A recent post in praise of the ego was a wonderful reminder of something more subtle on the spiritual path. Although far more subtle, even our search for enlightenment and awakening can, and often … [Read more...]
Awakened Mind
In Zen, we use the words Big Mind or Buddha Mind. In non-dual teaching we may call this Pure Consciousness or Pure Awareness. Both refer to the same Awakened Mind. Big Mind or Awakened … [Read more...]
Thoughts and Emotions
Normally we have three ways to deal with our thoughts and emotions. We Indulge We indulge in them. We let the completely take us over. If we have angry thoughts and emotions, we may shout or slam … [Read more...]
Living an Awakened Life
Living an awakened life is the simplest and most obvious thing in the world. It is brain-dead simple. What is incredibly difficult and complicated is not living an awakened life. There are few … [Read more...]
The End of All Suffering
Buddha taught that there was suffering and liberation from suffering. This video shows you exactly what that liberation is. All of our lives it has been staring us in the face. Life has never hidden … [Read more...]
Take Off the Thought Filters
A beautiful, short (only 3 minutes) video showing how our thoughts and beliefs filter and distort the world as it really is. When we believe our thoughts are real, we see a thought world, not the real … [Read more...]