One Mind – The Film
A wonderful project that brings the finite workings and beauty of a Chinese Zen (Chan) monastery – Zhenru...
The Guardians of Silver Lake
Minnesota. Negative 10. Snow and beautiful sunshine. The trail is empty. The sky is clear. The snow crunches....
Two Winter Poems
A few zen moments as I took the snowshoes through the woods and to the hill top overlooking...
Poem – Questions
From a distance I asked the tree Silent questions. For days we stood face to face In the...
Repost – Our Holographic Universe
From: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/12/our-holographic-universe-a-new-theory-of-space-time-a-2013-most-popular.html Our Holographic Universe –A New Theory of Space-Time (2013 Most Popular) Researchers at the University of...
Poem by Zen Master Ryokan
Another year lingers to an end; Heaven sends a bitter frost. Fallen leaves cover the mountains And there...
Buddhism – Four Noble Truths
The four noble truths emphasize a practice in learning to live and how to lessen suffering. There is...
From the teachings of Dongshan Liangjie…
From the teachings of Dongshan Liangjie when seeing his reflection – Just don’t seek from others, or you will be...
New Music Tuesday and Peace
I am obsessed with music. Not that I play any kind of instrument, nor can I sing or...
Winter’s Last Stand
Spent the weekend clearing the last visages of winter as snow and ice had become 5-foot tall hills....
2013 Poetry Month #9 – One Robe, One Bowl
Today’s poems are from the collection “One Robe, One Bowl – The Zen Poetry of Ryokan”, published in...
Poem – Self
The following poem is from a conversation with Hanakia Zedek regarding Zen and takes place through a series...
Next Step – In Depth Studying
In learning my path and the next steps, the school of Japanese Soto Zen fits with my current...