SANGHA BLOG

Reality vs. Illusion

By Mitchell M. Recently I contemplated the zen teaching that reality is an illusion. What I see and experience appear to be true, but...

Freedom in Zen Mind

By Shoko To be free in Zen Mind, Is to see that my current incarceration will one day come to an end. It has never been, nor could be...

What is Zen?

by Jakuho Zazen is very much a physical practice: the body is never an insignificant detail, as if meditation were a matter of mind and...

Uji, Dogen’s fascicle on Time

Dharma Talk by Zochi: Dogen’s Fascicle on Time July 20 2019 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk ——- Zochi talks on Dogen’s Fascicle on...

Metta Meditation

by Myoka The Metta Sutra, according to legend, came about after the Buddha sent his monks into the forest to meditate during the rainy...

Prison is Not FreePrison is Not Free

By Hotai Prison is a place where people are not free. Prison is a place where you are under the control of other people. Many inmates...

Shodokan: Dharma Talk by Mushin Sensei

Mushin Sensei: Shodokan 2019 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk ——- A Dharma talk (Sanskrit) or Dhamma talk (Pali) or Dharma sermon...

Trust Your Life: Dharma Talk by Karen Maezen Miller

Karen Maezen Miller: Trust Your Life May 25 2019 Southern Palm Zen Group Download Talk Karen Maezen Miller Sensei, priest, teacher, and...

Putting Faith in Our Practice

by Hotai There is a saying that there are no atheists in a foxhole. This means that when the shells are raining down, everyone wants to...

Finding Stability

By Roshin Each of us finds ourselves in a set of life circumstances that is made up of many different individual parts working together....