We create a fake world by chasing our attachments. What can we discover about ourselves by practicing Zen?
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The Actuality Of Reality
Without a map, how does the monarch butterfly migrate through reality? Beyond definition lies the actual reality of our lives.
No Dogma, No Drama
Transmitting the Dharma. How many minds do you have?
All Problems Can Be Solved When They Are Small
Interdependent origination: suffering globally and personally.
Bearing Witness Is Bodhi
The non-outflow of the six perfections. The Six Perfections (or Pāramitās) are the core practices of the bodhisattva path.
Bearing Witness – Zen Retreat in Nature
Silent Retreat – Myakka River State Park – Saturday, December 5, 2026, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Our theme for this all-day silent retreat is “Bearing Witness”. The park setting, surrounded by nature’s beauty, will help us relax, reflect, and renew. During the day, there will be several sitting and walking meditations, a Dharma talk, and a vegetarian/vegan potluck lunch. Water and tea will be provided. Overview of the retreat schedule: From 9:00 – 9:30 a.m., we will settle in, […]
The Stone Lions Roar
The first Picture of the 10 Ox Herding Pictures and cultivating the way through the practice of meditation.
Don’t Make
The simple, difficult teaching. Don’t make Zazen just sit.
A Zen Stick Crafted By Beavers
Interdependent Origination: Universal Sacredness.