Alan Watts was and amazingly gifted philosopher, lecturer and writer. He is famous bringing the philosophies of Eastern religions to Western Audiences. He was especially fond of Shunyru Suzuki Roshi and Zen practice. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, he lived in a houseboat in Sausalito and in a cabin on Mount Tamalpais, both near my […]
We Make the Path by Walking It
August 13, 2014 by
Lyn Fine is a dharma teacher in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Over the past dozen years or more, I have often heard her say, “We make the path by walking it!” I often think of this when I’m planning my next move in healing myself of muscle invasive bladder cancer. I […]
26 Lessons from Gandhi
August 12, 2014 by
Here is another article from the lovely Luminita Saviuc, a former Mindvalley person. In this her article, she listed 26 lessons from Gandhi and commented on each one. I am just going to quote the lessons and you can view her comments on the 26 life changing lessons from Mahatma Gandhi. 1. An ounce of […]
Beginner’s Mind
August 11, 2014 by
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was the founding teacher of the San Francisco Zen Center. His simple teachings have inspired many new dharma teachers such as Myogen Steve Stucky, Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Wendy Johnson, and many others. My first experience at the San Francisco Zen Center was in 1972. I did a seven day sesshin there with […]
The Answer That is Blowing in the Wind
August 10, 2014 by
Pema Chodron, in these words of wisdom from Tricycle gives us the answer that is blowing in the wind about our ability to take a step into the unknown. This is called renunciation. Renunciation, in Buddhism, is a step in the direction of becoming a monastic. When a person decides to become a monastic, they […]
May I Have the Courage
August 6, 2014 by
These words of wisdom come from my dear friend Gabrielle Roth. She passed away on October 22, 2012 and she is sorely missed by many of my friends and me. You can read about her passing here: In Memory Of My Beloved Teacher, Gabrielle Roth. Her son, Jonathan Horan, has taken over the Five Rhythms […]
Surrendering to Our Grief
August 5, 2014 by
Frank Ostaseski is one the founders of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco. It was founded in 1987 by members of the San Francisco Zen Center and its doors have been open since 1990. I have had more than three previous occasions to encounter the Zen Hospice Project. When my friend, Richard Dahut was […]
A Center of Love and Kindness
August 3, 2014 by
Here is a marvelous quote from Jon Kabat-Zinn. He teaches us to establish ourselves as a center of love and kindness. I believe that it was Kristin Neff who found that people looking for mates are more concerned about finding someone who is kind than any other quality, and this is the most important quality […]
27 Lessons From Eckhart Tolle
August 1, 2014 by
Between 2004 and 2008, I read books by Eckhart Tolle as fast as they came to my local library. I found his teachings to be quite wonderful and inspiring. I remember listening to The Power of Now in the car on the way up to Eugene, Oregon with my daughter as we drove to the […]
Celebrating Roshi Joan’s Continuation
July 31, 2014 by
For the past two years, we have been celebrating Roshi Joan’s Continuation day. In common parlance, this means we are celebrating Roshi Joan Halifax‘s 72 birthday today. In the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, we learn that there is no birth and no death. Thay, as he is known by his followers, says, […]
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