SANGHA BLOG

What is Zen?

by Jakuho Zazen is very much a physical practice: the body is never an insignificant detail, as if meditation were a matter of mind and...

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Metta Meditation

by Myoka The Metta Sutra, according to legend, came about after the Buddha sent his monks into the forest to meditate during the rainy...

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Prison is Not FreePrison is Not Free

By Hotai Prison is a place where people are not free. Prison is a place where you are under the control of other people. Many inmates...

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Putting Faith in Our Practice

by Hotai There is a saying that there are no atheists in a foxhole. This means that when the shells are raining down, everyone wants to...

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Finding Stability

By Roshin Each of us finds ourselves in a set of life circumstances that is made up of many different individual parts working together....

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Art from Inside the Fence

Many incarcerated individuals express their insights and creativity using their artistic talents. Many of the images in this blog are...

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Acknowledgement

Oh! how nice, how wonderful! How sweet and beautiful it is to experience The Joys and Mysteries of Life, Consciously being aware of its...

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Wisdom From Shokai

I remember reading a letter that was written by Paramahansa Yogananda and in it he wrote. “Do not look at the beggar on the street and...

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Meditation on Temper by Guy Leekley

While driving recently in typical Friday afternoon traffic, and being dangerously cut off twice, I was cautioned not to lose my temper....

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Seeing the Moon

Shodo Harada in his wonderful book, Moon by the Window: The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada, wrote: Those who have realized...

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