The Taoteching #24 Who tiptoes doesn’t stand who strides doesn’t walk who watches himself doesn’t appear who displays himself doesn’t flourish who flatters himself achieves… Read More »The Taoteching #24

How Can We See Our Own Inner Goodness? If we can take in whatever comes our way with equanimity, we begin to see our own… Read More »How Can We See Our Own Inner Goodness?

Is External Validation Real? It is natural to want positive feedback, but we veer off the rails when we blindly chase it, when we do… Read More »Is External Validation Real?

On Nirvana And what is Nirvana? The Master [The Buddha] seldom talked to us of Nirvana. He had no need to do so, for all… Read More »On Nirvana

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