ABSOLUTE PRESENT by Bill Walz “Satori (awakening) is said to take place when consciousness realizes a state of ‘one thought’. ‘One thought’ is the shortest possible unit of time… Thought represents an instant, i.e. time reduced to an absolute point with no durability whatever… when time is reduced to aContinue Reading
Beloved Festival Four-Day Sacred Music & Art Festival Kicks Off This August August 12th – 15th: The 9th annual Beloved Festival returns to tranquil Tidewater, Oregon this August showcasing over 40 globally celebrated artists including TIPPER, Rising Appalachia, Trevor Hall, Fatoumata Diawara, King Sunny Ade, Nicola Cruz and cultural icon Bhagavan Das to name a few. Featuring a diverse lineup of music, workshops and presentations across the festival grounds, Beloved hasContinue Reading
by Bill Walz – “In each of us, the seed of Buddha, the capacity to wake up and understand, is called Buddha nature. It is the seed of mindfulness, the awareness of what is happening in the present moment… There is no one who does not have the capacity toContinue Reading
by Bill Walz A reader contacted me with a question, and I decided a good column could come from answering it. Here’s the question: “Could you write about something that came up in a recent discussion? Someone said to me recently, ‘perception is reality.’ I said that it’s not andContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Concentration is often called one-pointedness of mind… It can be developed by force, by sheer unremitting willpower… Mindfulness, on the other hand, is a delicate function leading to refined sensibilities. These two are partners in the job of meditation. Mindfulness is the sensitive one… Concentration provides theContinue Reading
Beneath the Chatter: the wise self awaits – A Contemplative Photography Companion for the Journey Home. If ever a book could inspire you into a new way of viewing life, this is it. Beneath the Chatter is an engaging contemplative verbal and visual experience both wise and whimsical, with gentleContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “The moment between before and after is called Truth or Buddha’s world. We don’t know what it is but we are there. Our life is completely embraced by this… It is the original nature of the self.” ~ Dainin Katagiri See if you can feel what itContinue Reading
by Bill Walz “Real knowing comes up when we stand in the appropriate place. But usually we don’t. First we want to understand something according to individual knowledge, prejudice, customs and habits. This means we are standing up in our individual place, not the universal perspective. This egoistic behavior makesContinue Reading
