The session for Sunday, Oct. 2 has not been confirmed. As of this writing, power has not been restored at our home. We do have a generator and are fine otherwise. Like a lot of us around Sarasota, there is debris to clean up. We are being patient as things get back to something more normal. I have not decided whether we will have a practice session this Sunday. I would like to hear from those who would, or could, […]
Don’t Know
Don’t Know is ever-present.
The effect of our choices
What is the correct choice? How do you know?
Aspects Of Zen Buddhist Practice
The compassionate response to Karma. Breaking precepts and vows, killing the ants.
Already You See
No doer and no doing, correct understanding and correct action.
Humanities Crisis
The crisis of humanity, exclusiveness or inclusiveness. Duality, and Non-Duality. Hungry Ghosts and Abundance.
Direct Experience Versus Thinking
Mindfulness is a direct experience of your original nature.
What Is It Like To Be On Retreat?
Fran Kaplan shares her retreat experience at the Springwater Center for Meditative Inquiry in upstate New York. All Day Retreat in Nature, Saturday, November 19, 2022! Join Ordinary Zen Sangha for our all-day retreat at Myakka River State Park. Mark your calendars!
All Meeting Ends In Parting
The groundlessness of being.
Melting Pot Zen and the Great Way.
The gateless gate is your own mind, there is no other. How to be free in this moment. What does a good teacher do?









