lotus blooms in fire
I got it that while I talked Dharma, I wasn’t walking the path during this illness very well. OK, that post title…
intimacy with all things
When asked about the fruit of the spiritual life, the 13th century Japanese monk Dogen Zenji replied: “Enlightenment is intimacy with all…
wholeness and redemptive suffering
In his book, The Mystic Heart, Wayne Teasdale mentions four aspects of interspirituality: surrender, humility, spiritual practice, and compassionate action. As we surrender more…
Wash your bowls–meditation in daily life
There’s an old Zen story that I like very much. A monk comes to the monastery of the master Zhaozhou and asks…
Buddhist Contemplation: Four Thoughts Cheat Sheet
The text we will be studying and contemplating for the next six months or so is perhaps the most highly regarded one…
the church of what's happening now
This is our true home. We must live here, for it is only there that we are fully alive, in the church…
