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Today we will continue with the third installment of our examination of The Hsin Hsin Ming — Verses on the Faith Mind by Chien-chih Seng-ts’an, the Third Zen Patriarch. Consider this thought: The more you talk and think about it, the further astray you wander from the truth. Stop talking and thinking, and there is nothing… Continue reading Examination of the Hsin Hsin Ming – Day Three
I don’t know why it is that making commitments can bring up so much resistance in my life, but I have watched it happen so many times it is nearly frightening. A couple of weeks ago I stated that my intention was to write every week day, even if some days the writing was very… Continue reading On Commitment, Being Awake, and Fulfilling my Purpose
Every honest examination, into the requirements of living a value-filled life, contains elements of self-honesty. We cannot hope to live a life that has meaning if we are not able to be honest with ourselves. The challenge with self-honesty is that we must be able to be quiet in order to question the assumptions and… Continue reading Resist Nothing. Learn from Everything.
Yesterday I read a profound piece by one of my favorite authors, Jeff Foster, entitled: Awakening From The Dream Of Nonduality I want to share a part of Jeff’s writing here and I encourage all my readers to read his entire essay if this excerpt captures your interest as it did mine: Life gently whispers,… Continue reading Being Needs no Defense
The mind desires. It is always going to desire. Desires are not what causes our problems. Conflict in our live is by attaching to our desires. To live in peace we must only observe our desires and invest in the quiet between the desiring thoughts.