Attaining enlightenment seems to be what we are all looking for when we diligently practice mindful meditation every day. I know, from personal experience, that this can be a very difficult task. When I was 19, I had three transformative experiences that shaped my life. I did not know what theses were experiences were until […]
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Cancer is Like Enlightenment at Gunpoint
The most recent advance praise for Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness states, “Cancer is like enlightenment at gunpoint.” The author of this praise is the 95 year old world renowned dancer, performer, and teacher, Anna Halprin and a great friend of mine. I am a cancer survivor, so what I have to share […]
Delusion vs. Enlightenment
Delusion vs. Enlightenment That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things / is called delusion; / That the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self / is called enlightenment. – Dogen Zenji, “Wandering Clouds: The Poets of Ch’an Buddhism”
Healing Your Energy and Finding Enlightenment Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
Healing Your Energy and Finding Enlightenment Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy.
Democratizing Enlightenment | February 12, 2015
Democratizing Enlightenment | February 12, 2015 We must take care, in our age of scientific mastery, not to treat enlightenment as the ultimate technological discovery, a state in which everything is understood, a kind of unified field theory of the spirit where only experts reign. This is not the quality of real insight. Real […]
Meditation Practice is Enlightenment
Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment | January 26, 2015 Our practice of zazen [meditation] is itself enlightenment. In that sense, this is very sudden. When we sit, enlightenment is there. But we still need to continue this practice endlessly, so that within the process of practice, we become a deeply matured person, and that is […]
Is There A Quickest Path To Enlightenment?
When Shinzen Young is asked, “Is there a quickest path to enlightenment?” he says, “Perhaps, but I don’t think it’s currently known by humanity. In our current stage of spiritual science, different approaches seem to work for different people. That’s why I like to give you folks a wide range of contrasting techniques to choose […]
Depth Of Enlightenment
This quote is taken directly from The Dude and the Zen Master by Roshi Bernie Glassman and Jeff Bridges on page 108. Bernie talks about how the depth of enlightenment of a person is related to whom they serve. BERNIE: Shakyamuni Buddha said that everything and everyone, as they are, are enlightened. On the other […]
Not Far From Enlightenment
The words of wisdom for this week chosen by Lama Surya Das are from The Dalai Lama. He tells us that we are not far from enlightenment as humans! This is a sweet statement because other teachers have made similar statements. For example, just the other day, we learned from Roshi Bernie Glassman in Bernie Glassman […]
Words of Wisdom for March 02, 2024
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