Dharma Up Close: An Approach to Study
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
Ming Zhen Shakya speaks on….Expectations & Martin Buber
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
Our Connection with Dharma Wind Sangha in Belgium
Dharma Wind Zen Sangha Our brother and Reverend Master Yao Xin Shakya are happy to announce a link between A Single Thread and… Read More »Our Connection with Dharma Wind Sangha in Belgium
Old Age, Writing and the Sentiment of Things by Yao Xiang Shakya
“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
I Went for a Sunday Morning Swim
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
The Dove by Yao Xiang Shakya
It is spring. The air is dust free from all the rain. The sky hovers with the mirage of blue light. Every morning I let… Read More »The Dove by Yao Xiang Shakya
Zen: Practice of the Cultivated & the Corruptible by Yao Xiang Shakya
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
Birth, Right This Moment
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
The Body Also Illumines by Zhong Fen li Bao yu Di
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
Fundamental Seeing Through
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