I have often said that our meditation practice is “sitting like our hair is on fire”. What does this mean? Baring witness in your Zazen, you continually add the fuel of deluded views and thinking to the fire of “Don’t Know.” Then the Lotus blooms in the fire of “Don’t Know”.
Tag Archives: Meditation
Awakening, What Is It?
Smile as the mockingbird sings.
Dancing in Emptiness, Community Action
Empathy and compassion in everyday life.
Morning Meditation Session – Saturday February 7, 2025
A morning of Zen meditation practice from 9:00 am to 12 pm, Saturday, February 7, 2025. Join us in person at our Zendo or on Zoom for several sitting and walking meditations, with a break every hour, ending with a Dharma talk and discussion. Tea will be served. Bring your own cushion or use ours. Chairs are also provided. Please RSVP; space is limited to 12 participants at the Zendo (unlimited attendance on Zoom). Please consider joining us at Siesta […]
Where Are You Right Now?
The Ordinary Zen Sangha discusses our Zen practice. Is zazen the whole experience?
The Action of No Action, True Zen
Non-violent resistance, what is it?
Winter Solstice Birthday
Beyond beginnings and endings.
Being In The World But Not Of The World
A message for the Holiday Season — Abbot Will (Hae An) Rauschenberger
Are You Patient?
The Six Perfections and Thanksgiving.
Beyond Thinking, Rising Above Duality
Our upcoming Retreat is on November 15, 2025. Opening the hand of thought to the natural attributes of compassion, intuition, and the wisdom of our original nature.