First principle: There is no solid ground under your feet, and there’s no tile above your head. This refers to emptiness —that nothing is permanent; everything is constantly changing. Second principle: The sky is blue, the grass is green, cars are driving by outside. This is dependent origination — if this happens, that happens. Third principle: It is neither this nor that. Neither is nor isn’t. Before there’s an I, already you see, already you hear. You can be without […]
Tag Archives: Buddha
The Zen Circle And The Path
You have never lost it. Why are you seeking it?
A Wind Knot Tangle
What causes the tangled messes we find ourselves in? How do you untangle the mess?
Getting To Know Self
Our practice is getting to know ourselves, which is forgetting the self, and being actualized by all dharmas.
The Eagle And The Mouse
We all have mothers; motherhood and Buddhahood are not different, yet not not different.
The Three Treasures, where are they?
The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are the three treasures. How to take refuge.
Nurturing the Buddha Seed Within
How is our practice center different from a Buddhist Temple?
A Calm Mind
The secret to living the eight-fold path and ending suffering.
Only Go Straight
Why are there Buddhist Precepts?
Ten Square Miles Surrounded By Reality
The relative and the absolute, are they different or the same? Where are you now?







