http://onebrightpearl.org The Entire Universe, Throughout The Ten Directions, Is One Bright Pearl - Eihei Dogen Zenji 1238 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:32:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Things change in the vast emptiness of ever present changiness(Yup, it's a new word, it represents itself, a complete expression). Anyhow, I will be laying this blog to rest and starting something else that cost's less money. Think Blogger or Wordpress or something that is free like my spirit. The good ... http://onebrightpearl.org/2010/02/04/things-change/ [caption id="attachment_533" align="alignleft" width="360" caption=" "][/caption] as far as the eye can see nothing to be seen just this not even this ta ta ta... . http://onebrightpearl.org/2010/01/16/liberation/ Illuminated by all beings a single bell sounds la la la - la la la! http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/12/15/illuminated/ Don't believe anything. Tonight, at least, I don't believe what I think. Even this, "Don't believe it", needs to be ignored. If I am thinking it, it is not It. I am completely worn out and cannot find anything that is me that I can hang on to. Probably doesn't make ... http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/12/08/dont-believe-it/ the white ox refuses to leave suddenly - Bong! dinner bell ringing . http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/12/01/white-ox/ Rohatsu Sesshin is upon us here at Sanshinji. We will begin by having dinner together at 6:00pm and then meet again at 7:30pm for Okumura Roshi's orientation talk. When he finishes sharing his words of encouragement, we will turn and face the wall, as the Buddha did all those years ... http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/11/30/rohatsu-december-2009/ My life is not theoretical. It is real. In this life, at all times, all things are possible. Only I can obstruct myself. I have met many students of Zen over the years, and one thing that seems to be common, is the lack of belief in their own innate ... http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/11/23/flowers-of-emptiness/ As the Universe continues to manifest itself through my five skandhas, a deep sense of Universal enjoyment rises and subsides, moment by moment. With this deep abiding joy comes acceptance, acceptance to what is right here now. And what is right here now, often looks like, feels like suffering, and ... http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/11/22/acceptance/ the wind murmurs ghosts through gnarled limbs this old pine feels like home http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/11/21/old-pine-home/ cool november grey sky to the ground feet cold and wet! . http://onebrightpearl.org/2009/11/19/walking-to-the-zendo/