Awakening from the dream of conceptual thinking follows a certain route and process. The Zen Circle of Enlightenment is a useful way of understanding this. This post does not cover the practices that … [Read more...]
Eating Zen – The Meal Gatha 2
Eating Zen – The Meal Gatha (9 minutes) This is part of the Awakening Tool Kit – Awakening Practices for Daily Life. Zen is not just about sitting on a cushion. It is about every moment of our daily … [Read more...]
Fear – the Main Obstacle to Awakening
The Main Obstacle to Awakening and What to Do About It A wonderful question that many spiritual seekers have. "Does a change of this sort mean jumping off a cliff and losing everything? I'm scared of … [Read more...]
Is Life a Dream?
As spiritual seekers we enjoy listening to or reading theories of awakening and enlightenment. We want to believe there is some sort of step-by-step plan we can follow and understand with our minds. … [Read more...]
Deep Presence and Knowing God
I use the word Deep Presence here because many people think that they know Presence and know what Presence is. And this is actually impossible. All knowledge of anything, including Presence, including … [Read more...]
Freedom from Thoughts = Freedom from Suffering
The reason I live free of thoughts is not because I no longer think, not because my brain no longer creates thoughts. It is because I completely understand what thoughts are. I experience thoughts as … [Read more...]
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