Preliminary to the solemn ceremony in which students of the Buddha take vows to uphold the moral precepts of this spiritual path, students first… Read More »Take the Stitches Out: Repairing the Robe of Our Lives
Part One Please download the video to watch. IMG_0474 Rather than explain the video, please study it and notice what you see. Then, ask yourself… Read More »THE HUMAN CONDITION
Conversion, the process of changing one thing into something else, is on our side. Conversion is a universal principle which we count on all the time.… Read More »Work as Spiritual Devotion
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Below you will find a prayer regarding Infinite Compassion. Please consider the prayer as a way to look within your mind. In order to… Read More »Infinite Compassion Prayer for the Mind
A Single Thread –Contemplative[1] Order of Hsu Yun We are practicing Zen Buddhist contemplatives – living simply, turning away from the busy world, seeking the Dharma… Read More »About A Single Thread
The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There It is just a matter of hitting the bell, closing the door, lighting a candle. In the… Read More »The Third Position: Neither Here, Nor There
Right Understanding. Let me begin with a definition of right understanding. It is a teaching of the Eightfold Path and is considered the root… Read More »Someone Asked. And the Answer is: Right Understanding
She leans across the table towards the face and asks, “Are you a man or a woman?” The body across from her is wide… Read More »Does It Matter?
Don’t Be Fooled We are not alone. We have never been apart from the One although we take many forms. Whatever we do, we offer… Read More »Don’t Be Fooled