Burning River Zen

08/06/2017

I haven't posted anything in a while, and feel compelled to do so now. I was asked by someone what Zen teaches you. My response is this: Zen teaches you to pay attention to your life, and to take your life seriously with intentionality, and to be able to not take your life too seriously in regard to what you think it "should be". To open yourself to being wrong, and letting go of what you think in order to see truth, and then trusting your understanding. Ask yourself continuously, "what is this life?" And continually look to the present unfolding and act towards the betterment of all!

01/04/2017

A few words about some thoughts I have been sitting with lately.

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"Understanding is the heart-wood of well spoken words...When a person is hasty & heedless, his discernment and learning do not grow" - Gautama Buddha I have been sitting with something for about a...

11/29/2016

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"Radiate Boundless Love to the Entire World" - Buddha I have two pictures of the Lotus flower in my office. It is a reminder to me of the potential that all individuals who come to see me for help...

07/21/2016

On the road making my way to Chùa Từ Bi Buddhist temple in Kansas City to spend the weekend with Sangha members. Looking forward to seeing old and new friends on the path.

06/27/2016

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Quite recently, I was in a team meeting that reviews the quality of services that clients receive at the non-profit agency I work for. There was one person reviewed that struck me. The concern...

07/08/2014

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"Every human being has the same potential for compassion; the only question is whether we really take any care of that potential, and develop and implement it in our daily life." - H.H. the Dalai...