buddhism – Page 2 – EMPTY CLOUD ZEN

some thoughts on certainty part 1

[AUDIO AND TEXT] Current events, especially in our home country, have been raising hackles within many of us, I suspect. That’s definitely true in my case. And in a continued effort to deal with my own resistance to what’s happening, I’ve started to consider the possibility that the problem is a sense of certainty. ThisContinue reading “some thoughts on certainty part 1”

some thoughts on certainty part 2

[AUDIO AND TEXT] Last week, we considered the notion of “certainty” as presented in the Oscar-nominated film Conclave. We saw a homily given by a fictional Roman Catholic Cardinal who asserted that holding to certainty is problematic, and that abandoning it can bring us to tolerance and unity. And in our practice, we’re taught thatContinue reading “some thoughts on certainty part 2”

cataracts and seeing

[AUDIO AND TEXT] I’m having cataract surgery in January, near the end of the month. Both eyes, one week apart. I know this is not a complicated procedure, and most everyone my age will undergo that procedure before it’s all said and done. But the thought of having someone poking around my eyes doesn’t giveContinue reading “cataracts and seeing”

always becoming

[AUDIO AND TEXT] This is going to be really short. Tonight is for sitting, but I’d like us to sit with these thoughts in mind. Recently, the phrase “always becoming” has been echoing in my little brain. It echoes as I drive down the freeway; it clangs about as I’m trying to go to sleepContinue reading “always becoming”