This is such a telling tale about how most of us conduct our spiritual searches. We are searching everywhere except for the place of “I am.” Muella’s ticket is one of my favorite Mulla Nasrudine stories because it is such a telling tale about the way most of us conduct our spiritual searches. We are …
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Going in two directions
You can’t go in two directions at the same time. You’d think that would be obvious, and yet we constantly forget it.
The Chemist
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.
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. …