Category Archives: post denominationalism
On the Mythos of the Resurrection
A few years ago, I posted a question on Facebook, and asked how many people believed that Horus, one of the oldest gods of the ancient Egyptian religion — the Falcon-headed Avenger, was a real being. Fifty people commented saying, … Continue reading
When Love was Born
When we allow our hearts to be open enough to see beyond the legends, the mythology and the narrative becomes even richer, and transcends the limitations of sect, denomination and religion. It is a story of the birth of Love, … Continue reading
Advent… a Dharma Reflection
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. – Buddha Sakyamuni The physical or phenomenal world does not become spiritual, but the spiritual can … Continue reading
Zenkondo – The Way of Primordial Compassion
The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word, meaning yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a philosophical and physical method joining the individual self with the True Nature – Pure Awareness. In Buddhism, this realisation is called by many names, … Continue reading
On Erev Yom Kippur
This evening at sundown begins the observance of the most sacred day in the Jewish tradition — the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur. This 25 hour period of fasting and intensive prayer is focused upon repentance and atonement. On … Continue reading
Humble Pride and Calm Assurance
Today, I want to share a little bit with you about the difference between arrogant pride, and a sort of humble pride, which comes from quiet and calm assurance that you’re on the right path. So often, we find the … Continue reading
Self-proclaimed Tulkus, Gurus and the Middle Way
If there were on characteristic that seems to be shared by those dubious and incredulous self-proclaimed tulkus, self-appointed lamas and gurus, and the Lee Press-on Metaphysical Teachers™ we’ve recently seen in the West, it’s that they just don’t know when … Continue reading
One Path or All Paths?
Ordinarily, a person strives for realisation via one particular path. This is the approach most often considered to be “conventional wisdom”. It may even be the most direct approach. I don’t know, if I believe that, but it’s certainly possible. … Continue reading
Transforming the World
“To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to understand ourselves and not to leave it to others to transform themselves or to bring … Continue reading
Daya ka Dharma Sampradaya
Since 1983, it has been my practice to take a few days each year, on the anniversary of the attack, in which I was savagely raped and beaten, left for dead, and ultimately infected with the AIDS virus, to contemplate … Continue reading
Sexuality and the Punk Monk
I wondered how long it would take for those who do not like what the Contemplative Order of Compassion stands for – who see us as a threat to the orthodoxy of traditional Buddhist monastic life – to begin making … Continue reading
The Easter Mythos: Interior Resurrection and Awakening
“Easter signifies the miracle of transformation,” Marianne Williamson writes, “that which occurs when someone’s consciousness is raised so high that the normal laws of time and space as we understand them are superseded.” While members of the Contemplative Monks of … Continue reading
The Master’s Great Pesach – The Dharma of the Last Supper
In Christendom, the story of the Last Supper is a poignant and richly meaningful point in the narrative of Rav Yeshua’s last days, before his betrayal and death. In the Sacramental Movement it is a time when the tabernacle is … Continue reading
Eucharistia… The Dharma of the Last Supper
Tonight, both followers of the Dharma of Christ, as well as institutional Christians, commemorate the mythos of the Last Supper, and the institution of the tradition of the Eucharistic Liturgy. Although the observance has been misrepresented and misconstrued by the … Continue reading