wrote 5 days ago: This year I decided to do something a little different on New Year’s eve. I sat on my cushion. Liter … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Realizing that I was drifting and not cultivating the virtues in myself that I value – compass … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I was too busy for blogging these many weeks, but I was drinking coffee, and so my record here will … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: . . When your consciousness has become ripe in true zazen — pure like clear water, like a serene mou … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I’m a person who instinctively likes self-imposed routines and rules (or vows if you prefer). … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A blank page can be tantalizing, so many possibilities, so much potential. Will any of it be fulfill … more →
wrote 1 month ago: “The Universal Mother – Making the Connection” by Helen Laing KEEP IT SIMPLE. Avoi … more →
wrote 1 month ago: [The form of zazen] is not the means of obtaining right state of mind. To take this posture itself i … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Thesis 8 from Marx’s “Theses on Feuerbach” All social life is essentially practica … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If you have been following this blog for any length of time, you know that I have been studying Budd … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here’s my excuse: Apparently Kindles need a break every now and then. My Kindle has b … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I had a Kindle DX. It was the object-love of my life. Aside from my Element, my Kindle was my favo … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Dear Sangha members and friends of the Buddha-dharma, I am pleased to recommend to you the, “7 … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Keep Me in Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri by Dosho Port (2008) Kyōshin … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve written about this before but to re-cap … From 2000 to early 2002, the last year ov … more →
wrote 2 months ago: ZAZEn chapter six-Aerial Map of the Carnage- is up now —pass it around… oconomowoc, wisc … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I was chastised for not posting a link to ZAZEN. I thought I did. So now it is time to confess my c … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Responding to requests and putting aside my hesitations, I intend to host a meditation group in my h … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Follower: Master, what can I do to get what you have? Zen Master: I don’t have anything that … more →