Looking Beyond the Profane
We may own things, we may do things — without suffering as long as we do not rely on the profane… Read More »Looking Beyond the Profane
A Single Thread
Undertow
Submerged in the rippling water, My toes gently sink into the sand. I step into the next wave, And feel a strong pull as it… Read More »Undertow
Tell the Truth
Tell the Truth In order to tell the Truth we need to know what it is. In Zen there are the facts or our views… Read More »Tell the Truth
Mutiny on the Bounty: A Spiritual Remix
Mutiny on the Bounty: A Spiritual Remix by Rev. Yao Xiang Shakya Ignorance gives birth to Mara. Mara gives rise to armies. Buddha speaks to… Read More »Mutiny on the Bounty: A Spiritual Remix
The Wheel of Suffering: A Story in Many Parts
The Wheel of Suffering: A Story in Many Parts PART ONE – The Beginning Three years ago, my teacher offered members of the sangha support… Read More »The Wheel of Suffering: A Story in Many Parts
Reaching for the Light
The harm that we cause travels out from its impact. It moves deeply through us, between us. Neither space nor time halts its flow.… Read More »Reaching for the Light
Going from Horizontal to Vertical
Going from Horizontal to Vertical by Yao Xiang Shakya My fundamental nature is to do nothing, to have nothing. I am to be.… Read More »Going from Horizontal to Vertical
April Sitting Notice
No Sitting April 3rd.
Idle Concerns Block the Way
Idle Concerns Block the Way Vanity of vanities block the Way to a life in the bright circle of emptiness. Every day is a… Read More »Idle Concerns Block the Way
What do you do when you are suddenly the recipient of bad news?
Heed the wisdom from above…don’t look back…keep going…to high ground…in the Mind. I have always been taken in some way with the Jewish story of… Read More »What do you do when you are suddenly the recipient of bad news?