A Poem to Take to Heart
The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There Then, Once and Now… EF Hulsizer, 2004 It is just a matter of hitting the bell, closing the… Read More »A Poem to Take to Heart
Essays
A Person of the Way Fundamentally Does Not Dwell Anywhere
December 27, 2020, Falling Off the World A cold morning below a shimmering gray-cloud illusion above. To the East, the illusion splits apart letting the… Read More »A Person of the Way Fundamentally Does Not Dwell Anywhere
Sit Empty of Worldly Anxiety Zen Master Hongzhi
If you truly appreciate (value) a single thread, your eye (see) can suitably meet the world and its changes. Value – I’ve built a grass… Read More »Sit Empty of Worldly Anxiety Zen Master Hongzhi
Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage
Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage By Shitou Xiqian I’ve built a grass hut where there’s nothing of value. After eating, I relax and enjoy… Read More »Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage
TRENDS
I read this morning that the early Christian church took on the laws and structures of the Roman state. It was when persecutions of Christians… Read More »TRENDS
Morning Sitting
Join Us for Morning Sitting in Silence Welcome Just a few notes: Please mute yourself when you enter. The sitting will start with 3 bells and… Read More »Morning Sitting
What do you do when suddenly you are 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 with the Jewish story of Lot’s wife. She… Read More »What do you do when suddenly you are the recipient of BAD news?
On Becoming a Monk by Lao Heshang Kaihu
Please click on the link. For anyone contemplating becoming a contemplative monk – MONK REVISION (3)
The Heart Sutra
For those in the 90 + 2 Retreat – please read this Sutra at least one time. Thank you. THE MAHA PRAJNA PARAMITA HRIDAYA… Read More »The Heart Sutra
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