by Alllold Userassigns | Jul 4, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
Robert Saltzman explores the essential nature of self. He looks at the sense of I or me, describing the ways we experience self in any given moment. We live our lives with familiar sense of a flowing stream of awareness: That flow is not happening to me. That flow is...
by Alllold Userassigns | Jun 2, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
Robert Saltzman discusses what it’s like to live in an awakened state, while still living an ego-based normal life with a regular sense of self. To begin his exploration, clarifies his meaning of the word “awake” and responds to the opening query...
by Stillness Speaks(S) | Apr 24, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
Free Medicine is a collection of forty intimate meditations written by Sufi teacher Pir Elias Amidon. Whether describing a naked dive into a pond in the middle of the night, or a confrontation with soldiers in a Burmese temple, these meditations can serve as...
by Alllold Userassigns | Mar 31, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
The Afterword, written by Bodhin Kjolhede, of Philip Kapleau’s Three Pillars of Zen provides a compelling discussion about Zen Buddhism’s impact on modern western society. Kjolhede is the current Abbot of the Rochester Zen Center which was founded by...
by Matt Preiser | Feb 14, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
“Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful speech and the inability to listen to others, I vow to cultivate loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering. Knowing that words can create...
by Matt Preiser | Feb 14, 2017 | Articles/PDFs
“All Buddhas in the past, present and future by practicing the Insight that Brings Us to the Other Shore are all capable of attaining Authentic and Perfect Enlightenment.” – excerpt from...