Beliefs and Motes
Beliefs and Motes — There is no objective reality. Everything is filtered through our beliefs. Knowing that can make a difference
Zen Ideas
Be Where You Are
Be Where You Are — The wise person does not know the destination. The wise person does know where he or she is now.
The Finger That Points to the Moon…
The Finger That Points to the Moon… — our internal representations are neither real, nor necessarily accurate.
Finding Compassionate Wholeness
Compassionate wholeness happens infrequently in our world, because of the downward pull toward security and safety — things valued by
Another Look at Emptiness
Another Look at Emptiness — a Western look at emptiness, and how different categories of “knowing” affect us
The Emptiness of Everything
The Emptiness of Everything — watching the workings of our mind as we invent meanings — how doing this gets us into trouble, is the point of the Heart Sutra
Life, Death, and “Gone”
Life, Death, and “Gone”– we take life for granted, putting off the work we need to do. And then, poof… we’re gone.
Zen Living: 5 Ways to Land
Zen Living: everything is unique. You must work on each thing, and be vigilant all the time, in order to land in the present moment.
5 Ideas About Compassion
5 Ideas About Compassion — The root of Compassion is ‘being present with.’ As we practice compassion, we drop judgement. We are left with a sense of self and a sense of another that is strong, rooted, and free from manipulation.
As Within, so Without pt 2
As within, so without. — Thinking and acting need to match. We are what we think. Our work proceeds from inner to outer.