Ken McLeod has always been one of my inspiring teachers. He has a great e-newsletter and website. Check him out at www.unfetteredmind.org. In his February newsletter he wrote about a … Continue reading Practicing with Confusion
Tag: Radical Acceptance
Beyond Personal Identity #3
Continuing my series on gate, gate, paragate mantra. If you are new to this series, look at the two previous blogs for the overall translation into English of this mantra. … Continue reading Beyond Personal Identity #3
Express yourself fully
I have been reading “Not Always So” by Suzuki Roshi and found some interesting words on Time. They go along with what I have been working with for the past … Continue reading Express yourself fully
Watering the good seeds
Spiritual practice is a little easier when things are going well, right? It’s easier to be loving, centered and peaceful when the world is favorable. But when the world is … Continue reading Watering the good seeds
No resistance
No Resistance: A continuing commentary on Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Our suffering points to resisting what actually is happening in this moment. Our resistance is the great saying “no” to … Continue reading No resistance
Compassionate Presence
Every now and then, I have to let go of my ideas of “Zen” or enlightenment. Over the years, I build up a construction of what I think enlightenment is … Continue reading Compassionate Presence
Waking up from our trance
We make experience belong to a “self.” When this becomes the core of our experience, we lose sight of the wholeness of life. All suffering or dissatisfaction arises from a … Continue reading Waking up from our trance