Words From Walden by H Davey Thoreau - HTML preview

Eckhart Tolle

Zen Buddhism holds many truths and philosophies about living and having the best human experience. However, one philosophy resonates with my soul over any other about awakening. It teaches us that awakening or enlightening comes in two ways if it comes in this life.

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The first way is called Satori, and that is when something clicks.

You have an "aha" moment, some form of intuition slams into the back of your head, and you know you have just unearthed a truth aligned with your soul and your reasons for being. After that moment, things can never be the same because what you have just learned or witnessed can not be unseen.

The second moment, which happened to me, is called Kensho.

Kensho happens after we get so low and go through a dark night of the soul (mine lasted a decade, and I wouldn't change any of it).

Kensho is an act we must move through to say no more and finally pick ourselves up. Like the mythical phoenix who rises from the ashes to become a beautiful, majestic creature, finding fire in its belly and doing things that it could not previously deem possible.

Another beautiful idea Zen teaches us is that the source of all sin is delusion, so ask yourself the following question as you move through the seasons of your life. Is what I see, hear, do, think, and feel is an illusion causing my delusion.

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About the Author

H Davey Thoreau is a pen name and a nod to Transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, who completed his life’s work at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Walden Pond was owned by Thoreau’s transcendentalist comrade and friend, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson invited his Thoreau to build a cabin at Walden Pond. Nature and the divine transmission of a higher power set the stage for the magic that arose out of observing the simple life, birds, bees, words and trees.

A book that inspired this book. a book that takes us literally back to our roots. A book simply titled – Walden

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