Living our Vows

In order to live our vows, or to live from our life purpose we will encounter challenges. During this talk we explore some common inner challenging voices or parts of us that may get activated as we endeavor to live our vows.

These voices in voices dialogue parts work are often named the perfectionist, pusher and inner critic.

As we conclude this series of talks on vow and purpose—we remember the mystic’s vow.

The mystics vow, is a vow of immediacy. Right here–can you see the fulfillment?

It invites us into deep presence. Into the truth of completion, perfection. The treasury of luminosity is right where you sit, shining from your heart, seeing with your eyes. The radiant light of awakened nature shines forth from every being, all at once. 

Buddha nature or awakened nature, isn’t something we get, if we are good, in the future. Buddha nature, awakened nature is us. 

Hakuin Zenji says it this way: This earth where we stand is the pure lotus land, This very body, the body of Buddha

When we awaken the mystic’s vow—we awaken to the ordinary perfection of things as they are. What a delicious invitation, to move from a great completion. To see the fulfillment even as we practice and actualize our purpose and vows.