Naturalness, spontaneity, and playfulness are all aspects of the ordinary mind that catches a glimpse of the world of things just as they are. To live this life fully means to see all of it. The doorw… more →
wonderingmind studioJack Daw wrote 1 week ago: Gustave Doré's illustration to Dante's Inferno. Plate IX: Canto III: Arrival of Charvel … more →
Kate wrote 3 weeks ago: I was perusing some blogs and forums yesterday and I came across this telling excerpt from John Daid … more →
Andrea wrote 1 month ago: Many of us think of Buddhism and other meditative approaches to life as very passive. However I as … more →
ebwrite wrote 1 month ago: Right now, how is it? Right now, where is your practice? Where do you find yourself? That’s al … more →
pdlyons wrote 1 month ago: oct.9.2009 Dear Friends, Roshi John Daido Loori left this sphere of practice at 7:30AM this morning. … more →
emellesse wrote 1 month ago: Naturalness, spontaneity, and playfulness are all aspects of the ordinary mind that catches a glimps … more →
emellesse wrote 1 month ago: John Daido Loori, Roshi, has left us. He died on Friday morning. Gratitude for this extraordinary be … more →
floatingink wrote 1 month ago: 1931-2009 … more →
gobeyondwords wrote 1 month ago: John Daido Loori Roshi, successor to Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Mountains and River … more →
monkeymind wrote 2 months ago: This morning’s mail brought a reminder that John Daido Loori, Roshi, abbot and founding teache … more →
ebwrite wrote 2 months ago: Very sorry to hear of this. … more →
gobeyondwords wrote 2 months ago: From Shambhala SunSpace. Mountain and Rivers Order website on John Daido Loori: “Only a few days of … more →
emellesse wrote 3 months ago: How can we hear with the eye and see with the ear? We must first set down ‘the pack’ – … more →
emellesse wrote 4 months ago: Zen saying: painted cakes do not satisfy hunger Meaning, painted cakes aren’t the real thing, … more →
knowthankyou wrote 6 months ago: The ability to look at things from a variety of perspectives is not only a survival skill in life, i … more →
Mam Adar wrote 8 months ago: Seven books a month seems to be my average reading pace–not quite two books a week. The UFO Ph … more →
zensquared wrote 11 months ago: This video is very good, straightforward Dharma — from John Daido Loori, Roshi, and abbott of … more →
emellesse wrote 2 years ago: My version of the via creativa isn’t a path, it’s a journey. The path opens up beneath … more →