A topic under construction.......................... Protestant says: God and his creation are not of one substance. God is good, and man is sinful. This means that if you aren't from our church, then you are going to hell. (sorry, couldn't resist) Muslim says: Well that is something we can agree upon. But you are still an… Continue reading The Essence of the Almighty
Month: September 2017
Gospel of Thomas
This is a link to the Gospel of Thomas, as translated by Stanford Humanities Center https://selfdefinition.org/christian/Gospel-of-Thomas-Scholars-Version-15-pages-1961.pdf
Zazen – Zen Sitting practice – notes
Jundo Cohen - Roshi - Treeleaf Zendo Remember that the result of this "Just Sitting" (shikantaza)Â is sitting vibrantly at the center of all the world, with nothing more to attain and no other goal besides sitting. Not one other place to be or thing to do in the world during that time of sitting… Continue reading Zazen – Zen Sitting practice – notes
What if the History of Christianity were….
What if the history of Christianity were one of acceptance and surrender. as Jesus taught and exemplified, instead of a history of factional struggle and division? What if Christianity were truly Catholic (universal) in nature? Instead of only Matthew, John, Peter, James, Jude, and mostly Paul speaking to us, would we hear from the other… Continue reading What if the History of Christianity were….
Surrender
I never really liked the word surrender. From the time I was quite young, the word reminded me of weakness, felt a little too much like giving up....... and it reminded me of all the evangelical services I went through when I was younger, with people being all emotional, singing "I surrender all", getting all… Continue reading Surrender
How do we find our Path?
Seems the story goes something like this.................  (The truth of the ox herding pictures is wrapped up in this narrative) We all begin life like a blank sheet of paper. Like a child living at home, all their needs are met by their parents. At some point, we begin to notice that we have needs… Continue reading How do we find our Path?
One Essence
( 🙂 There is a secret hidden in these verses 🙂 ) There is but One Essence. What name shall we give it? All things in the heavens and on earth are manifestations of the One Essence. All appearances in physical form, all shapes, all things, are formed from the One Essence. The One Essence… Continue reading One Essence
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures
Note: Posting the 10 Ox Herding pictures here first, and add a commentary to the post later. Here is a quote from the Theravadan monk Ajahn Sucitto: “In Zen, the ox-herding images are emblematic of the Path. The person is searching for the ox, and sees its tracks. He is like a person looking for… Continue reading The Ten Ox Herding Pictures
In the midst of the world of things……
In the midst of the world of things. Let go into the unmoving. Repeat this to yourself- paying full attention to your breath, and see if your awareness isn't sparkling.................... Breathing in "In the midst of (the world of) things" breathing out - "Find the continuity " (inside yourself..... wrapping around yourself) (or use another… Continue reading In the midst of the world of things……
In this Moment
Still In This Moment. No where to go. Everything is as it should be. Relaxing. Your True Nature.
Reality is Dharma 