Creative expression - a self-absorbed waste of time? Our presence in the world – illusory self, or skilful means to Awakening?
Tag: Shentong
It’s Personal
the nature of Reality is personal, felt... not neutral unresponsive emptiness. READ MORE
Deathless
what is born and what dies is not anything I need identify with... [read more]
What is Buddha Nature?
You are not the self you think you are, but you are not nothing. Discover what you are... [read on]
My Place of Safety
Our underlying nature is fearlessness - having nothing to defend, being nothing vulnerable. How can we offer others this peace?
What is meant by holy or sacred?
Is sacredness something real? What is holy in a person, place or object? Can we find this in the pragmatic and experiential sphere of Dharma?
Progressive Stages of Experiencing Emptiness
What is, and what is not, enlightenment? Don't get off at the wrong stop!
Devotion
"What is devotion?" Comes the question, comes the Guide... Goodness, beauty, truth and love: a robe without a seam...
Commentary on Are You Awake?
Life is not where you think it is, The stories you act are your dreams... We're hooked on this dream, on when it brings us pleasure, when pain, when we lose or gain - we devise manipulations to skew it towards greater pleasure and gain, less loss and pain. This is the story of our life.