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Crazy Wisdom - The Great Heart Sutra
AVALLOKITESVARA, BODHISATTVA OF COMPASSION, OBSERVING DEEPLY THE REFINEMENT OF WISDOM, PRAJNA PARAMITA, CLEARLY SAW THE EMPTINESS OF...
Impermanence and Non-Attachment
Why do we struggle for things that will pass away? Dream phantasms that melt away with the first breathe of dawn. We cannot gain...
Just Turn it Off
So much anger on Facebook this morning. I know, I know.....I listened to it as well last night and earlier had watched a video of Trump...
The Zazen of Being Robbed
The reason I chose this sutra this morning - beside the fact of it being one of my absolute favorites - is that I got a great lesson in...
Enlightenment is a Verb
So what is this Enlightenment that is the goal of Buddhist practice - but which we’re not supposed to crave? To a great extent it...
The Goldilocks Sutra
I recently went on vacation to Australia. The most popular coffee drink there is called a Flat White, which is kind of like a latte...
The Training of Positive Speech
In this precept, we are making a formal pledge to practice the behavior of positive speech. Positive speech is far more than motivational...
The Training of Moderation and Contentment
In most Buddhist traditions, the five precepts are written as some form of 1.”Avoid killing." 2.”Avoid stealing." (Including...
Introduction to the Precepts
We will find that all of the precepts start with the same phrase “I undertake the training…” So first, what does it mean to say “I...
The Hindrance of Meta-Mindfulness
Mindfulness is all the rage these days, but just what is it? I’ve talked before about mindfulness - or sata - as the remembrance of the...
