I hope you're well. In February, I spent some time with the website maintenance, and now am back with new content. Starting a new month with another "Moments" collection titled "Phantom Flowers".
Inspired by the autumn season, in today's "Moments: Mist among grasses" collection, I contemplate falling leaves. You can also find a gentle reminder to examine narratives, a quote by Huang Po expressing his understanding of the Buddha-Nature, a piece of sumi-e painting, and as always, some haiku.
elder's rest
nothing but the sound
of shifting sands
Last week, in the "Elder's Rest" article, I wrote about restlessness, silence, listening, and speech in the context of meditation as well as relationships. It was inspired by a pithy saying regarding speech by one of the Desert Mothers and Fathers, the first Christian nuns and monks dwelling in deserts.
In today's "Moments: A Ladybug Leaps into the Sky", I reflect on the joy of the precepts we take in the Zen tradition. You will also find a few haiku, wise words from Dipa Ma, and one silly piece about cloud thieves. You perhaps met one of them too!
In today's "Moments of October: Sky and Water Merging", you will find a couple of haiku from a garden, wisdom from Zen Master Hongzhi, Basho's playful moon haiku, a cup of coffee, a bunny, and a sumi-e painting.