How do we nurture a mind that is so open, alive and intimate that it can take everything as medicine? …What needs to be healed is our idea that we are not whole at this moment. —Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough…Sleep? – Omvana
December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough…Sleep? – Omvana.
Refuge Beyond Time
November 30, 2014 by
A few days ago, we had an article about Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Zen. Tomorrow, we will have another. In these words of wisdom we hear from a later Chan (Zen) Master, Hongzhi, writing about the refuge beyond time. The refuge beyond time occurs “where the three times cease.” This is the place where […]
The Sixth Patriarch of Zen
November 29, 2014 by
Master Huineng was the sixth patriarch of Zen. Remember, he was an illiterate who had to have the announcements on the bulletin board read to him. He had to have someone write his response to the fifth patriarch’s (Hongren) quiz. He tells us that “Constant sitting restricts the body.” It cannot help us to find […]
Happy Thanksgiving 2014
November 27, 2014 by
Dear Friends: These lovely words of wisdom and photographs came to me this morning from my dear friend, Judy D. I want to share them with you because they touched me so deeply. Happy Thanksgiving 2014! “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” – Aesop “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having […]
A Story About Gandhi
November 26, 2014 by
This is a story about Gandhi. It came to me a while ago from my dharma brother, Paul Tingen. Read the story then take a look at what I have learned about sugar and cancer. A mother came to Gandhi and asked him: ‘Dear Gandhi, can you please tell my son not to eat sugar […]
Do Not Kill Your Rabbit
November 25, 2014 by
In this video, Alan Watts tells a story about a little girl who was given a rabbit. He says, ”…pleasure in its fullness cannot be experienced when one is grasping it. “I knew a little girl to whom someone gave a bunny rabbit. She was so delighted with the bunny rabbit and so afraid of […]
Acceptance and Surrender with Eckhart Tolle
November 23, 2014 by
A few years back, I could not get enough of Eckhart Tolle. I went to my local library and rented every audio recording they had of Eckhardt Tolle. One of the most influential books of his is The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. This video is on acceptance and surrender with Eckhart […]
The Healing Power of Equanimity
November 22, 2014 by
These words of wisdom from Darlene Cohen, a long time teacher of Buddhism, on Tricycle.com demonstrate the healing power of equanimity. She learned this lesson the hard way, having to deal with the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. Unfortunately, she passed away in 2011 from ovarian cancer. No Goal | November 21, 2014 Just as a […]
Interbeing: Precepts and Practices of an Applied Ecology-Marty Peale & Roshi Joan Halifax – Upaya Zen Center
November 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Interbeing: Precepts and Practices of an Applied Ecology-Marty Peale & Roshi Joan Halifax – Upaya Zen Center.
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