As 2021 comes to a close, another year is etched into the storehouse of consciousness. The storehouse consciousness is where we keep all impressions as seeds of the physical and mental experience. The storehouse consciousness is said to store the impressions of previous experiences, which form the seeds of future karma in this life and the next. How do we transform our consciousness to live fully as human beings, to be fully awakened and realize our potential for wisdom and […]
Tag Archives: Zazen
Mountains are mountains – Rivers are rivers
This week, Dharma Teacher Will Rauschenberger quotes from one of Dogen’s essays.
Moutains and rivers are just so
Sharing a poem and its meaning. (https://ordinaryzensangha.org/mountains-rivers-are-just-so/) Dharma Talk, Oct. 17, 2021.
The diamond that cuts through delusion
Dharma Talk – Sunday 08/01/2021 Freedom is not doing what you want, it is non-doing.
The Still Point
The great way is the still point permeating all movement. “Moonlight on water”
Linji’s Grandfatherly Advice
On this Fathers Day, 6/20/2021, Will reads from The Record of Linji (Linji Lu). Linji is the great grandfather of one of the schools of Zen (Chan) and has a message for us today. “Nowadays, he who studies buddhadharma must seek true insight. Gaining true insight, he is not affected by birth-and-death, but freely goes or stays. He needn’t seek the excellent— that which is excellent will come of itself.”
Foundational Pillars of Zen
Great Faith, Great Courage, Great Question. Upcoming Buddha’s Birthday Retreat, what are we celebrating?
OZS Meditation on Siesta Key Beach
Join Ordinary Zen Sangha for Sunrise Zen Meditation practice every Saturday Morning from 6:30 AM to 7:00 AM (weather permitting). We will also go to the village (Mojo Risin’ Coffee Co.) for conversation, coffee, or tea after our practice. Meditating in nature is ideal and we will have the beach mostly to ourselves this early in the morning. This is a wonderful opportunity to meditate together in a safe and beautiful environment. No experience is necessary and all are welcome. Please bring […]
Making Clouds Disappear
When I was a child, I used to play a game with friends called “making the clouds disappear.” Days that clouds were scattered and puffy were ideal. We would each pick a cloud and focus all our energy on making it disappear, and sure enough, with patience, they would disappear! What was wonderful about the game was the experience of oneness, of sky, mind, space. It was the magic of active imagination! As adults, we intellectually might grasp that this […]