Not Giving a Rat’s Ass
In Honor of My Teacher. OM NAMO GURU DEV NAMO I remember the bowing, lighting candles, unfolding the zagu A distant form – empty.… Read More »Not Giving a Rat’s Ass
Essays by Yao Xiang Shakya
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
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
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
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.
Short & Quick ZEN
If there is leakage of views, the intellect does not stir from its fixed position – and falls into the poisonous sea. … Read More »Short & Quick ZEN
