November 2021 Gassho Newsletter
Q: A question I have that you might be able to shed some light on for me is:
Why do I deal with such anger, and negative energy inside my core, towards others that have hurt me in the recent and long past, when I live with the view forgiveness is the key to the positive life path and true focus, of such? It’s really a struggle for me, as there are only very few, who I hold such feelings towards, and have yet found a way to let it go, and move forward with giving my life journey, of doing good for others through kindness? I hope you can help with this?
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March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
“Now I would like to talk about our zazen posture. When you sit in the full lotus position, your left foot is on your right thigh, and your right foot is on your left thigh. When we cross our legs like this, even though we have a right leg and a left leg, they have become one.
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What Is a Zen Garden?
If you think of a garden as a place where something is being cultivated, then what is being cultivated in a zen garden? Is it a plant, a landscape, a feeling? For me, it’s a place to cultivate samadhi in particular, but in a broader sense also my practice in general.
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Swords Into Plowshares
Whether or not we believe in an eternal soul, or reincarnation as did the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Hindus, or resurrection as do modern Christians, we finally come to face our mortality in person. In Zen, the only mate who will accompany us to the grave is our deeds.
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Earth Day and the Hope of Renewal
There is something lovely and peaceful about the street where you live during a pandemic. The eerie quiet permeates and seems to extend to beyond the horizon. What is suddenly apparent is that this is natural. This is the way the world usually is. It is only in the heart of civilization that we become accustomed to the noise.
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