning to...

July 07, 2017

Lojong Point 4: Make Practice Your Life

This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of diligence. Diligence means that we...

July 02, 2017

Lojong Point 3: Bad Circumstances are the Path

This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of patience. This represents our forbearance,...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

Lojong Point Two: Training in Bodhicitta

This is where things really start. The way of the Bodhisattva is the way of...

June 23, 2017

Lojong Point One: Train in the Preliminaries

POINT ONE: Train in the Preliminaries 1)Resolve to Begin This involves everything that has led...

June 20, 2017

What Is Lojong?

Lojong is a set of techiniques for training the mind. These techniques are designed to...

June 08, 2017

The Only Zen You Can Find….

"The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Emptiness and Meditation

Contemplating emptiness can be a meditative experience, if we can get into a goalless mindset,...

May 03, 2017

Quieting the Mind

It's so hard to become quiet and still in a busy world. Some people come...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Awakening With Breathing

Following the Breath This technique has been around for a long time. It is almost...

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