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The mysterious source

I want to return to this profound poem we are studying for the autumn practice period—Affirming Faith in Mind.

If mind does not discriminate, all thin…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

When Obstacles Become the Path

One stanza from the Trust in Heart poem says:

Cut off all useless thoughts and words and there’s nowhere you cannot go.

Returning to the root itself, y…

8 months ago

Feeding the Hungry Heart

Calling all you hungry hearts

Everywhere through endless time

You who wander, you who thirst

I offer you, this Bodhi Mind

Calling all you hungry spirits

A…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

One Hundred Demons Night Parade

I am currently spending some time with this beautiful teaching poem, Affirming Faith in Mind as part of Autumn Ango through ZCO. As I was reading it …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bright Dark

Deep Autumn Greetings Fellow Travelers of the Way!

As autumn becomes us, I have been contemplating darkness and the creaturely way my body seems to re…

9 months ago

Playing in Polarizations

Polarization & Play

Polarization (def)—division into two sharply contrasting groups, sets of opinions or beliefs. When we stop seeing similarity or wh…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Heart Mirror Gazing

Greetings Friends,

I have a deep love and appreciation for the wonderment and creativity of this life. It’s un-pin-down-able, slippery, un-define-able…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Transmissions from the Crescent Moon

Hello Good Friends,

It’s late summer and I can feel the seasonal shift. Here in the northern states the Earth is darkening earlier and staying dark la…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Like a Mountain

Greetings Friends,

I am returning from 10 days of monastic practice at my former home, Great Vow Zen Monastery. While I was there I had the opportunit…

11 months ago

Remember Being A Flower?

Being Flower

On Monday night during meditation we sat together as a community of flowers. Sun flower, daisy, rose, violet, marigold, milkweed, celosia…

11 months, 2 weeks ago