Sitting Quietly, Doing Nothing (On Basho)
When you’re genuine, your life is genuinely living.
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Advice for When Your Practice Repeatedly Stall
By David Jones Have you ever watched in distress as your practice starts, stops, restarts,...
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Sitting in Practice with American Zen and the Importance of Adaptation
By Angel Roberto Puente I practice at a zendo led by a Jesuit priest (mostly on Zoom)....
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Are You a Buddhist Just Because You Practice Meditation?
The harder question to answer is whether meditation or potentially “becoming a Buddhist” may change your self-image. My experience is that, of course, it can.
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A Life of Confusion
Balancing my deep respect for Buddha, the early Chinese Zen masters of the Tang dynasty, on whom the koans are based, Bankei and my love for Christ has been very confusing. Were it not for the countless testimonies of people with the same confusion I couldn’t have resolved my own.
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