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2012 and the Spirit of the Age
Whether the ancient Mayans intended it or not, the end of their calendar coincides with a profound turning point in human civilization. This comprises what Carl Jung called a synchronicity. A term that get bandied about too loosely sometimes, a … Continue reading
The Short Cut of Sudden Enlightenment
A white pelican sails south across the darkening sky, heading deeper into the high desert marshlands. We follow in the hope it’s leading us to a flock we can photograph before the afternoon rain sets in. The first warning drops … Continue reading
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Tagged Chan, Enlightenment, Koan, Lin-Chi, Ma-Tsu, Personal Transformation, Ta-Hui, Taoism, Yuan-Wu, Zen
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The Art of Channeling
~ The Well of Wisdom and the Well of Art spring from the same Source ~ I did not know that when I was being trained as a diviner, I was being trained as a writer. My teacher at the … Continue reading
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Tagged act of creation, art, channeling, divination, emptying, One Mind, oracle, ordinary consciousness, the unknown, wisdom
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The Tao of Enlightenment
Within the mind there is yet another mind. ~Nei-yeh, trans. Harold D. Roth The concept of the Tao (the Way) has profoundly impacted world culture, most notably through the many translations of the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang Tzu. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awakened, Chan, conditioned self, Dogen, Enlightenment, Harold D. Roth, Huineng, Mysticism, Nature Mysticism, Nei-yeh, original nature, Original Tao, Tao, Taoism, Zen
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