Engaged Buddhism: Prajna Monastery and taking a stand
CLICK FOR UPDATES The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings (Interbeing by Thich Nhat Hanh) are a guide to living in a world that requires us to step out of our comfort zone. Formulated in the cauldron of...
View Articleno death, no fear
We send our support to the community of the Mountains and Rivers Order for a peaceful continuation of Daido Loori’s life. May he rest well knowing he has given us myriad gifts of illumination. deep...
View ArticleRest Well: John Daido Loori, Roshi
Daiso Roshi passed away at 9:30 this morning. Please visit Ox Herding for details. Wisdom Publications biography is here No coming, no going No after, no before I hold you close to me I release you to...
View ArticleHaiti Relief Urgently Needed
Dear Friends, Please let us direct our attention to the situation in Haiti. My dharma brother, Barry Briggs at Ox Herding has listed a number of ways to help. Please click here. Dharma brother, Andre...
View Articlewalking among sharp knives
Recently having written about knives and read others’ posts about knives behind us, this report about the abuses against Karen women village chiefs comes to remind us of the pain and suffering still...
View ArticleTibet Earthquake Relief
Dear Friends, Please contribute as best you can. Click on the logo for information and ways to help. Tibet Society has news and updates on the earthquake situation in Tibet. The Tibet Relief Fund on...
View ArticleTibet: no news is not good news
I’ve been concerned lately that there is almost no coverage about the Tibet/China earthquake. Perhaps it’s overload from all the various tragedies that has rendered environmental upheaval “old news.”...
View ArticleCome Together: a Bodhisattva call to action for the Gulf oil disaster
My dharma friend, Maia, at The Jizo Chronicles sent out a call for us to engage fully in helping with the various aspects of the disaster following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In her...
View Articledestructive behaviour and the collusion of communities
108 Zen Books publishes once a day as a form of practice. If there is something significant that shakes the ground of practice, I feel it important to put out another post. The fragility of our world...
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