“Bower and what is bowed to are empty by nature. The bodies of one’s self and others are not two. I bow with all beings to attain liberation, to manifest the unsurpassed mind and return to boundless truth.” The robe…
Bowing to the robe
Tag: equanimity
Many paths up the mountain
I think the one thing that all human beings share in common is a wish to be happy. How many times have you yourself, or someone you know, said “I just want to be happy!”? Regardless of our background, ethnicity,…
Once a week Christian
About twenty or so years ago, I used to attend a Southern Baptist church on the South Side of Chicago. The first time I went there, I was a little surprised to find that I was the only white person…
The Lotus
Yesterdays dhamma talk at the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple referred to the Lotus flower and how it relates to our practice. And while I have read, heard and studied this analogy before, this talk made me want to revisit this.…
Abundant gratitude
As I was doing my meditation practice this morning, I was directing my attention toward gratitude. And as I continued to consider the great many things that I have to be grateful for, my mind became overflowing with images of…