by Bill Walz – A wave on the ocean has a beginning and an end, a birth and a death. But the wave is empty. The wave is full of water, but it is empty of a separate self. A wave is a form which has been made possible thanksContinue Reading
by Bill Walz – “Obstacles do not block the path, obstacles are the path.” ~ Zen saying When the term “obstacles” is used conventionally, we tend to think of problems and circumstances that have interrupted or blocked our progress to the accomplishment of some goal or desire. But to understandContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “For those of you who want to attain enlightenment, do not study many teachings. Only study one. What is it? It is great compassion. Whoever has great compassion has all Buddha’s qualities in his hand.” ~ Lord Buddha This is a truly remarkable teaching, but what isContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “What, at this moment, is lacking?” ~ Linji (9th Century – Chinese) One of our dogs and I had been playing in a grassy field, she chasing and returning a ball until she was worn out with the joy of it, and then she lay down inContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Your life’s journey has an outer purpose and an inner purpose. The outer purpose is to arrive at your goal or destination, to accomplish what you set out to do, to achieve this or that… the journey’s inner purpose… has nothing to do with where you areContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “The contours of your neurosis are the same as the contours of your awareness.” – Fritz Perls Have you ever heard it said to a very distraught person, “you need to come to your senses”? Taken literally, this may seem a strange bit of advice, but likeContinue Reading
by Bill Walz – “This moment is a perfect moment, this moment is my refuge.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh “This moment” seems like a simple concept. A snap of the fingers. A blink of an eye. How then could “this moment” be a refuge? It seems hardly sufficiently substantial toContinue Reading
by Bill Walz A reader contacted me with a question, and I decided a good column could come from answering it. Here’s the question: “Could you write about something that came up in a recent discussion? Someone said to me recently, ‘perception is reality.’ I said that it’s not andContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Concentration is often called one-pointedness of mind… It can be developed by force, by sheer unremitting willpower… Mindfulness, on the other hand, is a delicate function leading to refined sensibilities. These two are partners in the job of meditation. Mindfulness is the sensitive one… Concentration provides theContinue Reading
