The latest news from Plum Village is that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is in San Francisco at the UCSF Medical Center. He will receive special treatment from a team of distinguished neurologists specializing in stroke and cognitive rehabilitation. You can help by going here: www.thichnhathanhfoundation.org/healingthay. Here are 12 wonderful quotes from Zen Master Thich […]
Archives for July 2015
Is That So?
July 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We don’t need to be sure of anything; we’re learning to pay attention to everything. The voices in conditioned mind claim to want to know, to understand, to be sure—they’re lying. They’re just trying to grab attention; we’re just practicing awareness with an “is that so?” or the ever-popular Zen “huh” as our “contribution.” – […]
Confucius Says…
July 14, 2015 by
…read these words of wisdom to see what Confucius says! His timeless wisdom has shaped the lives and destinies of countless people in China and elsewhere. He was a contemporary of the Buddha and Lao Tzu and the religious traditions that flourished from these masters are still influencing us today. “Never impose on others what […]
Anna Halprin Turns 95!
July 13, 2015 by
I am so happy to report that my good friend and teacher, Anna Halprin turns 95 today. Just think of this. She is 95 and is still teaching dancers and still performing. Happy Continuation, Anna Last Thursday, I attended the first screening in the United States of her latest full-length movie, Journey in Sensuality: Anna […]
How Love Binds Everything Together in Perfect Harmony – Purpose Fairy
July 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
How Love Binds Everything Together in Perfect Harmony. Love cleanses us of everything that’s not real, of everything that’s not real and authentic, and of everything that keeps us from being who we truly are. And the better we get at expanding our circle of compassion, loving not only those who love us but also […]
Words of Wisdom from Lao Tzu Part 1
July 11, 2015 by
These words of wisdom from Lao Tzu are from his famous book, Tao Te Ching. We are taught that “The tao that can be told of is not the absolute tao,” so please take this to heart as you explore these teachings. On letting go: “By letting it go it all gets done. The world […]
Desire Creates Suffering
July 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Desire Creates Suffering It is important to distinguish between sense-pleasure and sense-desire. There is nothing wrong with sense-pleasure. Pleasure and pain are part of our human experience. Sense-desire, on the other hand, is the grasping at pleasure or the avoidance of pain. This is what creates suffering—grasping and avoidance. – Dipa Ma, “Enlightenment in This […]
Why Stress is Good for You
July 10, 2015 by
As you well know if you have been following Meditation Practices for a while, I am a big fan of Kelly McGonigal and her wonderful work at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. Her new book, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to […]
Delusion vs. Enlightenment
July 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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”
Make Me One with Everything
July 9, 2015 by
I just received a metta practice from Lama Surya Das and want to share it with you. The book he is referring to is Make Me One with Everything: Buddhist Meditations to Awaken from the Illusion of Separation. “As I travel on book tour around the country this month, my formal sitting meditation practice is really […]
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