The Four Stages of the Zen Circle explains the process of awakening in the clearest way I have seen. It is a process of progressively letting go of attachments to illusion. Often people, including spiritual teachers, become stuck in one of the stages and believe that is the end of the process. Hopefully, this simple video will clear up any confusion that seems to be so common today.
Many or One? A Visual Koan
Whenever Zen Master Gutei was asked about Zen, he would simply hold up one finger.
His teaching was known as “one finger Zen”.
This photograph of leaves,
the Shodo (Zen calligraphy) for “one”,
and Gutei’s one finger Zen,
are they the same or different?
If you say different,
you are caught in the weeds of conceptual thinking.
If you say the same,
you have swallowed a poison you cannot spit out.
Not falling into either trap, what can you say?
Do not think this is an idle question.
Your very life hangs in the balance.
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These leaves all came from the same tree. They were photographed with a high-resolution scanner at 4800 dots per inch.
The calligraphy is the Shodo (Zen calligraphy) for one.
The combination of the two has a deeper meaning than either alone.
In Zen, we say that the all is in the one and the one is in the all.
This is not something the conceptual mind of duality can understand
and yet we can directly realize the profound truth of this.
Perhaps this image, the koan, and the teaching of Zen Master Gutei can help.
You can find more Visual Koans at the online Zen Art Gallery
The Direct Experience of God
The Direct Experience of God
This video is about the direct experience of God. Many people have thoughts and beliefs about God, but what is God really? Here, through direct transmission, perhaps you too can experience God directly. Please share with me and others what experiences you felt during this video. I only know the power that I felt while making this video, but not what you experience. I will also include a video with a longer version of this silent transmission without words or titles on The Enlightened Way YouTube channel.
Thank you, My Friend. I hope you experience God speaking to God through this transmission and always.
What is God?
What is God?
There are so many misunderstandings of God. Many of them coming from various religious traditions. I hope this video will give you a better understanding and perhaps a direct experience of what God is, which is the only way you can truly understand God. There is a short silent transmission toward the end because God is far beyond all thoughts and beliefs. Perhaps in this silent transmission you can directly experience God beyond words and thoughts. If this transmission is too short for you, I’ve created another video with just the silent transmission that you can access on The Enlightened Way YouTube channel.
The Limitless Wisdom of Not Knowing
The Limitless Wisdom of Not Knowing
Wednesday Night Satsang – 7/24/2019
A powerful Satsang and transmission showing where true wisdom really comes from. It’s not the mind. Thoughts can only obscure it. Yet it is always here and always available. The story of how I discovered this and began offering these Satsangs, and some tips on how you can access this unlimited wisdom too.
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You Are Always OK
No matter what is happening in your life, you are always fundamentally okay. Your True Nature is one of great peace, contentment, unconditional love, and complete freedom from all suffering. Nothing that happens in this life can take that away from you or change it in any way. It is only your conditioned thoughts that hide the direct experience of this from you. May this video help you remember.
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