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love
The heart is made up of four chambers and the kanji for “heart” is a schematic for it. What I love about the script is the openness, the way it rolls off the brush to sit on the paper, an upright bowl...
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it just is
The one who bows and the one who is bowed to are by nature boundless. That is why the communication between them is inexpressibly perfect. This gatha is chanted at the beginning of the ritual of...
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hearts that awaken
I’m stretching my right brain a bit and trying out some abstracts. Thankfully, this is a low-risk proposal with few consequences to others and the world. As with most of my spontaneous attempts at...
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hearts that open
At the end of a retreat conducted in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, retreatants are invited to take the Five Mindfulness Trainings. These are the lay precepts cast in terms of positive engagement...
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hearts that see the forest
I’ve been immersed in books lately. More so than usual. Unfortunately these are not books I’m reading but books that are arriving, arriving at the door. Books to be reviewed, books to be read, books...
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a purposeful blindness
There’s a purposeful blindness that centers our perception. I went out into the garden that hugs the south side of the house. It tends to be a haven for butterflies, moths, and assorted flying bugs...
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when straw men rule: an analysis of the Plum Village Lineage conflict guide –...
Well, Happy Fourth Anniversary to 108 Zen Books. What a way to celebrate! All That Has Come to Pass First, I’d like to thank everyone who has responded to the previous post announcing the Conflict...
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straw man koan – deconstructing the PVL Conflict Resolution Guide – part 2
In my last post, I closed with the suggestion that the Conflict Resolution Guide (Conflict-Guide) from the Plum Village Lineage North American Dharma Teachers Sangha was a Straw Man whose intention...
View ArticleBook Review: Pause, Breathe, Smile by Gary Gach
Disclosure: I received the book for a fair, unbiased review. However, I actually bought it for myself because I was too impatient to read it. I met Gary Gach (I think) a few years ago (I think). Or...
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