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Thursday, August 29, 2019

Fish Mystery

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When I was young I loved a series of books called "Minute Mysteries."  Each page had a set of clues, and the reader's job ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Junk Store Buddha

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Junk Store Buddha Buddhas appear everywhere, and that's very much in keeping with the Mahayana concept of Buddha Fields.  Everywher...
Monday, August 19, 2019

Ten Years at Boundless Way Temple

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On this date, August 19, 2009, David and I bought the building that became Boundless Way Temple the very next day.  Our first sesshin was...
Friday, August 2, 2019

flowers

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wild flowers, North Wales Today I was inspired by the lovely weather, the summer flowers, the cool breezes on a summer day.  And by thi...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A perfect shimmering sound

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Fado performers in Porto, Portugal I just read a lovely blog post from the Zen teacher Jon Joseph, about the following koan.  Thanks fo...
Monday, July 29, 2019

original face wash: the goat in the boat koan

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photo Adam Monty At our  recent "Original Face Sesshin" named by our tanto (head seat) Alan Richardson, we took up the story ...
Monday, July 22, 2019

Boundless Way Temple Summer Sesshin 2019

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Original Face Sesshin 2019 photo Corwyn Miyagishima As we explored the question asked by Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng to Monk Ming: "Wh...
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Melissa Myozen Blacker
I am a Soto Zen priest and teacher. I worked at the Center for Mindfulness at UMass Medical School for many years, and have now retired to full-time Zen teaching. I am the abbot of the Boundless Way Zen Temple organization, with its main temple in Worcester, MA and practice groups online, throughout the US and internationally. www.boundlessway.org
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