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Don’t Talk About the Mistakes of Others

    Don’t talk about the mistakes of others. The key to this precept is to STOP! Stop talking about others and particularly about the mistakes of others. BUT…we love to talk about others. Yeah…that… 

The Egg Tooth

    Sometimes when we begin on the Zen path, a teacher will describe the relationship between a Zen student and a Zen teacher in deceptively simple terms. We may be told that the Zen… 

Remember

  The mind is the forerunner of all things. Whatever we put our mind on is what we identify ourselves as.If we put our mind on the things of the world, we identify ourselves as… 

Threads Beginning

  The most beneficial method is simple, “go slow and practice.” Read the material slowly. Don’t risk missing something by hurrying. I suggest you get a practice book to write in. Write in your own… 

The Human Condition

Part One Please download the video to watch.      IMG_0474 Rather than explain the video, please study it and notice what you see. Then, ask yourself what does the video express about the human condition? Part… 

Woman with a Pink Message

The Woman with a Pink looks as if she has received a message in the form of a pink flower. The flower looks roughed; a bit worn. What is the meaning? She gazes off to contemplate the… 

Dog Zen – We Love Everyone

  See What is There We continue to look and see what is coming into view. When the precepts come together we see our daily labor. We begin with the reminder do no harm, cultivate… 

Beginners

Where Do I Begin? This question is layered in that it refers to both the material realm as well as the spiritual. In this instance, I will address a method of knowing where to begin… 

Mind-Stuff

Listen. Understand. Practice. Again. Again. Again. Do this all day long. ardent (adj.) early 14c., of alcoholic distillates, brandy (ardent spirits), etc., from Old French ardant “burning, hot; zealous” (13c.), from Latin ardentem (nominative ardens) “glowing, fiery, hot, ablaze,” also used… 

Have Few Desires Number ONE

Cooped Up? A Good Time for the Eight Awarenesses – First of Eight by Yao Xiang Shakya March 22, 2020 Have Few Desires   In late winter the sugar ants arrive, uninvited.  We first notice one…