July 2018

Firewood Becomes Ash

Last week I was reading that the UK was expecting record temperatures – it might reach…
Chan Master Sheng Yen

‘When negative attitudes like greed and jealousy dominate our mind, we tend to commit actions that…
Sekito Kisen

Though we’ve been dwelling together, I don’t know his name; Abandoned to fate, we go along…
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

‘True interrelationship means to recognize our interdependence with other beings. There are always others present in…
Joshu

A monk asked, “What is the substance of the true person?” The master said, “Spring, summer,…
Frank Ostaseski

‘The habits of our lives have a powerful momentum that propels us toward the moment of…
Dogen

‘Spring has the feeling of spring, and autumn has the look of autumn; there is no…
angel Kyodo williams

‘We are very fortunate that the Buddha set out on his journey and ended up plopping…
Sitting under the olive tree

This Monday lunchtime, Zachary and I will be sitting on the Embarcadero, as we try to…
Uchiyama Roshi

Water isn’t formed by being ladled into a bucket Simply the water of the whole Universe…