Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 2
Notice – Two Points. Please read PART 1 first, then come back and read this, PART 2. Thank you. 2. Before we jump in further,… Read More »Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 2
Yao Xiang Shakya
Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 1
Welcome Dear Friends. This piece may be longer than most of what ZATMA posts. But it is hot off the heart – heated up… Read More »Playing at Paste…Until Qualified for Pearl – PART 1
Zen Through the Camera’s Lens
The film 1917 tells the story of two British soldiers in the trenches of France who are ordered by their superiors to travel on… Read More »Zen Through the Camera’s Lens
What Do You Turn to When You Need Help
Bleary Doubled 2020 by Fly This is often known as your source of refuge. It comes when you are at your wits end and… Read More »What Do You Turn to When You Need Help
ALL MR. PATHAK EVER WANTED WAS PEACE, AND IT SEEMED AS IF HE SPENT ALL HIS FREE TIME TRYING TO FIND IT.
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.
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
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.