A breezeway is an architectural description of a space between two buildings, sometimes covered, that allows air to flow through. I am entirely in love with the concept of the heart as a breezeway, wide open to the wind, allowing everything to come and go without holding or judging. There is a marvelous Buddhist stories book, called "Opening the door of your heart" by Ajahn Brahm, which gives a powerful teaching about what it is to open the heart, and why we should do it. Yo

My most beloved teacher and spiritual father, Master Sha, is originally from China. His English is excellent and several thousand times better than my Chinese. That said, occasionally I still am not always entirely clear on what he has just said, especially when the teaching is coming like a great firehose of wisdom. Recently at a retreat Master Sha gave several hours of incredible teaching regarding the great sutra of Avolokiteshvara, the Heart Sutra. One of the phrases wa