Bring Me Your Problems Every single so-called problem we face, every fear, worry, and feeling of anxiety, is the result of being unaware of our true self. We search high and low for solutions and various ways of escape from these undesirables whether through therapy, relationships, religions, or substances (none of these I am judging…
What does this mean? Just be means simply to trust. To let go and to trust. When you come to the realization, the awakening, that you are not a separate being, a separate entity, and that you are synonymous, one and the same, as the entire, singular ISness, existence itself… Then, letting go and trusting…
Do we really understand love? What love is? And, particularly, do we understand what “unconditional love” is? In this short post I’m going to completely change the way you have ever thought about love. Egoic Love Ego is the product of conditioning. We are conditioned to feel and believe ourselves to be a separate entity…
I speak when it’s time to speak, I write when it’s time to write, I create when it’s time to create, and I am silent when it’s time to be silent. “Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” My life is the flow of universal energy, the process of Existence itself. But in truth,…
Continue to walk with me as we flow together on this Hsin Hsin Ming Journey. In this short post we’ll explore what it means to be awakened and to experience the melting of the illusion of separation, and what it means to be the rockstream. A Flowing Stream The ancient Zen poem continues, “Although all…
When speaking about the nature of reality, I often use various analogies. I use analogies for several reasons, but one of the primary reasons is because it is truly impossible to put what is into words. It can’t be done. Not precisely. Not accurately. One reason for this is that words separate. When I call…
In this post I’m going to offer snapshot answers to actual frequently asked questions I’m asked on a regular basis. Each of these answers could be expanded upon almost indefinitely, but I’ll do my best to be as concise as possible. Do you believe in God? I don’t believe in some entity out there separate…
(A Hsin Hsin Ming Journey – Part 3) “What is the meaning of life?” “What is the purpose?” I’m asked these questions, and questions like them, quite often. As I continue my journey through the Zen poem, Hsin Hsin Ming (translation by Richard Clarke), I’ll consider these questions and offer a response from on my…
In this post I’m continuing the journey through the Zen poem, Hsin Hsin Ming (click here to purchase your copy). You can read part 1 here. The Hsin Hsin Ming is such a beautiful piece of art. As with any work of art, it is subject to many interpretations. However, in reality, no interpretation is…
Written by Seng-t’san, the Third Chinese Zen Patriarch, around 600CE, the Hsin Hsin Ming is a beautiful Zen poem considered to be one of the very first, if not the first, Chinese Zen documents written. I hope to walk through some, if not all, of this profound Zen poem in this series I’ll call “A…
