ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR ZEN STUDENT
The basic elements of life are not unlike the basic elements of Zen practice. To become one with Zen is to uncover the fundamental truths… Read More »ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR ZEN STUDENT
Yao Xiang Shakya
I have for some time, viewed many of the essays sent in and finally thought possibly I would send something in that possibly may be of… Read More »
The Subcaster EM Cairn © 2017 It was a hard day – like most. The ground felt as though it was on an uphill incline… Read More »
Don’t be afraid to experience what shows up. It is your life.
Consider how you might understand the nature of what comes your way. Instead of reacting to what shows up, contemplate the nature of it. It… Read More »Don’t be afraid to experience what shows up. It is your life.
Work as Devotion; It’s All About Attention
WAIT! May I Have Your Attention? Getting off track and daydreaming or entering a scattered mind state seems like an epidemic. From screen watching… Read More »Work as Devotion; It’s All About Attention
Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on….Expectations & Martin Buber Ming Zhen Shakya speaks…On Expectations Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY What backsliding is to religious conversion,… Read More »
90 Days of Silence
May we with all beings realize the emptiness of the three wheels, giver, receiver and gift. Language helps us understand but it does not take… Read More »90 Days of Silence
The Will to Choose
Work! Your Hair is on Fire! Don’t say, “I DON’T HAVE TIME!” Those words do not encourage, they deflate and burden the mind. It is,… Read More »The Will to Choose
Sacrifice Innumerable Sacrifices A Daily Practice of Devotion Let’s start with a chant, Innumerable Sacrifices. Innumerable sacrifices brought us this food; We consider how… Read More »
Remembrance of Karma Yoga
Hell is empty… and all the devils are here. The Tempest, Shakespeare This fellow Shakespeare knew a thing or two. The line comes from the… Read More »Remembrance of Karma Yoga
The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There
The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There It is just a matter of hitting the bell, closing the door, lighting a candle. In the past… Read More »The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There
Someone Asked. And the Answer is: Right Understanding
Right Understanding. Let me begin with a definition of right understanding. It is a teaching of the Eightfold Path and is considered the root… Read More »Someone Asked. And the Answer is: Right Understanding