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Being Patient with Intimacy by Zochi
Sometimes I have writer’s block – like today. Other times, when I’m preparing a dharma talk, I feel a little like professor Irwin Corey,...


I'M NOT WHO I USED TO BE by Zochi
So, today I want to talk about aging and our Zen practice. Now, some of you are (at least in my opinion) younger, some of you are...


When I am worried by Zochi
I have a tendency to worry about things – sometimes trivial and sometimes important (or at least I like to believe they’re important). I...


On Holidays and Befriending Beautiful Monsters
So Much to Love, yet So Much Hate..........Thoughts from Jishin and others Holocaust Memorial Day was Jan. 27 just passed, but...


Not- Knowing
“When we sit in silence, we make contact with the reality of not knowing. This is the place where we have the opportunity to let go of...


The Power of Intention
The subject today is “The Power of Intention”. This was a subject suggested to me for discussion. I, of course, immediately thought of...


Sitting In Pain
To start I want to recount a situation I had early on in my sitting practice, after a few short retreats I decided to go on a week-long...


More Essentials of Zen Practice
Four other essentials of Zen are silence, discipline, ritual, and study. These elements give us a great structure to really ‘be’ and my...


Dropping Off Body-Mind
“Through consistent meditation practice, we will begin to recognize the separate self as a fiction, and we will begin the experience our...


Suffering and Sadness are Part of Being Human (part 2)
Is there an escape from hardships? I doubt it. Is there a way to face hardship with some degree of equanimity? Pema Khandro addresses...
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