Saying Goodbye to 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, let’s take some time to consider all the attachments we have nourished, all the ego-masks we have… Read More »Saying Goodbye to 2019
Essays
THE HABIT OF SEEKING TRUTH by Ming Zhen Shakya
It seems fitting that during the week the President of the United States was impeached by the House of representatives, that we return to Ming Zhen’s essay on The Habit of Seeking Truth. A few read throughs might enliven you to several periods of self-examination on what your personal duty is right in the middle of the life you live. It’s my hope, anyway. Enjoy!
The Road to There is Here
This image reminded me that I have been a seeker since I was a young girl. My seeking ties me to all humans who yearn to be set free of their human bondage, to be released from sorrow and alienation, to be united with wisdom, safety and divine care. As we begin to emerge from the fog of the human pursuit of happiness, we re-member this core impulse. Then we begin to trust that our impulse to seek the divine is leading us somewhere. We realize it can be leaned on, the energy of our yearning like fuel for our engine of transformation.
THE FRONT FELL OFF
Below is a link that I wholeheartedly recommend watching; especially for advanced students. It is both brilliant in its execution and spiritually illuminating. It may… Read More »THE FRONT FELL OFF
It is ridiculous to be sucked up into the material world of delusion
Do Not Let the Manifestations of the Material World Obscure the Truth of Being It is ridiculous to be sucked up into the material world… Read More »It is ridiculous to be sucked up into the material world of delusion
To Walk Invisible, A Zen Parable
Spiritual work, like the artistic journey of the Bronte sisters who would become some of the world’s most respected authors, begins…and continues…with opening doors. To make great art or to cultivate Buddha Mind, one begins by naming that which is hidden. “Turn around the light to shine within,” * says the ancient text. To shine the light of awareness, to tell the truth of how life is not conforming to our hopes and dreams and find the courage to name it: In “To Walk Invisible,” this truth-telling is the tension-filled opening story line of the two-hour drama.
Short & Quick ZEN
If there is leakage of views, the intellect does not stir from its fixed position – and falls into the poisonous sea. … Read More »Short & Quick ZEN
Chapter Two – The Human Dilemma
Chapter Two looks at the very heart of our dilemma – it is simple – we are caught in the divided delusion of right and wrong, good and bad – this divided mind keeps us from looking at the Source; the Oneness beyond words. Until we look and know the Source for ourselves, we will endlessly suffer; moving the rocks around in the river’s flow – trying to get it just right.
