Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures - Daido Loori Roshi People ask, “How can I deepen the teacher-student relationship?” It is like asking, “How can I love you?” Is there a book of instructions on how to love? Does the baby get taught how to love its mother, the flowers, the earth, and the rain?… Continue reading Taking Refuge in the Three Treasures – Daido Loori Roshi
The Beginning and Ending of Suffering
"This moment" and "I" have an issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Witness: This moment is perfect, just as it is. Commentary: The beginning of struggle and suffering is when the "I" separates from "this moment the way it is", and wants something "other than the way it is". This is a misunderstanding which i have had all… Continue reading The Beginning and Ending of Suffering
Consquentialism
Bumped into this while reading about the rationalization behind global nuclear armament as a good thing.................... The argument was that nuclear armament, as a deterrent of war, is preferable to the consequences of world war. "Consequentialism, as its name suggests, is the view that normative properties depend only on consequences. This general approach can be… Continue reading Consquentialism
Supernatural and Natural – Separateness or Oneness
Of course, the thoughts I am writing here, in fact all that I write, is subject to revision in the future, if what I see changes but up to this point, the flow all seems to be in one direction. Stated clearly, I am inclined to think that there is no division between supernatural and… Continue reading Supernatural and Natural – Separateness or Oneness
The Essence of the Almighty
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
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) 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?
Reality is Dharma 