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10Aug/17

8 Listening Exercises

08/10/2017buddhist, Buddhist teachings, listening, shurangama, spiritual, zenbuddhism, emptiness, listening, shurangama, sound of silence, zenTCN

1. Listen for the sounds around you now: people’s voices, TV, music, cars, chirps, breeze. . . Stop what you’re doing. For three seconds, still yourself and hear what’s around you. 2. Listen for the sound of silence. Turn off any noise in your control. At a time when all’s…

13Jun/17

7 Paradoxical Teachings in Buddhism

06/13/2017buddhism, buddhist, Buddhist teachings, guanyin, heart, listening, spiritual, wisdom, zenbuddhism, emptiness, hearing, listening, practice, public speaking, sacred, speaking, thought, voicesTCN

Typically, we reject contradictions. Buddhists, however, embrace a number of oxymora that serve as levers for opening into profundity likened to light at the end of the tunnel. The unexpected folding into of what is unfolding, and the unfolding of that which is enfolded bend our conscious mind so that…

09Nov/10

Emptiness in Full Bloom

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See pdf of Powerpoint outline on Emptiness in Full Bloom.