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Stillness and Silence: a Zen Buddhist Retreat | Pebble in a Pond
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Pebble in a Pond. December 13, 2009. Stillness and Silence: a Zen Buddhist Retreat. I recently attended a three day meditation retreat with Tenshin Roshi, Reb Anderson who is a senior Dharma teacher for the San Francisco Zen Centers. Here are some thoughts and memories from the retreat. I choose a sitting pad and set my zafu, the round meditation sitting pillow on it. I bow to the room and my fellow sangha members in it. Those who see return the bow. I bow to my pillow, remembering and honori...Somewhere...
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A struggling and undisciplined Buddhist celebrates the Birth of Jesus | Pebble in a Pond
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Pebble in a Pond. December 17, 2010. A struggling and undisciplined Buddhist celebrates the Birth of Jesus. In a few weeks it will be Christmas again, my 60th celebration of the holiday. Yet while a love for the Christmas season has been a constant through my life, I have often wondered, as Charlie Brown does each year in the Peanuts TV Special, if I really know what Christmas is all about? My own view of the holiday has gone through a number of changes over the years. As John Lennon Roshi put it, Whatev...
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The Labyrinth | Pebble in a Pond
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Pebble in a Pond. March 31, 2011. Nothing seems to dominate the culture wars these days like religion. Defining our spiritual beliefs or asserting our lack of them seems a national pastime. And we aren’t very understandingor niceabout it. Reading some internet comments recently it became obvious that those with firmly held beliefs often feel morally superior to those who don’t share those beliefs. And the Non-Faithful often feel intellectually superior to those who practice some religion. Eventually the ...
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Root For Peace : Recipients
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Plant locally for change globally. Some of our Recipients. John Muir National Historic Site - California. 500 plants for land restoration Dec. 2013 This is our second year to donate. Last year we donated to. National Parks Day Sept. 2012 in John Muir's National Historic Park in Martinez. San Francisco Bay's leading champion since 1961. Root For Peace donated 3000 plants for their education and restoration project. The Eco-Center at Heron's Head Park:. Where Learning Comes Alive. Also known as the Green D...
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FROM THE GARDEN OF ZEN: Water lily flower: Engaku-ji
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FROM THE GARDEN OF ZEN. My photographic notes about the four seasons in Kamakura or the gardens of Zen. August 2, 2015. Water lily flower: Engaku-ji. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). In the Passage of Seasons. Seasons are changing ceaselessly like an unending stream of water. Passage of seasons, every living thing. Tells us about the wonders of the universe where we live. The Word of Zen. Click on Photos to Enlarge. The photos on this blog can be enlarged by clicking on them. View my complete profile.
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The Wondrous Art of Giving Which is Beyond Giving | The Buddha Way (…of Zen)
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The Buddha Way (…of Zen). One American Soto Zennist's Perspective on Practice. About “Me”. Zazen 101: Form and Formless Intention. The Wondrous Art of Giving Which is Beyond Giving. May 10, 2011. Dana is giving. The paramita of dana is giving to help liberate others. Is the Sanskrit word for giving. It is also one of the perfections (also called. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens ...
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Highlights | The Buddha Way (…of Zen)
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The Buddha Way (…of Zen). One American Soto Zennist's Perspective on Practice. About “Me”. Posted on March 6, 2011. A famous zen saying that we don’t seem to really believe in the US: One who enters the way with ripened causes will never leave. Continue reading. The Economy of Karma. Posted on July 7, 2010. Posted on June 28, 2010. Does style matter in Buddhism? Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). The Bu...
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Organization Profiles
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Lost Coin Zen Group. 2010 All Rivers Inc. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Society for Krishna Consciousness. White Plum Zen Sangha. San Francisco Zen Center. Orthodox Church in America. Buddhist Churches of America. Church of God in Christ. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Sakya Monestary of Tibetan Buddhism. The Jewish Federations of North America. Jewish Voice for Peace. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. New York Open Center. Unity of Salt Lake.
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Dharma Talk | Like A Lotus in Muddy Water
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Like A Lotus in Muddy Water. Below is the link to the Dharma Talk I gave at Austin Zen Center. Back on August 16th, 2014. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). Feed Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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Shutting Down | Like A Lotus in Muddy Water
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Like A Lotus in Muddy Water. This site will be shutting down soon. I am working on a new online presence and will be updating you all soon. Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window). I'm From Driftwood.
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