Margaret Ne-Eka Barragato

Luoshan asked Yantou, “When arising and vanishing go on unceasingly, what then?” Yantou shouted and said, “Whose arising and vanishing is it?” Before I go into this any further, let me just comment that this is the epitome of the stupid question. In grade school, they used to tell us that the only stupid question…

Probably all human beings spend a lot of time and energy trying to keep their lives under control, but I think we Americans are particularly obsessed with it. We do everything we possibly can to prevent any kind of accident or unpleasant experience. There is a whole mail order catalog full of things to keep…

Mark 10:17-27 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good – except God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not…

2 Kings 5:1-19 (RSV) Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high favor, because by him the Lord had given victory to Syria. He was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. Now the Syrians on one of their raids had…

“Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.” -Luke 17:33 Praying for salvation in the world to come Praying for your own selfish ends Is only piling on more and more Self-centeredness and arrogance Die – then live Day and night within the world Once you’ve…

And again (Jesus) said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.” – Luke 13:20 From the Heart Sutra Dedication: Enlightened Nature pervades the whole universe, existing right here now. I have often heard…