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October 2017

October 12, 2017
There is only one thing from the beginning, bright and mysterious. Unborn, undying, indescribable. Many...
October 10, 2017
So, this is obviously not the kind of thing I normally write about. In the...
October 08, 2017
The Mirror of Zen is a text that was written by a teacher named So...
October 04, 2017
I'm writing about a formless meditation practice. This is a practice that doesn't involve reciting...
October 01, 2017
Wisdom of the Mountains is a giant book, much bigger than I expected when I...

September 2017

September 25, 2017
He was an ordinary person. He didn't claim to be special.
September 21, 2017
Chanting is a practice that exists in most of the Buddhist world. It's often used...
September 19, 2017
Stop activity and there is no activity; When activity stops, there is no rest. Since...
September 17, 2017
One thing is not different from another. The deluded mind clings to whatever it desires....
September 14, 2017
Let it go and be spontaneous, Experience no going or staying. Accord with your nature,...
September 11, 2017
Not seeing fine or coarse, How can there be any bias? Fine or coarse refers...
September 08, 2017
Merely stagnating in duality, How can you recognize oneness? If you fail to penetrate oneness,...
September 05, 2017
The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither...
September 01, 2017
Faith In Mind is a long poem about Enlightenment. It was written by the third...

August 2017

August 24, 2017
We often think of stress as something that happens to us, something out there that...
August 22, 2017
"Listen to the love letters sent by the wind and the rain; the snow and...
August 07, 2017
Having a spiritual community is really important. And I wonder if we’re lacking that area...
August 01, 2017
Awakening and freedom. That's what the path is all about. Enlightenment really just means awareness,...

July 2017

July 20, 2017
This point has to do with how we go further in our day to day...
July 14, 2017
This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of wisdom, prajnaparamita. They are connected...
July 10, 2017
This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of meditation. We are beginning to...
July 07, 2017
This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of diligence. Diligence means that we...
July 02, 2017
This group of slogans is connected with the perfection of patience. This represents our forbearance,...

June 2017

June 27, 2017
This is where things really start. The way of the Bodhisattva is the way of...
June 23, 2017
POINT ONE: Train in the Preliminaries 1)Resolve to Begin This involves everything that has led...
June 20, 2017
Lojong is a set of techiniques for training the mind. These techniques are designed to...
June 08, 2017
"The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you...

May 2017

May 30, 2017
Contemplating emptiness can be a meditative experience, if we can get into a goalless mindset,...
May 03, 2017
It's so hard to become quiet and still in a busy world. Some people come...

April 2017

April 28, 2017
Following the Breath This technique has been around for a long time. It is almost...
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