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August
Bird and WaterAug 15
May
What RemainsMay 12
February
Ink That Tells A TruthFeb 10
2025
December
Step OneDec 7
2016
March
行って来ますMar 22 ChangeMar 12
2015
July
7 Years GoneJul 5
2014
January
Ricky Gervais, Derek, and The Failure of ReligionJan 8 Fasting, Takuin's Birthday, And The Destruction of This BlogJan 2
2013
November
Human Beings Cannot Attain EnlightenmentNov 25
2012
April
Interview with Takuin ~ Part 2 of ?Apr 20
January
Interview with Takuin ~ Part 1 of ?Jan 26
2011
December
November Project 2011 FinaleDec 4
November
One Last SentenceNov 30 On SufferingNov 29 On QuestionsNov 28 Ask the ReaderNov 27 On Ending...Nov 26 On Enlightenment and AwakeningNov 25 On Haters and TroublemakersNov 24 On Apophis, Natural Resources, and LoveNov 23 On ConclusionNov 22 Takuin on FilmNov 21 On Siddhis and Super-Powers ;-)Nov 20 Where Should I Sit?Nov 19 On Finding Out for YourselfNov 18 On the Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11, 2011Nov 17 On DreamingNov 16 On MeditationNov 15 On FreedomNov 14 On Writing at Takuin.comNov 13 BeliefNov 12 In SicknessNov 11 Confused About EnlightenmentNov 10 What Are You Reading?Nov 9 Life After DeathNov 8 Quick Reply on LivingNov 7 On Increased AwakeningsNov 6 Questions Answered - Again!Nov 5 Quick Thoughts On LivingNov 4 Burning the NotebooksNov 3 The State of Non-DualityNov 2 On Dropping ThoughtNov 1
October
November Project 2011: 30 Questions with TakuinOct 25 Sitting #6Oct 20 Recent DoingsOct 15
August
The Message of the BlindAug 6
July
Self-PortraitJul 6
June
Cook Your Own MealJun 12 Quick Note on CommentsJun 6
May
Just LookMay 23 A Question on SpeakingMay 2 Skype Calls Have ResumedMay 1
April
Be GoodApr 26
March
The Announcement RevealedMar 18 UPDATEMar 11 Big Announcement for Takuin.Com Coming SoonMar 10 Sitting #5Mar 7
February
From the JournalFeb 26
January
DeceptionJan 30
2010
December
On Quitting SmokingDec 21 FacesDec 9 Withdrawn from the WorldDec 8 November Project FinaleDec 6 Takuin's JoyDec 1
November
The Birth of TakuinNov 30 Quick Thoughts: Advice to TakuinNov 29 Chasing the MemoryNov 28 What Do You Believe?Nov 27 In Dialogue: Real or Illusion?Nov 26 Quick Thoughts on BooksNov 25 Energy, Ghosts, and Life After DeathNov 24 Quick Thoughts on Eating MeatNov 23 On Having FriendsNov 22 Quick Thoughts on InterestsNov 21 The Grace of the GuruNov 20 Reality or the Human MindNov 19 Quick Thoughts on Sitting with ResistanceNov 18 Quick Thoughts on Wisdom and SacrificeNov 17 What Can I Do?Nov 16 Do You Still Fast?Nov 15 Questions AnsweredNov 14 Work Life and EnlightenmentNov 13 How Do You Write?Nov 12 Nature and ThoughtNov 11 DisclaimersNov 10 The Beauty of a FlowerNov 9 What Do You Intend to Be?Nov 8 On Teachers and TeachingNov 7 Quick Thoughts on the Now and LiberationNov 6 What Changed You?Nov 5 Takuin in the Third-PersonNov 4 In Dialogue: The Problems of SeekingNov 3 No-Self Language and the IndividualNov 2 Project for November: 30 Questions with TakuinNov 1
September
How to Seek?Sep 30 Echoes of the MindSep 18 Interview with Takuin for Buddha at the Gas PumpSep 13 Interview with Takuin at EGO PLANETSep 4
August
In Dialogue: Trust, Fear, and the BeyondAug 23 Why I Started Takuin.comAug 9
July
The Final ThreadJul 24 Spiritual ProgressJul 7
June
The Dream of the TurtleJun 29 SolitudeJun 22 Tom Stine's Online SatsangJun 17 Lesson with an Enlightened MasterJun 14 How to SitJun 8 Takuin and the Little BirdJun 5
May
The Road to EnlightenmentMay 10
April
Sitting #4Apr 28
March
UpaguptaMar 20 To The SeekerMar 15 What is Enlightenment?Mar 6
February
Beyond TechniqueFeb 25 The Beauty of LivingFeb 17 SimpleFeb 7
January
The ReturnJan 11 To Sit With NothingJan 4
2009
December
Most Popular Posts of 2009Dec 30 The Wound of ForgivenessDec 22 Beyond The Known E-Book Now AvailableDec 17 Upcoming E-book Release - Beyond the KnownDec 14 The Landscape of the DreamerDec 12 To ListenDec 9 The SoldierDec 3
November
What Am I?Nov 26 MemorieNov 20 The End, The BeginningNov 12 Emptiness, Beside ItselfNov 2
October
The GhostOct 23 Notions of I AMOct 15 The RavenOct 8 Relationship - Two Years LaterOct 6
September
The Day AfterSep 28 Does the Wind Blow?Sep 14 What Did Takuin Do?Sep 10 Solidifying the QuestionerSep 2
August
Are You More Than Experience?Aug 25 Questioning the Common PhraseAug 19 The Storytelling of a Dead ManAug 4
July
Michael Caine on AwakeningJul 28 Are We Not 'All One'?Jul 24 A Question for My Peers...Jul 10
June
Are You Enlightened?Jun 29 Potential ViolenceJun 19 To The StudentJun 12
May
Zen and the CockroachMay 30 On Twitter 2009-05-18May 18 Traveling JapanMay 11
April
The Human FormApr 25 The Grief of a BuddhistApr 23 What Was, and What IsApr 19 Message to a Friend - Letting GoApr 6 Subtle DangerApr 4
March
FragileMar 26 Water Fasting - The AftermathMar 24 Mayumi's LetterMar 10
February
Water Fasting - Final DayFeb 28 Water Fasting - Day 23Feb 23 Water Fasting - Quick UpdateFeb 21 Water Fasting - Day 17Feb 17 Water Fasting - Day 15Feb 15 Water Fasting - Day 12Feb 12 Water Fasting - Day 11Feb 11 Water Fasting - Day 8Feb 8 Water Fasting - Day 7Feb 7 Water Fasting - Day 4Feb 5 Water Fasting - Day 3Feb 3 Water Fasting - Day 2Feb 2 Water Fasting - Day 1Feb 1
January
Water FastingJan 31 The DialogueJan 26 Found (or Lost) LoveJan 13 To the GuruJan 7 Where does it hurt?Jan 6 Begin from NothingJan 5
2008
December
Off for the EndDec 27 Sakura's MagicDec 22 Fundamental Decency - Part 2Dec 22 Fundamental Decency - Part 1Dec 19 Motivation and OnenessDec 12 Belief RisesDec 9 Pain, the Old FriendDec 2
November
The Nature of the SearchNov 28 Do You Know?Nov 27 What Do I Know?Nov 26 I Can'tNov 25 To InquireNov 24 Event HorizonNov 21 Too ModernNov 20 How Do You Eat?Nov 19 A Thought WithoutNov 18 WalkingNov 17 There Are No OthersNov 14 Feedback on Shorter PostsNov 13 The Sun RisesNov 12 You Are Not a BabyNov 11 Fragmentation as LifeNov 10 Why Didn't You?Nov 7 One Year AgoNov 6 Seeing is not BelievingNov 5 The Despair of EnlightenmentNov 4 Pat Martino - The "Cleansed" GuitaristNov 3 What Are You Thinking?Nov 2 Just ListenNov 1
October
Experiment for NovemberOct 28 Only You Can KnowOct 25 On Questioning LoveOct 18 Your Idea of EnlightenmentOct 15 A Problem of SeeingOct 8 More or Less LoveOct 1
September
Time and the SelfSep 27 War and AngerSep 23 No MysterySep 20 Sitting #3Sep 17 New Theme for Takuin.comSep 8 An Exercise in InquirySep 5 The PathSep 2
August
Are You Certain?Aug 25 Broken Beyond RepairAug 19 Living AnewAug 12 Where is the Door?Aug 11 Podcast: Find Out for YourselfAug 8 The Beauty of BeingAug 5
July
What About Bruce?Jul 25 Remembering Bruce LeeJul 20 Questions Arise...Jul 16 What is Your Point of View?Jul 13 Aesop and The Ass Carrying the ImageJul 2
June
Question on Belonging and ResistanceJun 30 How Many People Have You Killed Today?Jun 28 The A to Z of Being: InstructionsJun 26 Must War Continue?Jun 15
May
Questions on Peace and WarMay 31 Update - Going to the MountainsMay 21 Questions on SittingMay 14 Sitting #2May 11 Rabbit Holes and Artistic ExpressionMay 6 BeMay 6 The Truth in His FaceMay 3
April
Sitting #1Apr 23 Where to Start?Apr 19 What is Spirituality?Apr 17 A New Dimension of SilenceApr 12 To Sit in SilenceApr 11 Dr. Quantum and the Slit Experiment (Re-Post)Apr 2
March
Quick Thoughts - RealityMar 28 MayumiMar 12 Belief in DeathMar 5 Knowing, Cold, and AwarenessMar 3
February
Taking a BreakFeb 26 Adyashanti on AwarenessFeb 22 Quick Thoughts - Going for EnlightenmentFeb 20 Quick Thoughts: Adyashanti - Get Well Soon!Feb 19 Ants and Caterpillars in the UndergrowthFeb 18 Can the Self be free of suffering?Feb 18 The A to Z of Being : BeingFeb 15 Q.T. - Self InquiryFeb 14 Quick Thoughts - Death and ConsciousnessFeb 13 Extreme Physical PerformanceFeb 12 Quick Thoughts - SearchingFeb 11 If there is no self, then what is there?Feb 11 Quick Thoughts - Thought and the CenterFeb 8 Byron Katie on RacismFeb 6 Quick Thoughts - FearFeb 4 The A to Z of Being : AwarenessFeb 2 Quick Thoughts - KnowingFeb 1
January
Quick Thoughts - Questions on the SelfJan 31 Beautiful Bodies in MotionJan 29 Quick Thoughts - Meeting OthersJan 29 Twenty QuestionsJan 28 Quick Thoughts - Belief in GravityJan 25 Quick Thoughts - ConsciousnessJan 24 New Series : The A to Z of BeingJan 23 Does Food Affect The Organism?Jan 22 Quick Thoughts - Levels of EnlightenmentJan 22 Question of the Week: 1/21 - 1/27Jan 21 Quick Thoughts - The SearchJan 18 New Site is Finally HereJan 14 Can a Fragmented Mind Know Compassion?Jan 1
2007
December
Happy HolidaysDec 24 Question of the Week: 12/17 - 12/23Dec 17 The Pale Blue DotDec 14 Quick Thoughts - Delayed RecognitionDec 12 Is Questioning Necessary?Dec 10 Question of the Week: 12/03 - 12/09Dec 3
November
Quick Thoughts - Effortless LivingNov 30 Tilopa's 6 Words of AdviceNov 28 Question of the Week: 11/26 - 12/02Nov 26 Relationship - Part 2Nov 20 Question of the Week: 11/19 - 11/25Nov 20 Quick Thoughts - The Beauty of LifeNov 9 Belief and DeathNov 6 Question of the Week: 11/05 - 11/11Nov 5
October
How Do You See The Enlightened?Oct 30 Question of the Week: 10/22 - 10/28Oct 22 Apparently, Takuin is Going to HellOct 22 The Importance of Finding Out for YourselfOct 19 Tokyo UpdateOct 10 Relationship - Part 1Oct 6 Where Would I Rather Be?Oct 3 Question of the Week: 10/1 - 10/07Oct 1
September
Moving To TokyoSep 24 GoalsSep 21 Question of the Week: 9/17 - 9/23Sep 17 Question on Uncontrolled ThoughtsSep 13 My Visit To Shomyo FallsSep 11 Question of the Week: 9/10 - 9/16Sep 10 New Feature on Takuin.comSep 7 The Body Knows What It NeedsSep 7 Anger and the SelfSep 3
August
Blog UpdateAug 30 Living In ThoughtAug 28 Unknown LandAug 27 Teach YourselfAug 27 Time Is The EnemyAug 21 There Is No EffortAug 13 In Its Own Pefect TimeAug 1
July
Does Pain Exist in the Moment?Jul 5
June
Quick ThoughtsJun 19 Question and Answer (or Question and Question?) Part ThreeJun 6 QuestioningJun 5 Question and Answer (or Question and Question?) Part TwoJun 3 Question and Answer (or Question and Question?) Part OneJun 2
May
Perfection in the NegativeMay 20 Meeting Old FriendsMay 15
April
Does Anyone Really Want to be Free?Apr 27 Why Do We Need "Should"?Apr 26 Welcome Your SufferingApr 24 The Wonders of NatureApr 17 Order in Our WorldApr 13 Tired BodyApr 7 Emptiness and Levels of ConsciousnessApr 3
March
Not AloneMar 31 The Death of U.G. KrishnamurtiMar 30 The PastMar 27 Fear, Security, and EarthquakesMar 26 A Small Bit of DeathMar 24 The Otherness?Mar 20
February
Nothing at AllFeb 19
January
Floating By OneselfJan 4
2006
December
PhoenixDec 22