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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Generous Illumination
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On the winter solstice, Saturday, December 21, 2024, Shannon O'Brien received jūkai at a ceremony at Boundless Way Zen Temple, which wa...
Friday, December 13, 2024
Morning Stars Everywhere Rohatsu Sesshin
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This past weekend we honored Shakyamuni Buddha's awakening, conventionally celebrated on December 8, ("rohatsu" in Japanese.)...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Realizing the True Self
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My dear friend, the Zen teacher Dosho Port, recently posted a challenging essay on his blog. The gist of his message was that Zen communiti...
Thursday, November 14, 2024
No Other World Sesshin
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photo by Pierce Butler This past weekend, in the midst of our recovery from the US presidential election, we had a deep and community-build...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Ethan Nichern's Confidence
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A few months ago I received Ethan Nichtern's amazing book, Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life's Eight Worldly Winds. I...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Field of Flowers October Hybrid Sesshin
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photo by Pierce Butler and Corwyn Miyagishima Another month and another sesshin -- and this one was an anniversary. Fifteen years ago, Bou...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Aimless Wanderers Sesshin September 2024
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photo by Pierce Butler Almost a month ago we had our Distant Temple Bell sesshin on Zoom. Pictured to the left are many of the attendees....
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