Can the person who is too stupid to tell us to go to the doctor able to tell us to go to the doctor? Again a story of going in two directions at the same time.
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Mulla’s Stories Teach Enlightenment
Mulla Nasrudine stories, and Zen stories, are such great enlightenment teachings because they are trying to point out the blindingly obvious. We believe enlightenment is this mysterious, magical thing. What if it was something very very simple?
Atishas Exercise
Let’s try some experiments about how vast and pliable you are. This experiment is going to be a little backwards from what you’re usually told to do in spirituality, but it’s going to help you really explore yourself. Start out by feeling your breath. Feel it gently as it pulls into your nose, how it …
Question Everything
We should question everything. When thinking about Atisha’s exercise for this week it is really interesting because this exercise does the exact opposite of everything that we’re being taught in the New Age world. We’re taught that we have to always think positive thoughts and never to think any negative thoughts. For if we do …
Magic of Humans
The true magic and mystery in life will come when human beings are coming together to create beauty and harmony.
A Great Buddhist Teacher
When we’re working with Atisha’s exercise we get the idea of what it’s like to be with an authentic master. Atisha was a great Buddhist Master in medieval times. The simplicity of it is the anti-ego of it. Breathe in all the pain and misery of the world and then breathe out love and compassion. …
Beyond Beliefs
What makes us crazy is when our beliefs dominate our mind and our consciousness. That’s why mystics are are always saying live in the unknown.
You are stronger than you think
Our Zen story this week, with Atisha’s exercise, shows us that we are stronger and more capable than we think. We are also more connected than we have been led to believe. In this exercise you breathe in all the negativity of the world and then you transform it in your heart and you breathe …