Essence and Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY Archimedes was stymied. The greatest mathematician in the world had a problem that baffled him. How… Read More »Essence and Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya
On Being in Prison As I read and reread Ming Zhen’s article on Expectations I thought I’d share both my approach to her work and… Read More »Dharma Up Close: An Approach to Study
Expectations by Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY What backsliding is to religious conversion, recidivism is to penal rehabilitation. Both represent failure, and Zen priests who have a… Read More »Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on….Expectations & Martin Buber
“If you don’t write of things deep inside your own heart, what’s the use of churning out so many words?” Ryokan, Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf… Read More »Old Age, Writing and the Sentiment of Things by Yao Xiang Shakya
A Study in Desire and Letting Go By Yao Xiang Shakya It sounds lovely, doesn’t it….to go for a morning swim. Well, actually it… Read More »I Went for a Sunday Morning Swim
In order to be perfect in any practice, seemingly useless experience must be undergone. Any disciple who has entered any kind of practice must… Read More »Zen: Practice of the Cultivated & the Corruptible by Yao Xiang Shakya
Announcing the Arrival of Vance & Cecilia “My babies are born!” he shared with joy. and here they are…. these two ancient beings come… Read More »Birth, Right This Moment
This morning, I am remembering being with each of my parents when they were dying, including the moment that each died. My mother… Read More »The Body Also Illumines by Zhong Fen li Bao yu Di
The soldier decides not to fight. The dog begins to bark. The body begins to shiver. The dog begins to lick. The woman… Read More »Fundamental Seeing Through
What Identity Does the Mind Dwell On? By Yao Xiang Shakya There are preliminaries or what might be called the first rounds of being alive where we… Read More »The Dwelling Mind – Part Two – Identity