Killing by visiting writer Sophia Meyer-Greene
Imaginative. Evocative. Lingering. Has Sophia Meyer-Greene tapped into our universal trait in her new flash fiction…. Killing “It has to be done,” she writes. “It has to.” She asserts. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Killing By Sophia… Killing by visiting writer Sophia Meyer-Greene
Mystical Zen by Ming Zhen Shakya
On Zenmar’s Presentation of The Sutta on Antecedentness by Breath by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY (Majjhima Nikaya 3.82 Translated by Ven. Shakya Aryanatta. From The Authorized Dark Zen Meditation Manual of Buddhism.) The question has long… Mystical Zen by Ming Zhen Shakya
It’s Broken
Some time ago I heard this story….told by a Buddhist teacher. She with several others went on a trip to Southeast Asia to work with Theravada Buddhist monks. When they arrived they were shown to… It’s Broken
Our Deepest Condolences to Our Former Abbot John
Abbot John’s dearest wife, Nanci died on New Year’s Eve after a long struggle with illness. Dear Abbot John, We send you our deepest condolences on the wings of two poems from masters who offer what… Our Deepest Condolences to Our Former Abbot John
SOMETHING NEW
Please SCROLL DOWN to the BOTTOM of the Page ____ ZATMA offers something new for those who’d like to stay in touch. Receive notices of new essays and news from ZATMA when they are posted. Scroll down to… SOMETHING NEW
Spiritual Travels: What Brought Me to Here, A Monk’s Training Log
This draft attempts to describe some of my strongest tendencies and activities primarily during my adult life. This initial effort may include assertions and observations that are fanciful, incomplete, or perhaps untrue. I have found… Spiritual Travels: What Brought Me to Here, A Monk’s Training Log
ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya
And now if any be ignorant, let him be ignorant. I know not what more to say and not transgress the Silence of Pythagoras.” – Sir Isaac Newton, Alchemical manuscript, The Regimen (MSS 1032B RB… ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya