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Better
The past week has been, as most people round these parts say, intense. For sure, nobody…
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Robert Aitken
Hearing the crickets at night I vow with all beings to find my place in the…
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Lingzhao
‘Layman Pang was sitting in his thatched cottage one day, studying the sutras. “Difficult, difficult, difficult,”…
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Suzuki Roshi
‘Even if you sit alone in the zendo, you are helping others.’ (from the Suzuki Roshi archives)…
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Brad Warner
‘Every time you get lost in some train of thought, your posture will change according to…
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Everything Is Burning
As anyone who lives locally knows, the Bay Area is sitting under a cloud of smoke…
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The Tenth Grave Precept
I vow not to disparage the Three Treasures. (Zen Center) Experience the intimacy of things. Do…
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Tetsugen Bernie Glassman
I was sad to read that Tetsugen Bernie Glassman had died. His role in the expansion…
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angel Kyodo williams
‘Beings are numberless. With practice I promise to notice them and see that there is no…
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Roxane Gay
‘Every single day there is a new, terrifying, preventable tragedy fomented by a president and an…
