January 2020 – Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun

Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 2

by Yao Xiang Shakya
January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Notice – Two Points. Please read PART 1 first, then come back and read this, PART 2. Thank you. 2. Before we jump in further, it is important to ask a question. Don’t skip the…

Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 1

by Yao Xiang Shakya
January 29, 2020February 2, 2020

Welcome Dear Friends. This piece may be longer than most of what ZATMA posts. But it is hot off the heart – heated up by the Divine Mother of Time – of Birth and…

Zen Through the Camera’s Lens

by Yao Xiang Shakya
January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

The film 1917 tells the story of two British soldiers in the trenches of France who are ordered by their superiors to travel on foot to a distant part of British-held territory with written…

What Do You Turn to When You Need Help

by Yao Xiang Shakya
January 13, 2020

Bleary Doubled 2020 by Fly This is often known as your source of refuge. It comes when you are at your wits end and you need to refer to something or someone wiser than…

ALL MR. PATHAK EVER WANTED WAS PEACE, AND IT SEEMED AS IF HE SPENT ALL HIS FREE TIME TRYING TO FIND IT.

by Yao Xiang Shakya
January 1, 2020January 1, 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR. 2020.
Here is a short essay on what you might work on in 2020 by asking yourself if you want peace. If you do, where and what and how do you act to get it. If you are like Mr. Pathak, you might want it but find you can’t seem to find it. Mr. Pathak may be able to help you out – give you some clue on what might be keeping you restless and miserable. Good, good luck.