The Five Precepts for Blockheads
The Five Precepts may take a hold of you. You may realise that ethical conduct is not optional.
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Author: The Tattooed Buddha
Meditating, Noise and Birthday Girls
I realised that all the ruckus had become “noise.” Shouting Spaniards, the TV next door, the souped-up car—it was all just “noise.”
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A Lone Rhinoceros at the End of the World
By Tim Cooper Another wasted day in virtual Western Dharmaland. So and so opines this,...
Read MoreMeeting Myozan Ian Kilroy: Author of Do Not Try to Become a Buddha
Rev. Myozan describes how he came to practice Zen, introduces the basics of Zen philosophy, and recalls the challenges of establishing a Zen Buddhist community in Catholic-dominated Ireland. He also explores the rituals and practices that Zen brings to everyday life, from holidays to weddings to birth ceremonies to funerals.
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Tonglen for LA
If we don’t look the homeless man in the eyes we don’t have to face his humanity. It’s so much easier to cross the street, to bury ourselves in some other mind numbing distraction from the realities that others are facing. To turn away. There is a Buddhist practice called Tonglen, which is the exact opposite of turning away.
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