Gassho, My Name is John and I live in central North Carolina. I have just recently started to practice Soto Zen. I would like to know if someone can tell me...
I am new to Zen. It holds particular interest for me because of its focus on "now" and its de-emphasis of intellectualism. I regret that I cannot find or...
... In terms of meditation techniques, there are similarities. Some vipassana meditation focuses on the breath--either counting breaths, or following the ...
Jim McCulloch
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Sep 3, 2002 4:53 pm
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In a message dated 9/3/2002 8:37:05 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hi, Our list owner lives in North Carolina ... I did a search on Google and found a center...
In a message dated 9/2/2002 8:39:19 PM Central Standard Time, ... Hi John, Do you sit with a group in North Carolina? We know some of the Soto Zen people in...
Sorry to bring this up again but the question, 'is impermanence eternal?' didn’t seem to me that it should cause such a fuss. I'm curious to know if it was a...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of...
My question--"Is impermanence eternal?"--arose during zazen. It seemed like a koan, indicating the limits of language. It seemed funny to me. Later I chuckled....
It seems to me that all religious organizations are getting more and more worried to show to the world that they are "cool" places to be, where you can meet...
Krishnamurti: "We must re-educate ourselves not to kill one another for any cause, however righteous, for any ideology, however promising it may appear to be...
I see this as a hopeful sign of necessary evolution. Is it possible that people are coming to the realization that peoples participation is a choice and not a...
... to ... In ... social ... Well you obviously haven't been to any Buddhist groups in the UK. They are middle class on the whole, but certainly not cool. It's...
Greetings Folks, A new list: E-zendo. The focus of this list is Zen Buddhist Practice. Zen practice in not just zazen, but is also how we manifest our...
In a message dated 9/15/2002 5:40:50 PM Central Standard Time, ... LOL ...the group we go to in rural Iowa doesn't fit the social club model either... Anjin...
Hi to everyone. I am new and I am here (as always, literally). _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try...
Greetings. To Gary, welcome. I hope that your stay here is a beneficial one, or if it isn't, I hope that you find whatever you are looking for. I am thinking...
When I began practicing at the local Temple, I too was struck by the solemn, somber mood. There are the traditional dark, muted colors, off- white, gray,...
Dear Robert, It is too bad that now you have begun to frown at expressions of joy. I must say that my experience in American Soto Centers is much the same as...
While at Throssel Hole Abbey, during a meal I ate we did a kind of meditation before and during the meal. I was wondering if Im right in calling it this. Is...
Dear Steve, I think the writing you are looking for is the Fushukuhanpo or "Dharma for Taking Food" chapter of the Eihei Shingi. This book is translated into...
In my opinion, every religion is a response to a especific kind of existencial crisis. And every existencial crisis, by its turn, can be represented by a...
Just yesterday, I attended a zazen session at a local soto center. As usual, after the zazen, they started the recitate a sutra, or a buddhist prayer. And,...
Im not going to attempt to join this thread with some detailed viewpoint on why there is this supposed funeral atmosphere. But maybe it is just a matter of...
Dear Steve and Francisco, I do think there is a funereal atmosphere...might that be because Buddhist temples in Japan are mostly in the funeral business??...
I think every individual religious environment is different. What we are talking about is our personal preferences and a variety of different people in...
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