Night Sitting (a koan)
The hermit doesn’t sleep at nightIn love with the blue of thevacant moon.The cool of the breezeThat rustles the treesRustles her too. Ching An (1851… Read More »Night Sitting (a koan)
SAVE THE DATE: “Wheel of the Year Celebration: Samhain — October 31, 2026”
Please join us to celebrate Samhain, when the veils between the Worlds are the most thin. We will be telling the story of Innana’s descent… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: “Wheel of the Year Celebration: Samhain — October 31, 2026”
How Can You Really Practice the Way to Enlightenment?
Supreme enlightenment is not for oneself, not for others, not for fame, not for gain. To nevertheless seek unexcelled enlightenment wholeheartedly and single mindedly, preserving… Read More »How Can You Really Practice the Way to Enlightenment?
The Autumn Colors of the Thousand Peaks
The years of a lifetime are a flash of lightning; who clings to objects? They are empty through and through. Even if you care for… Read More »The Autumn Colors of the Thousand Peaks
Whose Son is This?
Young as he was, Lord Tungcame and went in the Emperor’s palace.His blouse was pale and yellow of gosling down;his face and figure were fine… Read More »Whose Son is This?
SAVE THE DATE: “In the Telling: A Poetry Reading by Larry Ollivier” Friday, October 23
Join us for an evening of poetry with Larry Ollivier…Larry considers himself a poet of place, his work is rooted in the natural world. He… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: “In the Telling: A Poetry Reading by Larry Ollivier” Friday, October 23
To Bloom
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Ninreprinted… Read More »To Bloom
The Taoteching #26
The heavy is the root of the light;The still is the master of unrest.Therefore, the sage, traveling all day,Does not lose sight of his baggage.Though… Read More »The Taoteching #26
SAVE THE DATE: Transforming Reactivity through the Four Noble Truths
Join meditation and deep ecology facilitator Darvesha MacDonald on Three consecutive Thursdays starting October 15, 2026 from 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m. About the Class :Darvesha will be… Read More »SAVE THE DATE: Transforming Reactivity through the Four Noble Truths
Accept Now
A simple but radical spiritual practice is to accept whatever arises in the Now — both within and without. Eckhart Tollefrom Stillness SpeaksChapter: The Now