The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
This is an ancient method used in Chan practice. It is a question asked over and over again and in all circumstances, such… Read More »The Basics of the Hua T’ou Method
Essays
Karma Yoga: A Practice of Humility at the Kitchen Altar Called the Sink by Fashi Lao Yue
Every time we act, we practice and we cannot help but act which means we are always practicing. This realization is priceless for the spiritual… Read More »Karma Yoga: A Practice of Humility at the Kitchen Altar Called the Sink by Fashi Lao Yue
Get out! Get out! by Fashi Lao Yue
Karma Yoga: Get Out! Get Out! By Fashi Lao Yue Xiang Shakya 合作智慧 Hézuò zhìhuì Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to… Read More »Get out! Get out! by Fashi Lao Yue
Concentration: One of Three Powers in Karma Yoga by Fǎshì Lao Yue
A Request: Before you begin to read take some time to find your attention and concentrate on what you read. Ask for an intuitive approach,… Read More »Concentration: One of Three Powers in Karma Yoga by Fǎshì Lao Yue
Work: Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga: The Active Practice of Zen[1]By Ming Zhen Shakya Revised, Remixed, Edited by Lao Di Zhi Shakya, 2017 Introduction Our Zen program… Read More »Work: Karma Yoga
Welcome Our New Dharma Teacher, Lao Di Zhi Shakya
Lao Di Zhi Shakya The Order of Hsu Yun and A Single Thread Contemplative Order of Hsu Yun are delighted to announce the ordination of… Read More »Welcome Our New Dharma Teacher, Lao Di Zhi Shakya
Detachment and McCormack’s “Selling Heaven”
Perhaps because so few can bring themselves to swap sentimental attachment to their well-mapped landscape for the terra incognita of Detachment – or as… Read More »Detachment and McCormack’s “Selling Heaven”
The Ox by Fashi Lao yue
In the first yoga sutra of Patanjali we find a necessary instruction for the spiritual aspirant. It is simple and clear. This is the beginning… Read More »The Ox by Fashi Lao yue
Martha by Ming Zhen Shakya
There is a problem, central to religious life, which the Bible, with exquisite brevity, states for us in Luke Chapter 10: verses 38-42: Now as… Read More »Martha by Ming Zhen Shakya
To What….Do You Ascribe Things? By Fashi Lao Yue
When something goes your way, do you ascribe it to your skills….to luck….to good fortune? When something turns sour, do you ascribe it to your… Read More »To What….Do You Ascribe Things? By Fashi Lao Yue