Make Yourself a Big Target
Peggy Metta Sheehan on case 30 in the Gateless Barrier, Ma Tsu’s “This very mind is Buddha.”
Peggy Metta Sheehan on case 30 in the Gateless Barrier, Ma Tsu’s “This very mind is Buddha.”
Peggy Metta Sheehan on “Affirming Faith in Mind” by Seng-ts’an:
The Great Way is not difficult
For those who do not pick and choose.
When preferences are cast aside,
The Way stands clear and undisguised;
But even slight distinctions made
Set earth and heaven far apart.
If you would clearly see the truth,
Discard opinions pro and con.
Peggy Metta Sheehan on part three of the Buddha’s journey, settling.
Peggy Metta Sheehan on the first of four aspects of the Buddha’s journey, leaving home, and verses 146-156 of the Dhammapada.
Peggy Metta Sheehan on Tung-shan’s teaching and offering one’s life freely. Dedicated to Becky Wethington. Recorded at ZCD’s summer sesshin at Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center.