Right Now, Just As It Is
Joan TollifsonOpen, down-to-earth, contemplative exploration of present experiencing.
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Forgetting Everything
We say, “[Buddha] attained enlightenment,” but it may be better to say, “he completely forgot everything!”
– Shunryu Suzuki
There are so many words pointing to this “forgetting everything” or empty mind — letting go, relaxing, fall...
Nothing Is Lacking Here and Now
The last remaining blossom on my orchid this season approaching its end
Can we see the beauty in the flower that is withering, in old age and death? Can we see the Holy Reality shining forth even in the places we regard as ugly, disturbing...
Finding God in the toilet paper and Buddha in the shit stick
I was recently interviewed by Bishal Karna, and of all the interviews I’ve ever done, I think this just might be my all time favorite.
This is Bishal’s description of the interview:
Have you been trying to fix yourself—to eliminate all...
No big breakthrough?
Items on my hospital breakfast tray waiting to be collected
No Big Breakthrough?
With some realization comes imperceptibly, but somehow they need convincing. They have changed, but they do not notice it. Such non-spectacular cases...
A Really Great July 4th Talk
A Truly Wonderful Talk
This is a really wonderful talk given on July 4th by Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, the current abbot of Green Gulch Zen Farm. Jiryu is one of my top favorite contemporary Zen teachers. I’ve shared some of his talks bef...
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Writer, author, explorer of what is. Background includes Zen, Advaita, radical nonduality, bare-bones meditation, contemplative inquiry, addiction recovery, martial arts, somatic work and visual arts.
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