The Last Resort: Hell Number 1. One evening after work, I was going to my car when I saw three kids playing in the alley. This alley isn’t much of a playground, there’s a dumpster,… In This Field – Everything is a Story
24 Hours A day consists of 24 hours. A life consists of many days; each one made up of 24 hours. Those hours are hired guns to keep us in line. We hired them thinking… Time? Time? Time?
Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear. William Shakespeare I see worry as a seeking for a result, a particular result. It goes out into the ocean of possibilities with a… WORRY, WORRY, WORRY
Preliminary to the solemn ceremony in which students of the Buddha take vows to uphold the moral precepts of this spiritual path, students first sew a robe. There is a sewing teacher to guide the… Take the Stitches Out: Repairing the Robe of Our Lives
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… Don’t Talk About the Mistakes of Others
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… The Egg Tooth
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… Threads Beginning
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… The Human Condition