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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Do Not Try to Become a Buddha by Myozan Ian Kilroy {Book Review}
In Do Not Try, Rev. Myozan shows us how much more to Buddhism there is beyond the individual state of enlightenment. He shows us how we can take the teachings, the practices and even the rituals and live them in our own community.
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Exploring the Haunted House: Walking the Path of Unresolved Trauma
There is a world outside of your house. There are paths you can choose. There is a future you can forge. Let what arises, arise. Hold it. Own it.
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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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