Poem – Walked Across the Field
I walked across that empty field after the weeds took over and boulders fell from the darkening sky...
Poem – Here Not Here
I was there and I was not there. Letting go of reasons and questions I weaved in and...
Poem – As Years Pass
A quiet moment as the sun sets. Fields emerging from thinning snow. What is distant is near –...
On “Dualism”
I am reading the “Cultivating the Empty Field” for the second time, and also Dogen’s “Moon in a...
Empty Field Dharma Resources
I have read many books, different views, and different schools of thought. Everything I study now is focused...
New Project – Empty Field Dharma
I have started a new site dedicated to information and discussion around the Empty Field Dharma. The concept...
The Search, Revisited
The goal is not to chase and find enlightenment – it is already within. The goal and path...
Taking Care of Ourself First
Really, to help others, we should be in a good place ourself, to put more positive energy into...
Poem – The Raven and the Wolf
The dream came furious and ended quickly. Remembered in fragments driven to the edge by fractures. I picked...
Poem – Another Life
In another life I scaled the peak. I tasted the salt and blood of success and defeat. I...
Poem – Gate
Passing the building made of stone outlines of people in the windows. Are they watching the patch-robed monk...
Poem – Ode to Death
Ode to Death, by Hanakia Zedek I awaken in it’s arms Yet it has done me no harm...
One Mind – The Film
A wonderful project that brings the finite workings and beauty of a Chinese Zen (Chan) monastery – Zhenru...