Zen
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Word and Deed
That uncertainty always happens, of course. We could use the analogy of our being here together; we are not quite certain why I am talking or why others are listening—but at the same time, it happens that way. It may have happened in the magical sense or the accidental sense, but it did happen, we…
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No retreat
“It’s much easier to be spiritual than to be emotionally authentic.” —Dr. Gabor Mate In no time I’m put to work did I ever leave? six years since Dad died five since my last sesshin [traditionally, a six day Zen meditation retreat this one was four days] two acres the farm’s nestled in a small, idyllic…
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The Zen of “The Zen of Steve Jobs”
The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower. To think otherwise is to demean the Buddha—which is to demean oneself (26). —Robert Pirsig, Zen and…
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On Zen and Pancakes
Since I have been known to meditate in both the Shambhala and Soto Zen traditions, and since I am also a comics fanatic, I found the excerpt included below of particular interest. It is from The Teacup & the Skullcup: Chögyam Trungpa on Zen and Tantra (Vajradhatu Publications, 2008). Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-87) is a…
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