Turning Toward Our Essence (Part One)
“Who are we, really?” the Zen koans demand, “Who is dragging this body around?” or “What was your original face before your parents were born?”...
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The Storytelling Mind (Part Two)
(Read Part One of The Storytelling Mind) When we look at the constant and repetitive process of our own thinking, we see how habitually it...
The Unique Expression of True Self
In awakening our Buddha nature, we find that there is one further aspect of self to understand, the need to honor our personal destiny. This...
Heart Wisdom – Ep. 07 – Holding Identity Lightly
Consciousness itself is the witness to our lives, and we are born with it, in its purest form. It knows that what we often identify...
Non-Identification
In non-identification we stop taking the experience as me or mine. We see how our identification creates dependence, anxiety, and inauthenticity. In practicing non-identification, we...
The Fruits of Non-Identification
Buddhist psychology calls non-identification the abode of awakening, the end of clinging, true peace, nirvana. Without identification, we can respectfully care for ourselves and others,...
Remembering Who You Are
“How amazing. All living beings have the Buddha nature of awakening and freedom, yet they do not realize this. Unknowingly they wander on the ocean...
