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January 27, 2018

Just Reaching Out: A Zen Meditation on Life and Death and the Thing that Happens In-Between

I am a Buddhist for several reasons. First, because I am convinced of the teaching...

January 25, 2018

The West Needs Buddhism: a Meditation from 1929

The West Needs Buddhism George W Wright Honolulu, Hawaii 1 January 1929 Published in An...

January 24, 2018

Simplicity Itself: A Few Thoughts on Bowing and Zen

For the past couple of months I've been attending the Wednesday morning...

January 23, 2018

What is Real? A Rationalist Zen Meditation on a Neo-Pagan Anecdote

I was visiting with a friend, a Neo-pagan, who wanted...

January 22, 2018

The Buddhist Life, the Zen Life

This is the Buddhist life and the Zen life, as...

January 21, 2018

Like a Thief in the Night: Considering What Is Real Zen Practice

After reading something I recently wrote about Zen and Zen training,...

January 20, 2018

Soto Zen Buddhism in North America: Some Random Notes from a Work in Progress

Soto Zen Buddhism in North America Some Random Notes from a...

January 19, 2018

Beginning Again: A Zen Meditation

Yesterday at our Weight Watcher meeting the leader asked a question. “Who here is...

January 18, 2018

Links of Buddhism Become Western: Noting Dorothy Hunt’s Golden Chain

The Golden Chain is a beloved gatha within North American Shin or Pure Land Buddhist...

January 17, 2018

Saving Everyone: A Zen Reflection

Saving Everyone: A Zen Reflection James Myoun Ford A talk...

January 16, 2018

Zen Master Raven Tells Us How to Die

One evening toward the end of a meeting, Mole said, "I've heard that Zen is...

January 15, 2018

Recalling the Faithful Fool Kay Jorgensen

I've just learned the Reverend Kay Jorgensen died today. She...

January 15, 2018

Endless Gratitude: A Zen Priest Pauses and Reflects on Community

Yesterday evening the Zen priest Gesshin Greenwood and her husband Gensan Thomson came over to...

January 13, 2018

angel Kyodo Williams on a Possible Emerging American Zen Buddhism

I found this at Youtube, and thought it worth sharing. Zen teacher angel...

January 12, 2018

Clouds & Water: A Zen Priest Considers Some Turning Words

I was delighted when I first saw the word "coddiwomple" and its...

January 11, 2018

That Over flowing Tea Cup: A Small Reflection on Not Noticing the Moment

I'm no longer sure. Perhaps the first book on Zen that I...

January 10, 2018

Noting the Great Zen Master Linji, Together With a Couple of Pointers

Today, the 10th of January, is the traditional date marking the death of...

January 10, 2018

Buddhist Wisdom: Three Principal Pali Buddhist Texts

The harsh fact is that nothing attributed to...

January 08, 2018

A Zen Priest Plays With the Three Demons

One of the things I like about social media is that it can in fact generate...

January 07, 2018

Three Things: A Zen Priest Reflects Briefly on How to take the Tradition Seriously

I belong to a number of Facebook groups that are concerned with Buddhism...

January 06, 2018

A Small Reflection on Zen’s Several Ways, Together With Some Thoughts About Zen Teachers

Of late I've been caught up with questions of Zen...

January 05, 2018

Fall Down Nine Times, Get Up Ten: Further Thoughts on Zen & Weight Watchers

Not long ago on one of my Facebook groups...

January 04, 2018

February Intensive Zen Meditation Retreat With James Ishmael Ford, Gesshin Greenwood, & Jan Seymour-Ford

SESSHIN To Touch the HeartMind An Intensive Zen Meditation Retreat From...

January 02, 2018

A Handful of Good Blogs About the Zen Life

There have been any number of good blogs by Zen practitioners...

January 01, 2018

The Zen Way of Original Awakening

Original Awakening is central to the Zen Way. From one angle, original awakening, from another...

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