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…
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…
We often hear so many people state the need of living in the present. “You’ve got to let go of the past, forget about the future, and live in the present. Keep yourself in the present.” As a result, many people find themselves desperately trying to live in the present by constantly keeping watch over…
I would like to follow up on a previous post titled “3 Practices to Experience Nonduality” and dive just a bit deeper into the vast ocean of being that is all things. Deeper into this profound realization as we understand our true nature as existence itself, and offer a practice to help experience this great…
In the realm of nonduality the idea of “no thought” is frequently thrown around as a state of mind that is to be achieved and maintained. But what does “no thought” actually mean? In this post we’ll explore this concept of “no thought” and discover its true meaning and its relation to the meditative life.…
