SANGHA BLOG

On Holidays and Befriending Beautiful Monsters

So Much to Love, yet So Much Hate..........Thoughts from Jishin and others Holocaust Memorial Day was Jan. 27 just passed, but...

Not- Knowing

“When we sit in silence, we make contact with the reality of not knowing. This is the place where we have the opportunity to let go of...

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The Power of Intention

The subject today is “The Power of Intention”. This was a subject suggested to me for discussion. I, of course, immediately thought of...

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Sitting In Pain

To start I want to recount a situation I had early on in my sitting practice, after a few short retreats I decided to go on a week-long...

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More Essentials of Zen Practice

Four other essentials of Zen are silence, discipline, ritual, and study. These elements give us a great structure to really ‘be’ and my...

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Dropping Off Body-Mind

“Through consistent meditation practice, we will begin to recognize the separate self as a fiction, and we will begin the experience our...

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Suffering and Sadness are Part of Being Human (part 2)

Is there an escape from hardships? I doubt it. Is there a way to face hardship with some degree of equanimity? Pema Khandro addresses...

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Suffering and Sadness Are Part of Being Human (part 1)

One thing I’ve learned in my practice is that there are no guarantees – with perhaps a major exception. That is that we will all face...

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When Called, Just Come

I was recovering from a three-day flu. I had congestion and a nagging cough. Hurricane Elsa was on her way up the Gulf. It was raining...

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Remembering Our True Home

As prisoners most of us are touched keenly by how unpleasant and stressful daily living can be. When we were free, our desire to attain...

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