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February 16, 2021Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays, Essays by Yao Xiang Shakya, Uncategorized

I have for some time, viewed many of the essays sent in and finally thought possibly I would send something in …

February 10, 2021Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays, Uncategorized

The Subcaster EM Cairn © 2017 It was a hard day – like most. The ground felt as though it …

Don’t be afraid to experience what shows up. It is your life.

January 29, 2021Yao Xiang ShakyaUncategorized

Consider how you might understand the nature of what comes your way. Instead of reacting to what shows up, contemplate …

Work as Devotion; It’s All About Attention

January 15, 2021Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue, Essays by Yao Xiang Shakya

WAIT! May I Have Your Attention? Getting off track and daydreaming or entering a scattered mind state seems like …

January 5, 2021Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Ming Zhen Shakya

Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on….Expectations & Martin Buber Ming Zhen Shakya speaks…On Expectations Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY What …

90 Days of Silence

December 24, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue

May we with all beings realize the emptiness of the three wheels, giver, receiver and gift. Language helps us understand …

The Will to Choose

December 5, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEnglish, Essays by Lao Hue Shakya

Work! Your Hair is on Fire! Don’t say, “I DON’T HAVE TIME!” Those words do not encourage, they deflate and …

November 25, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue

Sacrifice Innumerable Sacrifices A Daily Practice of Devotion Let’s start with a chant, Innumerable Sacrifices. Innumerable sacrifices brought us …

Remembrance of Karma Yoga

November 10, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue, Essays by Yao Xiang Shakya, Lao Hue Shakya

Hell is empty… and all the devils are here. The Tempest, Shakespeare This fellow Shakespeare knew a thing or two. …

The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There

October 23, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue

The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There It is just a matter of hitting the bell, closing the door, lighting …

Someone Asked. And the Answer is: Right Understanding

October 17, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays by Fashi Lao Yue

Right Understanding. Let me begin with a definition of right understanding. It is a teaching of the Eightfold Path …

Old Age is a Boon

October 4, 2020Yao Xiang ShakyaEssays, Essays by Fashi Lao Yue, Lao Hue Shakya, Uncategorized

Remembrance of Aging The Four Boons of Aging. My hope is to pull the door open, even if it is …