A gallery of spiritual poetry and resonant imagery from Oleg Yuzefpolsky
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Looking for a Place to Go
The last time I checked the Buddha never went toa Zen center to meditate.Jesus never talked to his fatherin a church or ate the bread ofhis own limbs at the altar.Moses never needed permissionfrom a rabbi to climb mountains,talk to burning bushes, or read tabletsto the masses down below, those whoare always looking for a place […]
Guan Yin Temple: Flower Ornament and Pure Land Vistas
Raymond Lam “Pay respects to the Buddha first, then to me,” advised my preceptor once, when we visited him at his monastery, Guan Yin Temple. “Because we take refuge in the Buddha first, then in the Dharma, then in the Sangha.” He was implying that compared to the Buddha images of our temple, he was […]