Without a map, how does the monarch butterfly migrate through reality? Beyond definition lies the actual reality of our lives.
Tag Archives: Dharma Study
All Problems Can Be Solved When They Are Small
Interdependent origination: suffering globally and personally.
Bearing Witness Is Bodhi
The non-outflow of the six perfections. The Six Perfections (or Pāramitās) are the core practices of the bodhisattva path.
The Stone Lions Roar
The first Picture of the 10 Ox Herding Pictures and cultivating the way through the practice of meditation.
Jumping Out Of The Nest And Taking Flight
Taking flight in your Zazen practice.
Don’t Make
The simple, difficult teaching. Don’t make Zazen just sit.
A Zen Stick Crafted By Beavers
Interdependent Origination: Universal Sacredness.
Not two!
Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch says, “one day a shopkeeper ordered a load of firewood brought to his store. After he took the delivery and paid me, I walked toward the door and met a customer reciting the Diamond Sutra out loud. As soon as I heard the words, my mind felt clear and awake, and I asked the man, ‘Where did you get this scripture you’re reciting?” And so began the journey of one of Zen’s most revered teachers.
Is Life a Problem To Solve?
Attempting to be the problem solver is the source of anger.
The Three Principles of the Middle Way
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 […]