Essays

The Woman with a Pink looks as if she has received a message in the form of a pink flower. The flower looks roughed; a bit worn.… Read More »The Woman with a Pink Message

THE PAINTING Monsieur and Madame Edouard Manet by Edgar Degas   CHARACTER BUILDING Perhaps dear reader, you have an immediate response to the title. I… Read More »Character Building Beyond Time & Space & Making Bread

  Consider What You Are? Consider Your Self Carefully with Honesty and Sincerity. Are you the stories you tell yourself? The fleeting memories in the… Read More »What Are You?

The Mystery Made Plain: Samadhi and the Aim of Samadhi     Drop all concern for your-self. Ignore the self-inquiry of the following worries: What… Read More »The Mystery Made Plain

A Tale for the Disenchanted     Getting Out of the Disenchantment of Entanglement Here’s the ticket to get out of entanglements: be ready to… Read More »Be Susceptible to Dharma; That Which Holds Everything Together

Facing Everything Zen Buddhist Training Right Here. Right There. It is essential that we are able and open to respond to everything and everyone without… Read More »The World is Too Much with Us – A five-week retreat