Brittney Hartley’s Views on Feminine Spirituality “I learned from the holy texts in the west that God with his male pronouns is the one who… Read More »Brittney Hartley’s Views on Feminine Spirituality
Awakening to Connectedness In Zen practice we are fond of not knowing. The not-knowing mind is the mind that knows that all phenomena, in being… Read More »Awakening to Connectedness
The Most Valuable Thing in the World Sozan, a Chinese Zen master, was asked by a student: “What is the most valuable thing in the… Read More »The Most Valuable Thing in the World
Pain is not Suffering In Buddhism, suffering means suffering of the mind, suffering that comes from the way we take things. Physical suffering is not preventable:… Read More »Pain is not Suffering
Rise and Fly! Swans rise and fly toward the sun. What magic! So do the pure conquer the armies of illusion. And rise and fly.… Read More »Rise and Fly!
Everything is Love and Nothing But Love They say that wisdom (the faculty that cognizes emptiness) and compassion are like the wings of a great… Read More »Everything is Love and Nothing But Love
Is There a Benefit to Meditation Training? Though there are three fundamental forms of suffering, as mentioned above, the ups and downs of daily life… Read More »Is There a Benefit to Meditation Training?
Respect and Courtesy for the Oldest A short while later… it happened that Shariputra travelled with The Buddha and various of the Brothers to Savatthi.… Read More »Respect and Courtesy for the Oldest
Like Clouds But it is the taste of emptiness in the body, spirit, and emotions that has meant the most to me. Knowing that what… Read More »Like Clouds
Beyond Sorrow and Regret [In the latter stages of The Buddha’s life,] he continued to carry about with him the same serene peace and unperturbable… Read More »Beyond Sorrow and Regret
