Lots of Nothing This week we are dealing with a whole lot of nothing. Mulla Nasrudine pulls a valley girl move, and we wonder about one hand clapping. In my experience, contemplating nothing is the best way to slow and stop the mind. And I don’t mean thinking about the idea of nothing, or trying …
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Can’t Talk About Nothing
You can’t really talk about nothing because the very act of talking is something. The very act of giving nothing a word, naming it nothing, or zero, turns it into something. Both in in the words that I’m saying and in what you’re hearing me say. But what if the collective wisdom of humanity that …
One Hand Clapping Makes No Sound
One hand clapping makes no sound. Listen to it and calmness immediately comes over you.
Sound of One Hand Clapping
What is the sound of one hand clapping? This is one of the most important Koans given to students of Enlightenment. I have a couple of ideas about it I want to share. I don’t know for sure, you know, but it seems to me that the answer is obvious. First… what’s the sound of …
Simplicity in Prayer
In the end the thing that really matters is Simplicity. That’s what this story from yesterday is talking about. The Mystic is simply living out on the lake. The priests and the bishops come and try to teach him how to pray correctly, when he was out there just simply one with nature, one with …
Ask for nothing when you pray
Ask for nothing when you pray. If you get that you’ll be dancing with roses.
Praying on the Lake
Okay. So there was this lake way out in the wilds. And in the middle of the lake was a small island. People started hearing rumors that there was this amazing Mystic living on this island, a holy man. The church fathers heard about it and they were concerned. They decided they’d better go check …
Which Nothing?
it’s so easy to turn nothing into something. Our mind automatically does it. Like … which nothing are you talking about? The nothing over there? Or the nothing over there?