Posts Tagged "teacher"
Will I ever learn it all?
Reading at Koloa and Anara practices 12/02/2012 Tell me what you will my blue winged friend Did you hear me from where you drifted on the wind? This autumn wind on a summer day Sure can turn a blue sky grey Oh it’s a lonely day and cold There are secrets you’ve not told And there are parts of me that I have never known And I wonder if you see through the walls inside of...
Read MoreIn a well known teaching…
Reading at Anara practice – 11/02/2010 In a well-known teaching, the Buddha advised: Do not believe in what you have heard do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations; do not believe in anything because it is rumored and spoken of by many; do not believe merely because the written statement of some old sage is produced; do not believe in...
Read MoreThe Perfect Teacher
Reading at Anara practice 11/2/2011 The true teacher has no students, all is Being and only Silence speaks. The perfect teacher has no teachings because he knows that you are free already. So the true teacher’s non-teaching is that there is no teacher, no student, no teaching, and that nothing has ever existed. This teaching must be without words and must land in your heart. If you try to...
Read MoreThe Essence of My Practice
Reading at Waimea practice 10/15/2011 My practice moves from edge to edge, exploring the limits of a stretch, the inner realm of energy and breath. Each movement plumbs new depths of self-awareness. Who am I now, and now, and now? Who holds this pose with single-pointed focus, or loses the thread of breath and stops to find the center once again? Have I reached my full expression, or is...
Read MoreThe Prophet on Love
Reading at Koloa practice 7/18/2011 When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he...
Read MoreGuru
Reading from Koloa and Anara practices 07/14/2011 Life in Stages by Linaji Her lineage is impeccable But from whence has she come?.. She comes when you don’t want her When you think you’re not ready Yet, When you most need her. She tolerates no lack of attention She tolerates no lack of love She sticks pins in your tender spots To see if “You’re done yet” She never forgives Yet She...
Read MoreLearning Deeply…
Reading at Waimea Practice 3/01/2011 Teacher: We want you to learn these teachings so deeply that they lie upon your heart Student: Why don’t you just put them in our hearts? Teacher: That’s not our job. we just place them on the surface. Then when your heart breaks, they fall in. —Buddhist story - source...
Read MoreA Yogi’s Welcome
Reading at Waimea Practice 12/04/2010 Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Morning Takes Hold by Lina-ji Welcome Please allow your stories to be left at the door with your shoes. You may pick them up if you really want them on your way back out. They...
Read MoreHeartbreak
How can you stop the sun from shining - by Tracey Mac Teacher: We want you to learn these teachings so deeply that they lie upon your heart Student: Why don’t you just put them in our hearts? Teacher: That’s not our job. We just place them on the surface. Then, when your heart breaks, they fall in. —Buddhist story, source...
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