After writing and posting last night's blog on "Spiritual Materialism," I got this very timely email today from the "WEEKLY WORDS OF WISDOM" as chosen by Lama Surya Das. Check it out and see what you think. I thnk it's wonderful.
"There is no other task but to know your own original face.
This is called independence; the spirit is clear and free.
If you say there is some particular doctrine or patriarchy, you’ll be totally cheated. Just look into your heart; there is a transcendental clarity.
Just have no greed and no dependency and you will immediately attain certainty.
~ Yen-t’ou, from Teachings of Zen, edited by Thomas Cleary"