The common western viewpoint of a human being, is that we are tied up in the world of good and evil. It is quite widely believed that humans have a bent towards this dark side, and if left to their own, the dark side wins out, and the person becomes bent. It is due to… Continue reading Are humans basically good or evil?
Category: How to Practice
Neither counting nor watching the breath – Uchiyama Roshi
As shared by Jean-Charles Pelayo on Facebook Neither counting, nor watching the breath in zazen (as when driving a car) "Sōtō Zen teachers practice and teach in various ways. Each teacher practices his or her own style. Since I am a disciple of Uchiyama Roshi, my own instruction is based on his approach to zazen—neither… Continue reading Neither counting nor watching the breath – Uchiyama Roshi
How do we Break the habit of Excessive Thinking – Eckhart Tolle
Quote from Vincent Horn posts on Gary Weber
My notes: This dialogue with Gary, and the offshoot discussion seems to be the classic case of the "Frogs Tongue"..... as far as i have experienced, if there were no frogs tongue, there would be no trace of "personality" in a human being. No statements to be made..... The Frogs Tongue sticks to this, and… Continue reading Quote from Vincent Horn posts on Gary Weber
Desire does not cause Suffering – Ajahn Sumedho
“Desire does not cause suffering; the cause of suffering is the grasping of desire…the problem is the grasping of desire not the desire itself. Grasping means being deluded by it, thinking it’s really ‘me’ and ‘mine’: ‘These desires are me’…with personal problems and obsessions, to let go of them is just that much. It is… Continue reading Desire does not cause Suffering – Ajahn Sumedho
Religion – One on One :)
Religion as it has been known, is simply some one else's ideas on their relationship with the "-" (i.e. Ground of Being)....... different names for it, different faces on it.... but as one teacher said, "Borrowed feathers don't grow"..... someone else cant pee for you, and someone else cant eat for you.... and no one… Continue reading Religion – One on One 🙂
Procrastination
This article by Darius Foroux is great. How to overcome procrastination.... Some of us have a harder time with it than others.... 🙂 Excerpts: his highly cited study, published in the American Psychological Society journal, by Dianne Tice and Roy Baumeister discusses the cost of procrastination. It is related to: DepressionIrrational beliefsLow self-esteemAnxietyStress What are… Continue reading Procrastination
The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
" How many of our self-defeating and escapist practices are due to our inability to live life without "getting caught in a spiders web" of emotional reactions? " "It is our emotional REACTION to situations which makes us suffer. We CAN find a way out... a way to let go of that reaction, and when… Continue reading The Exit Door from Suffering – Emotional Reactions
Expanding our concepts of “God”
Below is the world view which i have concluded (for myself) is the way to see ourselves and our relationship to ourselves, each other, the universe, and Oneness: "Home" is “located” inside of "me", and inside of all beings and things, while that being has breath; while that thing has mass, and is in space… Continue reading Expanding our concepts of “God”
On Zazen – Uchiyama Kosho Roshi
Posted on Nov 9, 2015 by Charlie Ambler http://www.thedailyzen.org/2015/11/09/on-zazen-by-uchiyama-kasho-roshi/?fbclid=IwAR1TAP5cJR3eH0jyFoXbL-JgKcEfxIcMq5AxjmRJisOdBsM71MbBWrX5Lsw ohttp://www.thedailyzen.org/2015/11/09/on-zazen-by-uchiyama-kasho-roshi/?fbclid=IwAR1TAP5cJR3eH0jyFoXbL-JgKcEfxIcMq5AxjmRJisOdBsM71MbBWrX5Lsw On Zazen by Uchiyama Kosho Roshi On Zazen by Uchiyama Kasho Roshi In short, doing zazen is to stop doing anything, to face the wall, and to sit, just being yourself that is only the Self. While doing zazen we should refrain from doing anything,… Continue reading On Zazen – Uchiyama Kosho Roshi
Reality is Dharma 