Winter 2018 – Holiday Message from Old Earth Wisdom
Winter 2018 – Holiday Message from Old Earth Wisdom Duty: assuming all tasks can betray arrogance. The idea that we can know what… Read More »Winter 2018 – Holiday Message from Old Earth Wisdom
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ADVANCED TEACHING: Living Without a Storyline
The field of boundless emptiness (unconditioned love) is what exists from the very beginning. You must purify, cure, grind down, or brush away all the… Read More »ADVANCED TEACHING: Living Without a Storyline
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It’s Broken
Some time ago I heard this story….told by a Buddhist teacher. She with several others went on a trip to Southeast Asia to work with… Read More »It’s Broken
SOMETHING NEW
Please SCROLL DOWN to the BOTTOM of the Page ____ ZATMA offers something new for those who’d like to stay in touch. Receive notices of new essays and… Read More »SOMETHING NEW
Introduction to Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen and the Traceless Mind by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen is the most common practice taught in China to enter the gateless gate of Zen. It consists “simply” in the recitation of… Read More »Introduction to Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen and the Traceless Mind by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
This is an ancient method used in Chan practice. It is a question asked over and over again and in all circumstances, such… Read More »The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
Detachment and McCormack’s “Selling Heaven” by Ming Zhen Shakya
“Detachment and Selling Heaven” is a memorable essay by Ming Zhen Shakya….it resounds on many levels like the sound of a gong being struck. Her exquisite understanding of the Irish tenor who is seemlingly forever drowning himself in sentiment, leaving many to go the grave soaking wet and her brilliant understanding of the attachment involved and the well-placed observance of the poems, especially McCormack’s, The Portrait.
Well worth the read!
