“If we are unable to create a new path by which to discover our true nature, the human race may be condemned to disappear. Never in history have we had…
AWAKENED POLITICS
by Bill Walz “Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By love alone is hatred appeased” – Buddha We live in deeply troubled times. America seems to be…
Saner Than Normal — Zen thoughts on Health care by Bill Walz
Synonyms for the word “normal” are: usual, common, standard and typical. In medicine, “normal” is the standard of care, and it means a person is sufficiently free of pathology and…
CONSCIOUSNESS EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION by Bill Walz
“The brain speaks through words; the heart in the glance of the eyes; and the soul through a radiance that charges the atmosphere, magnetizing all.” — Hazrat Inayat Khan (founder…
WHAT IS THIS? Zen thoughts by bill walz
WHAT IS THIS? By Bill Walz “What is this?” – the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng (638–713 C.E.) The practice is very simple. Whether you are walking, standing, sitting, or lying down,…
POLITICAL DHARMA by Bill Walz
“We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want to have a future, if…
ZEN POETRY
An old silent pond… A frog jumps into the pond. Splash! Silence again. – Basho (17th c.) Like every artistic device of Zen, poetry is a finger pointing…
ZEN AND THE ART OF LIFE
By Bill Walz “The arts of Zen are not intended for utilitarian purposes or for purely aesthetic enjoyment, but are meant to train the mind, indeed, to…
Bill Walz — ABSOLUTE PRESENT
ABSOLUTE PRESENT by Bill Walz “Satori (awakening) is said to take place when consciousness realizes a state of ‘one thought’. ‘One thought’ is the shortest possible unit of time… Thought…