I am a _____
First, think of the historical horrific crimes against humanity. See [...]
Every morning the world is created.
Every morning the world is created. Under the orange [...]
Emotional Support or Arguing?
I mentioned that there was something I'd like to do, [...]
Play Nice in the Sandbox
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.002.than.html I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed [...]
What If?
Poem: ‘What If?’ by Oriah Mountain Dreamer What if there is [...]
Q & A from Buddhism 101 Student
I'm honored that a student sent me a list of [...]
Local Sanghas
Vancouver, WA Weekly, downtown Vancouver https://harmony-vanwa.org/ Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's [...]
Links I Promised You in Class
Mindah-Lee Kumar's The Noble Eightfold Path https://youtu.be/pPk-pxhyYeg Google Slides I [...]
Comparing my practice to that of others
I had a very interesting three minutes at Mahabodhi [...]
Highlights from 2024
Note: Clicking on an image will enlarge it. Sorry [...]
What’s it all about?
In answer to the question, "What would it mean to [...]
So sad…
I've been so sad these last two days. I suppose [...]
Comparison of Presidential Candidates
Donald Trump Lies 21 times per day https://lincolnproject.us/ [...]
End of Karma?
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-ditthi/kamma.html "And what is kamma that is neither dark nor [...]
Our True Self
I've regarded "our true self" as something to figure out [...]
Judgement or Evaluation?
On one hand we learn to not make distinctions. For [...]
Hogen’s Mind
Open - no judgement, no preconceptions, no attachments to our [...]
Breaths
In this morning's meditation service, Thay Kozen quoted a song [...]