OneBrightPearl Archives - Stillness Speaks

Kensho & Koan : Henry Shukman & Migaku Sato

by Stillness Speaks(S) | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, OneBrightPearl | 0 comments

I was given this greatest opportunity of all opportunities – to be a human being. ~ Henry Shukman

Henry Shukman talks about kensho and koan study …. and Migaku Sato talks about “what is a koan?”

Henry Shukman & Jeremy Irons on Zen & Well-Being

by Stillness Speaks(S) | Jun 29, 2018 | Blog, DONE FtrdOnHome, OneBrightPearl | 0 comments

“Zen … basically means meditation or meditative absorption.” ~ Henry Shukman

See preview video clips of Jeremy in Zen and the West: Finding Peace in Troubled Times … and Henry in One Bright Pearl …

Henry Shukman: The Moment that Still IS

by Alllold Userassigns | Aug 12, 2017 | Blog, OneBrightPearl | 0 comments

I was given this greatest opportunity of all opportunities – to be a human being. ~ Henry Shukman

Henry Shukman shares his direct experience … of nothing but pure awareness … where there is no seer … of dying without dying … the moment that still IS … which opened him to the amazing gift of truly being a human being.

One Bright Pearl: A Conversation About Zen & Awakening

by Stillness Speaks(S) | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog, OneBrightPearl | 1 comment

“… I and all beings and the whole great earth together simultaneously have attained the Way …” ~ Buddha’s words after his awakening …

In this exclusive VIDEO, available only to our subscribers, Henry Shukman and Chris Hebard converse about a wide range of topics about Zen and awakening …

Henry Shukman: Shinku and What does Being Here Mean?

by Alllold Userassigns | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, OneBrightPearl | 0 comments

If you discover the real nothing, everything then becomes wondrous being.

Henry Shukman shares his thoughts on Shinku and Shunyata, true vast emptiness, as defined and encoutered in Zen and Buddhist traditions. He states “being here is not what we take it to be.”

Henry Shukman: Who is it that Lives?

by Alllold Userassigns | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog, OneBrightPearl | 0 comments

“I and all beings, and the whole great earth together have simultaneously attained the way.” ~Shakyamuni Buddha

Henry Shukman shares his thoughts on Shakyamuni Buddha’s pre-awakening journey as he finally resolved, his burning question: “Who is it that lives?”