Doing It Right
Earlier this summer, I took vows to live my life as a Zen monk. In a dawn ritual, my head was shaved, I received a hand-sewn robe and a new name, Old Fire Skyward. I… Doing It Right
Opowieść 33: Mistrz Zen i Ewangelie
Opowieść o tym, jak zerwać toksyczne (i nie tylko) relacje. Wszystkie jednak relacje są trochę toksyczne, ponieważ wiążąc nas z innymi ludźmi, „wiążą nas” dosłownie. A każde związanie przeszkadza na ścieżce duchowej. Naszym bowiem celem jest wyswobodzenie się z więzów, a nie dokładanie kolejnych…
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REMIXED – Who Are You?
Sinner – Emerging Buddha? OK. You’ve Made Mistakes. You Feel Like a Failure. You’re not alone; small comfort! Who are you? I can’t say for certain, but maybe the religious leaders of the world… REMIXED – Who Are You?
Telephone Atrocities and Other Crimes Against Nature
HELLO? HELLO? ARE YOU THERE? ANYONE THERE? AM I TALKING TO MYSELF? Am I Talking to Myself FLY 2018 He tried to warn us. We wouldn’t listen. Just… Telephone Atrocities and Other Crimes Against Nature
Looking at the Cloth and How it is Put Together – Finding the Flawless Silk
I see you look only at the constructions of the I-ego and end up thinking and believing that those constructions are who you are. But that is a superficial examination of who you… Looking at the Cloth and How it is Put Together – Finding the Flawless Silk
It’s a Jungle of Faith
Shraddha – Confident Faith We take in our life through our sense doors. We see what is there and we see what is missing. When I contemplate my parents I know I do not… It’s a Jungle of Faith
The Capacity to Open
We all have some capacity to be open, to both give and receive. Sometimes, however, we close down and are unable to give and receive. This closed down state often says, “I know… The Capacity to Open
Seeking Truth by Ming Zhen Shakya
For Andrej People who write homilies and other spiritual tracts have a wish list: We’d like a license to skew our grammatical constructions to allow for amphiboly. Ah… to be as oracularly correct as Delphi.… Seeking Truth by Ming Zhen Shakya
ADVANCED TEACHING: Living Without a Storyline
The field of boundless emptiness (unconditioned love) is what exists from the very beginning. You must purify, cure, grind down, or brush away all the tendencies (to construct a story) you have fabricated into apparent… ADVANCED TEACHING: Living Without a Storyline
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please Welcome a NEW Monk!
Old Fire Lao Huo Shakya We are happy to welcome a new monk (unsui) to A Single Thread | Contemplative Order of Hsu Yun. The Dharma ceremony took place this month in Evanston, Illinois,… ANNOUNCEMENT: Please Welcome a NEW Monk!
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