Last year, I took a month off in August for a personal retreat. This year, I will take a month off in June. There will be no practice sessions in June 2024. I will be in Budapest, Hungary from Thursday, June 6th through Sunday, June 9th for an advanced meditation retreat at the Original Light Zen Temple that will be led by Zen Master Chong An Sunim. I will also be traveling with Chong An Sunim and his family after […]
Causality
Accepting causality and letting go of the discriminating mind.
Our Burdens Are Empty
Realizing emptiness allows us the freedom to put down what burdens us.
April 20th – All-day Meditation Workshop CANCELED
The meditation workshop on Saturday, April 20, 2024, has been canceled. Often the obstacles that prevent us from experiencing our lives fully are self-imposed by our limited views. Our meditation practice, by its very nature, is liberating. Several times a year we offer all-day meditation workshops. This is a unique opportunity to move beyond the constructs that falsely define our lives for us. OZS provides a supportive environment to dive deeper into our practice and share our experiences, thereby learning […]
The Luminosity of Mahayana Mind
Coming off an all-day meditation workshop…
Smiling with Buddha Holding A Flower
Not Two!
enlightenment
enlightenment, how far away is it?
Chopping Wood, Carrying Water
The perfection of wisdom and suchness
The Authentic View
‘Don’t know mind’ is being authentic.
Where Is Your Home?
Breath, coming and going, life.