As I sat at our monastery’s reception desk the other day, I offered to converse with our visiting monk because his desire was to learn to speak English better. His English was already very good, he just needed to work on putting sentences together better. I wasn’t very good at teaching him, but after five … Continue reading Epitaph
Author: Clare
Perceiving Beauty = Heart Opening
Have you ever noticed that some people marvel at the beauty around them all of the time and others don't even see it? Beauty and creativity are related, in that artists and poets and gardeners and dreamers are lost in the beauty of the moment. Beauty is like gratitude, because when we notice beauty, it … Continue reading Perceiving Beauty = Heart Opening
What is “The Essence of Mahayana Practice?”
THE ESSENCE OF MAHAYANA PRACTICEby Master BodhidharmaComplete title: “Great Master Bodhidharma’s Essential Discourse on Entering the Mahayana Path by Principle and by Practice” To enter the Great Way there are many paths, but essentially they are of two means: by Principle and by Practice.Entering the Way by Principle means to awaken to the Truth through … Continue reading What is “The Essence of Mahayana Practice?”
The Source of Everything? The Flower of Life.
Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of flower of life. Public domain. This subject interests me, because around the first of this year, 2025, I became obsessed with roses. I feel that they are an important symbol of love, of creation, of peace, of beauty, of positivity, of nirvana, and of the heart chakra. And, if we … Continue reading The Source of Everything? The Flower of Life.
The Word Huatou
I learned the word "HUATOU" in my Zen studies. Once I learned the word, I latched onto it for my daily meditation practice and have found it powerful. As I contemplate going to that space before words originate, I have found that on a good meditation day, that space migrates into my heart space and … Continue reading The Word Huatou
Fascinating Interview: Darius J Wright
I'm not sure why this person's message captivated me so much. I could listen to it over and over. It is from a favorite youtube channel, Anthony Chene Productions. And the guest speaker is someone I'd never heard of before, Darius J Wright. Since I listen to scads of interviews and podcasts in a week, … Continue reading Fascinating Interview: Darius J Wright
More Favorite Quotes from Quo
I have read most of the New Age channeled works and do find much wisdom in the Law of One. I collect favorite quotes of Quo, the channeling group that continues long after the original channelings were done for the Law of One material. In this post, I'm featuring ten more. The Law of One … Continue reading More Favorite Quotes from Quo
One Seeker's Story 