The Capacity to Open
We all have some capacity to be open, to both give and receive. Sometimes, however, we close down and are unable to give… Read More »The Capacity to Open
We all have some capacity to be open, to both give and receive. Sometimes, however, we close down and are unable to give… Read More »The Capacity to Open
People who write homilies and other spiritual tracts have a wish list: We’d like a license to skew our grammatical constructions to allow… Read More »Seeking Truth by Ming Zhen Shakya
The field of boundless emptiness (unconditioned love) is what exists from the very beginning. You must purify, cure, grind down, or brush away all the… Read More »Advanced Teaching: Living Without a Storyline!
Old Fire Lao Huo Shakya We are happy to welcome a new monk (unsui) to A Single Thread | Contemplative Order of Hsu Yun.… Read More »ANNOUNCEMENT: Please WELCOME A NEW MONK!
All phenomena, the Buddha once said, are rooted in desire. Everything we think, say, or do — every experience — comes from desire. Even we come from… Read More »ADVANCED TEACHING: Live Without Desire
Shakespeare gives us a fine image of good intentions gone awry: to his own detriment, a fellow so eagerly tries to mount a horse that… Read More »We Think What We Want – We Want What We Think
We, each one of us, have failed, fallen, stumbled; missed the mark of the Spiritual High Bird. Not one of us can cast a… Read More »Indeed, Everything is a Spiritual Message
FREE NEW E-ZEN Chapbook No Sides! No Sides! by Ming Zhen Shakya With a simple computer click we choose “like” or “dislike” over and… Read More »No Sides! No Sides!
do no harm – cultivate goodness – purify the mind For in the fullness of Heaven and Earth there is nothing that is not… Read More »Practice the Precepts as Path
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