"Heal the Soul first, and the body will follow."
                                                                         Master Zhi Gang Sha

There is a saying, “Let go and let God.” It is the human impulse to do do do, work work work, try try try. Of course, you must put forth some effort, and give direction to your practices, but the value of the no-thought state of stillness and effortlessness is past understanding. Your teacher tells, you cannot sit and do nothing! You must go out to serve. Correct of course. But you can bring that spirit of wide open flowing present moment awareness without human thought to yo

“Even though there appears to be darkness, the lighted path is always there.” So Po Mo Hu Xie Tuo Ye, Da Bei Zhou Buddha … “Greetings! This is Guan Yin speaking. This guidance came to the being that is flowing this teaching, this morning in meditation practice. “Even though there appears to be darkness, the lighted path is always there. You must go forward with persistence and faith. Do not look to the left or right, do not look down. Do not look down. Sometimes the path is r

to Good morning! This is Guan Yin Speaking. It starts almost immediately when your little feet hit the earth plane, "Oh look at the beautiful baby! We love you so much. You will make us proud." "Eat this, you will grow big and strong." "Go to the potty when we tell you, because you are messy and frankly we're tired of it." . . "Go to school, get good grades. Don't swear. Don't slouch. Clean your room. Clean the cat box. Call your grandmother. Mow the lawn. Clean your pla

“Good morning! This is Guan Yin. “Kneel to govern, true humility is the surest way to Heaven.” Xi Tuo Yu Yi, Da Bei Zhou Buddha. By govern, I mean govern your mind, your thoughts, your actions, your emotions. It is fine to have these things in your experience, but it is important that they be disciplined. If you let your thoughts and emotions run away with you, it is like riding an untrained horse with no saddle and no bridle. Sooner or later you will be scraped off by a tree

“Good morning! This is Guan Yin. In the human experience there is always the strong presence of “the other.” In their love and sleeping nature, your parents gave you a physical body, a name, an identity, a language, and in short order, you are other. They are other. It’s part of the maya, the illusion of the mortal life. We go on in our “other” adventure going away from oneness, to discover other “other”. Playmates, siblings, animals, lovers, grandparents, children, nature, a

“Greetings! This is Guan Yin. This morning in meditation, the being that channels this writing received this guidance. … From the 47th Buddha of the Da Bei Zhou great compassion mantra, Pu To Ye Pu To Ye. . First came a vision of this being in the water, wearing what is called a snorkel. I do not know the origin of this word, but it is vastly entertaining. It is a swimming mask with a tube that keeps one connected to the air source, while allowing the person to be under the w