The Ten Ox-herding Pictures have concretely depicted the process in which the imperfect, limited, and relative self awakens to the perfect, unlimited, and absolute essential self (the ox), grasps it, tames it, forgets it, and completely incorporates it into the personality.
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I, Me, and Mine
According to the Buddha, there are three poisons that cause suffering. We examine how the conception of a self and our identification with I, me, and mine is at the root of our suffering.
Meaningful Conversations
Learning how to be together in silence. Are you really ready to have a meaningful conversation?
Expectations
Look at your relationships with fresh eyes…
Don’t Judge
Do you hear? Do you see? Don’t Judge…
Open the hand of thought instead of making a fist
When you are walking are you walking with your mind, tripping on the past or future, or are you walking with your feet on the ground? Open the hand of thought instead of making a fist. Recognize what is empty of any permanence.
What Does It Mean to Be Peace?
Today’s Dharma talk and discussion is on Ukraine, suffering, and war.
Meditation Is Wonderfully Useless
Today’s discussion focuses on issues that come up during sitting meditation.
Contentment
We continue to explore what contentment is, with the help of “The Subtleties of Daily Life” by Layman P’ang.
Karma
Samsara is life and death, past, present, and future, measurement. Satori is the boundless, endless, clear-like space, timeless moment.