Half-day Sitting
Our November 4th half-day sitting will be followed by a modified Oryoki (3-bowl) lunch at noon. This will help orient us to the meal practice that we will use for […]
Our November 4th half-day sitting will be followed by a modified Oryoki (3-bowl) lunch at noon. This will help orient us to the meal practice that we will use for […]
"...when we practice zazen, it is not that big mind is actually controlling small mind, but simply that when small mind becomes calm, big mind starts it true activity." ~Suzuki […]
Suzuki Roshi said practice is about "listening to ourselves." This is not always so easy. Being truly understood by another helps us to listen within. In ordinary conversation, it is […]
"Outwardly still while inwardly moving, like a tethered colt or a trapped rat, the ancient sages pitied them and bestowed the teachings." - Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi "Traps […]
Sitting zazen is extending an invitation to great compassion. Not doing anything, yet compassion arises spontaneously, "like reaching back for a pillow at night," according to one Zen story. On […]
In drawing, we have an opportunity to set aside our egos while becoming one with the object. The investigation takes us into the essence of the object, seeing it as it […]
A Day of Zen Meditation, Buddhist Teaching & Yoga, taught by Kyosho Valorie Beer and Barbara Baccei Immerse yourself in a day of traditional Buddhism and alignment Yoga. From Buddhism’s Four […]
Like a Snake in a Bamboo Tube - a half-day Zen sitting and Dharma talk "Putting a snake in a bamboo tube" is an old simile for zazen. Just as […]
“Work as meditation” illustrates how work is just as important a time for mindfulness practice as sitting zazen or walking meditation. In work as meditation, there isn't too much need […]
We are sorry that Zenju has had to cancel this retreat with us due to illness.