The Heart, The Intellect and the Ass
“Faith is rarely where your head is at. Nor is it where your heart is at. Faith is where your ass is at! Daniel Berrigan… Read More »The Heart, The Intellect and the Ass
Essays
Where is Wisdom?
A Nobel prize, Lunar Communion, The Beatitudes and a Song of David’s Shakespeare gives us a fine image of good intentions gone awry:… Read More »Where is Wisdom?
How Do We Find the Field of Emptiness….Of Love?
Don’t Worry, We Are All One By Fashi Lao Yue For many years I have been aware of an underlying principle driving religious doctrines,… Read More »How Do We Find the Field of Emptiness….Of Love?
How to Find God on the Zen Path: The Heart Sutra, The Thread of Love
What no eye has seen or ear heard….. In the Zen tradition there is a ritual for tending to and disposing of the remnants… Read More »How to Find God on the Zen Path: The Heart Sutra, The Thread of Love
Connections: Religion & Spirituality
Connections by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY All religions at their base level – the level at which they intersect the plane of ordinary citizens – are… Read More »Connections: Religion & Spirituality
Mirror, Mirror: The Riddle of Self Reflection, The Seeker
By Fa Shi Lao Yue….We are the Light of the World Are we at words? I hope not. My purpose in writing this essay is… Read More »Mirror, Mirror: The Riddle of Self Reflection, The Seeker
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY I wish I didn’t enjoy my prison ministry so much. If it were less agreeable I could make myself… Read More »Heaven and Hell
On Being a Master: Sinking into the Mud
ON BEING A MASTER When discussing what a “master” is or can be in our tradition with Yao Xiang Shakya, in preparation before her… Read More »On Being a Master: Sinking into the Mud
When We First Begin by Fa Shi Yao Xin Shakya
When we first begin our path of self-inquiry, we have often been driven to it by a profound notion that there is something missing in… Read More »When We First Begin by Fa Shi Yao Xin Shakya
Ornamentation: A Form of Communication
I humbly accept the garland of master in hopes that it may strengthen both my resolve to continue on the path with vigilance and vigor.… Read More »Ornamentation: A Form of Communication