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Book 1 Daily Devotion
A Single Thread
Be Susceptible to Dharma; That Which Holds Everything Together
A Tale for the Disenchanted Getting Out of the Disenchantment of Entanglement Here’s the ticket to get out of entanglements: be ready to… Read More »Be Susceptible to Dharma; That Which Holds Everything Together
Precepts
Three Pure Precepts Cease from harm. Cultivate awareness. Purify the mind. Ten Grave Precepts I vow not to kill. I vow not to take what… Read More »Precepts
The World is Too Much with Us – A five-week retreat
Facing Everything Zen Buddhist Training Right Here. Right There. It is essential that we are able and open to respond to everything and everyone without… Read More »The World is Too Much with Us – A five-week retreat
The World is Too Much with Us
The World is Too Much with Us I feel the weight press against my chest. It comes from some twisted expectation. I am sure you… Read More »The World is Too Much with Us
Welcome a NEW Monk!
Old Monk Flowering 老和尚开花 Lǎo héshàng kāihuā shakya We are happy to welcome a new monk (unsui) to A Single Thread | Contemplative Order of… Read More »Welcome a NEW Monk!
About A Single Thread
A Single Thread –Contemplative[1] Order of Hsu Yun We are practicing Zen Buddhist contemplatives – living simply, turning away from the busy world, seeking the Dharma… Read More »About A Single Thread
Friday Afternoon OPEN Meditation on ZOOM
Zen Buddhist Contemplatives Order of Hsu Yun A Single Thread invites you to join us for silent meditation on ZOOM. The schedule is as follows:… Read More »Friday Afternoon OPEN Meditation on ZOOM
Innumerable Sacrifices
Innumerable Sacrifices A Daily Practice of Devotion Let’s start with a chant, Innumerable Sacrifices. Innumerable sacrifices brought us this food; We consider how it comes… Read More »Innumerable Sacrifices
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… Read More »The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There