This IANDS Radio interview of Ritu LeBouef, in describing her STE (spiritually transformative experience), provides a longing for the same connection to the loving nature of all existence, from which we humble mortals are veiled into forgetting. How did we become separated? This is her question. This recording may help with heart opening and understanding … Continue reading Inspiration to Connect With The Love Source of All That Is
Bashō’s Frog
At the ancient ponda frog plunges intothe sound of water---Matsuo Bashō
Inner Travel and Serenity
photo source The heavy is the root of the light.The unmoved is the source of all movement.Thus the Master travels all daywithout leaving home.However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself.---Tao te Ching by Lao-Tzutranslation by Stephen Mitchell
The Hero Dreams
Once having traversed the threshold,the hero moves in a dream landscapeof curiously fluid,ambiguous forms,where he must survivea succession of trials. ---Joseph Campbell
Zen Saying Cup
Be as a cup, and the universe flows into you.Be as an arrow, and the universe retreats from you. ----Zen Proverb
Is Our Calling Correct Posture?
While I may be distorting the message, there is something important about this subject. Currently, in my evening reading, I am re-reading books I have by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Some of his core messages are just sit in zazen, just be, and focus completely on your momentary task. But another is to have correct posture. … Continue reading Is Our Calling Correct Posture?
Rilke Poem
Center of all centers, core of cores, almond self-enclosed, and growing sweet-- all this universe, to the furthest stars all beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit. Now you feel how nothing clings to you; your vast shell reaches into endless space, and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow. Illuminated in your infinite … Continue reading Rilke Poem
One Seeker's Story 