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Please Help Us Fill Our Prayer Wheel!

Please Help Us Fill Our Prayer Wheel! You can help fill the Prayer Wheel by sharing this post: Silver City needs a prayer wheel for… Read More »Please Help Us Fill Our Prayer Wheel!

From 101 Zen Stories: A Buddha

From 101 Zen Stories: A Buddha In Tokyo in the Meiji era there lived two prominent teachers of opposite characteristics. One, Unsho, an instructor in… Read More »From 101 Zen Stories: A Buddha

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Our Truly Valuable Capabilities: Perception, Intuition, Imagination, and Creativity

Our Truly Valuable Capabilities: Perception, Intuition, Imagination, and Creativity Over the years, I have said many times that the lessons in this book are not… Read More »Our Truly Valuable Capabilities: Perception, Intuition, Imagination, and Creativity

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Using Emptiness to Justify Abandoning Everyday Responsibilities

Using Emptiness to Justify Abandoning Everyday Responsibilities The recognition of emptiness does not mean that we walk away from our roles in society, or live… Read More »Using Emptiness to Justify Abandoning Everyday Responsibilities

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Learning to Draw a Boon to Happiness?

Learning to Draw a Boon to Happiness? In 1969, perceptual psychologist Rudolf Arnheim, one of the most widely read and respected scientists of the twentieth… Read More »Learning to Draw a Boon to Happiness?

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What is Emptiness?

What is Emptiness? What is Emptiness? “Emptiness refers to the fact that things are not as solid and real as they seem. Something that we… Read More »What is Emptiness?

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Tender Heart Is Part of Nature’s Design

Tender Heart Is Part of Nature’s Design Even the happiness that people seek from religion doesn’t amount to much in the absence of tsewa. Muslims,… Read More »Tender Heart Is Part of Nature’s Design

Awakening from the Prison of Samsara

Awakening from the Prison of Samsara She is awake. The victory is hers, She has conquered the world. How can she lose the way Who… Read More »Awakening from the Prison of Samsara

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Touching the Ultimate Dimension of Reality

Touching the Ultimate Dimension of Reality The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When our mindfulness embraces those we love, they… Read More »Touching the Ultimate Dimension of Reality

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Is Surrendering Frightening?

Is Surrendering Frightening? Touching nirvana, touching the ultimate dimension, is a total and unconditional surrender to God. If the wave knows that its ground of… Read More »Is Surrendering Frightening?