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  • The Zen Slap

    *I would like to begin by saying that I do not in any way support or endorse abusive or exploitative behaviors rooted in greed, hatred or delusion. Please read this post keeping this in mind. There are many aspects of the spiritual path that can be difficult to understand or to swallow. In this post…

  • Nothing is left undone

    Alignment results in stillness, Stillness results in illumination, Illumination results in emptiness, Emptiness results in absence of action. Then nothing is left undone. -Book of Old Man Zhang

  • Pu-Tai

    Ven. Xian Baohu asked Pu-Tai, ‘What is the main thrust of the Buddha-dharma?’ Pu-Tai dropped his cloth bag and placed his palms together in reverence. ‘Is it only this or is there something higher still?’ Pu-Tai took up his bag and left.

  • Resting back

    Can body and mind be rested back from?

  • Grandfather fire

    Apologize to the earth and stars And all beings for our carelessness; Greed, anger and ignorance. Unkind speech and mistaken views. But when you do this— Remember you are speaking to yourself. To your body. Your mind. Your heart. Say it out loud. Keep reminding yourself. Lama Lekshe, from the poem Grandfather Fire

  • While waiting…

    Freely hand this mind and body over To the great primordial Dao. I’ve been doing this for a while now, And have yet to feel a regret. When I manage to rest back and make space It becomes free to manifest, to think and to feel. It can seem somewhat shy at first, As if…

  • Patient Endurance of the Uncreate

    The Buddha said: ‘Your six (sense) organs should be disengaged in the same way. When you begin to disentangle them, you will realize that the ego (perceived subject) is void. When this voidness is perfectly clear, you will realize that all dharma (phenomena) are void. When you are disengaged from dharma, the voidness (of perceived…

  • Fasting

    Master Zhuang, 4th century BC: Woodworker Qing carved a piece of wood and made a bell stand, and when it was finished, everyone who saw marveled, for it seemed to be the work of gods or spirits. When the marquis of Lu saw it, he asked, “What art/technique is it you have?” Qing replied, “I…

  • Next…?

    As soon as there is awareness of a thought, wait to see what the next thought will be and when it will occur.

  • Could we?

    Could we live In the space Between thoughts?

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