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  • The End Of The World

    Before I left for this trip, it occurred to me that it would be nice to…

  • An English Roam

    For my third visit to Hebden Bridge, last weekend, I arrived a little fresher than I…

  • Temple Cleaning

    This post first appeared on my Patreon page: The first work leader I had when I…

  • Sharon Salzberg

    ‘Love and concern for all are not things some of us are born with and others…

  • Hakuin

    ‘If you enter awakening, then shine through awakening. If you get into agreeable circumstances, then shine…

  • Ta Hui

    ‘Just look right here, don’t seek transcendent enlightenment. Just observe and observe: suddenly you’ll laugh aloud.…

  • The View From Here

    The second week of my trip to England finds me in Cornwall, with a bright full…

  • Hongzhi

    ‘In wholeness take one step.’ (Cultivating the Empty Field) Just like yesterday’s post, this reminds me of…

  • Kobun Chino

    ‘You don’t go anywhere from kensho. Seeking to know yourself ends, and time starts. The future…

  • The Energy of the Repeated Gesture

    Back in the days of the first blog I wrote, whenever I was going to be away…