Dear Friends: Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love. . . . Life always says Yes and No simultaneously. Death (I implore you to believe) is the true Yea-sayer. It stands before eternity and says only: Yes. […]
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Words of Wisdom for February 12, 2024
Dear Friends: Even though it is midnight, dawn is here; even though dawn comes, it is nighttime. – Shunryu Suzuki Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: Meditation Practices of Musar Being raised in a conservative Jewish home, […]
Words of Wisdom for January 11, 2024
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Words of Wisdom for October 22, 2023
Dear Friends: “Enlightenment is not unimportant, yet the deepest practice is the development of character, which is a whole life’s work and never ends.” – Suzuki Roshi Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: Love is Speaking to […]
Words of Wisdom for October 01, 2023
Dear Friends: I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of you own being. – Hafiz Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Here’s an interesting post from Meditation Practices: Ram Dass on Unconditional Love Continuing our […]
Resources for How to Use Mindfulness to Be Happy
Introduction Compassionate listening and loving speech are the foundations of our sharing practice. As mindfulness deepens awareness of our experience we find new ways to enhance our own well-being. We become able to transform our suffering and find freedom in the present moment. I will try to record all sessions, in case something comes up […]
Mindfulness Breaks: Your Path to Awakening
Authored by Jerome Freedman, Ph. D. Download PDF Buy Book Mindfulness Breaks: Your Path to Awakening reveals the power of your mind to experience inner peace and happiness. It combines the wisdom teachings of the American master, Father Eli with those of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. This book is the result of more than […]
The Way of Zen
yada There is nothing extraordinary or mysterious about Zen. I raise my hand; I take a book from the other side of the desk; I hear the boys playing ball outside my window; I see the clouds blown away beyond the neighboring wood…. In all these I am practicing Zen, I am living Zen. No […]
Gratitude Teachings by The Buddha
In the Netflix series on Buddha, there was an interesting conversation with a householder couple that presented the gratitude teachings of the Buddha. I have reproduced the English translations here, along with a snap shot of the couple. Buddha: It is important to have harmony in a married life. If the husband and wife share […]
The Secret of Practice
These words of wisdom for Shunyru Suzuki Roshi tell us the secret of practice. He teaches that if something is wrong with our practice, it should be a signal to us that we may have a wrong idea about practice. However, we are encouraged not to give up but to continue our practice as best […]
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