Personal Note When I first came in contact with Ming Zhen Shakya, our late founder and my teacher, I had read this particular essay written by Ming Zhen. I read it several times and after…
So much talk in the US about soldiers these days…bashing them, calling them “names” – misunderstanding what and why someone volunteers to serve as a warrior. To willingly put themselves in harms way for the…
The body and mind are of the nature to grow old. The body and mind are of the nature to get sick. The body and mind are of the nature to die. All that…
Death and the Maiden By Egon Schiele Egon Schiele died in 1918 of the Spanish flu at the age of 28. __________ Hiding By Sophia Meyers-Green A poem written some 20 years after the death…
Words for Dark Time One of our dogs, as he grew older became afraid of lightning and thunder. Being in the living room with us in full light brought him no comfort. What he wanted…
Years ago, when we moved to our house, we had a front lawn. Slowly as the grass didn’t grow well, I began to plant flowers and bushes. Now there is no lawn just plants…a small…
This piece, although written in 2003, is quite up-to-date on what happens when protests become terror and when breaking the rules of law and order enter as trickery and outrageous. Our dear teacher, the late…
Dogen’s Awarenesses – Having Few Desires, Being Content, Quietude, Diligence, Unfailing Recollection are not commandments or rules to be memorized and slavishly followed. They are qualities to be lived not just something to think about…
Hello.
Today we reached the 60th day of this 90 day retreat and thought we’d share one of the 60 teachings offered during this 90 day retreat thus far.
The focus of the retreat is…
Friendship, Sickness, Aging and Death is common to us all. Especially during this worldwide pandemic. Venerable Lao Huo Shakya offers us a personal and traditional Buddhist response to those who lose a loved one. The…
