Tag Archives: Buddhism

Beauty is in the Cracks

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in  –Leonard Cohen, “Anthem” ~ Perfection. We all want it. We strive for it in our practice, our training, our execution of applications and forms. … Continue reading →

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Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain The birds have vanished down the sky. Now the last cloud drains away. We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.     —Li Po (701-762) (translated by Sam Hamill) Last week, on … Continue reading →

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