Grab that Sound
The relationship we want to have with our thoughts while meditating is like the one we have with sounds. This is my favorite guidance from Hyon Gak Sunim, the Zen...
Giving into abundance at the Fall Equinox
As we find ways to reconnect with the Earth and her wisdom, we are called to pay more attention to the cycles of nature and their relationship to our mind...
Already This World Gives You Your Job – Zen Master Seung Sahn
Dharma Magic (Greek below) Zen Master Seung Sahn: Compassion mind means only help other people. Not thinking about me – only helping other people. Choice means great vow; great vow...
Opportunities for a Fascinating Life
Being alone, keeping a distance from people, and becoming silent are not only opportunities for someone on a ‘spiritual path’, these are opportunities for any human who wishes to stay...
Mysteries with Lips Tightly Shut
Standing in a circle of darknessEyes facing the four directionsRelinquishing this body of flesh and boneDon’t you knowLightning strikes gods and demons alikeBreathing in the celestial fragrant air.Bathing in the...
Profound Subtlety and the End of Time
I sit alone at a side-street café. It’s a little cold but I’m in the sun, I can feel my face warming from the touch of the winter rays, while...
You Don’t Grab Hold of the Water
Faith and trust. Wow, am I working on this… daily. Faith that I’m being carried, that I don’t have to try so hard, that it is already happening. Trust the...
The Entire Cosmos in You
Ok, now read that again. Pause for a moment, and really let that sink it. You are the entire ocean. In your cells, in your consciousness, you have all the...
Throwing Away the World?
I love this poem. Especially the lines, “Is the world throwing me away? Am I throwing away the world?” It reflects so powerfully, the way walking a spiritual path with...
I Hate you! Bring it on!
As we laugh at the video, and tell our teachers "I hate you!", with time, patience and trust, we finally collapse our control into "bring it on!". The result is...
