Does It Matter?
She leans across the table towards the face and asks, “Are you a man or a woman?” The body across from her is wide… Read More »Does It Matter?
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Don’t Be Fooled
Don’t Be Fooled We are not alone. We have never been apart from the One although we take many forms. Whatever we do, we offer… Read More »Don’t Be Fooled
The Prophet Jeremiah and Zen Buddhism
I once heard someone call the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah,” a guy you’d never invite to dinner.” Why’s that? I wondered. Well, Jeremiah was one… Read More »The Prophet Jeremiah and Zen Buddhism
Wait! by Lao Huo Shakya
…the practical man is here invited: to a training of his latent faculties, a bracing and brightening of his languid consciousness, an emancipation from the… Read More »Wait! by Lao Huo Shakya
ANNOUNCEMENT: Please WELCOME A NEW MONK!
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!
Chapter One Listen, Child of God…..
FREE E-BOOK Buddha’s Dharma with St. Benedict’s Rule Chapter ONE is on Benedict’s Rule: Listen, Child of God
ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya
And now if any be ignorant, let him be ignorant. I know not what more to say and not transgress the Silence of Pythagoras.”… Read More »ALCHEMICAL DETACHMENT AND INTEGRATION Part 2 by Ming Zhen Shakya
Introduction to Nienfo/Nembutsu Zen by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
Nienfo Chan/Nembutsu Zen is the most common practice taught in China to enter the gateless gate of Zen. It consists “simply” in the recitation… Read More »Introduction to Nienfo/Nembutsu Zen by Fashi Yao Xin Shakya
NEWS
News We are continuously reminded that everything comes to awaken us as everything continues to change. My dear Old Sun, Ming Zhen died, the Order… Read More »NEWS