What is shikantaza? Suzuki Roshi, the great Zen teacher, says that it is the experience of receiving a “letter from emptiness”
A talk by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi on enlightenment.
Francesca Fremantle, from her book Luminous Emptiness, discusses the wheel of life and how the Buddha decontructed it.
“Unless we can recognize and sustain the continuity of original wakefulness, deluded experience will not end,” says Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche. “It is the most important point of all.”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes us step by step through the famed logic of Madhyamika, the Middle Way that defeats all extreme views of reality.
“Weather,” says Barry Boyce, “has near magical power as a symbol of the changeability that is at the heart of our experience.”
Moonlight shimmers on the surface of the steaming Japanese bath, while a gentle wind rustles. The very atmosphere seems to radiate relaxation and serenity.
“The good news is that the connection of heart and head can be reestablished through increased shoulder mobility.”
“My plan for the columns to come is to address topics in which psychological understanding and spiritual practice are mutually supportive.”
Photo by Triratna Photos.Wisdom, says Judy Lief, is not about answers. It’s about the power of questioning, about developing a great inquisitiveness that cuts through all solidity and self-deception.
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