May 10, 2020
There is just this, here, now. That is our freedom. Yet we can live it while acknowledging our interdependence with others, being grateful to those before us and around us while also responsible for those after us.
May 8, 2020
Zoom Sitting Miscellanea A few participants in the morning Zoom sittings have generic labels at the edge of their screens (e.g., “Galaxy S10”) instead of their names, and the view of the sitter may be such that other participants can’t tell who it is. Changing that label to your name would identify you, enabling your…
May 3, 2020
How much might the fear of losing oneself–of not being–drive our longing to leave home even during a pandemic? The denial of death and the craving for life: two sides of one coin. (Contributions from Brother David Steindl-Rast and Steven Levine.)
May 2, 2020
Dharma talk by Trueman Taylor: Advice from an astronaut and others on maintaining a consistent schedule. Also: excerpts and comments from Roshi Robert Aitken’s book Encouraging Words.
April 30, 2020
This Week’s CoronaCast The latest: CoronaCast from Roshi, April 30. Dokusan From Roshi: “It has been a real pleasure to be able to have tele-dokusan every day, especially with out-of-town members, whom I generally don’t get to see outside sesshin, but also with local members, whom I’ve not been seeing much of, either. Here are…
April 30, 2020
Roshi’s latest podcast to the Sangha.
April 26, 2020
Dharma Talk by John Pulleyn: Staying in touch with our shared humanity rather than indulging in outrage and separation.
April 23, 2020
Roshi’s latest podcast to the Sangha.
April 23, 2020
This Week’s CoronaCast The latest CoronaCast from Roshi on April 23 is here. Zoom Evening Sittings The sunrise sittings have been a hit, and the Center will now add some zoom sittings late in the day: 5:30 – 6:30 pm. We’ll start modestly, on just three evenings of the week, opening this Saturday, April 25,…
April 21, 2020
During our lockdown, we’re continuing to broadcast the audio stream of our scheduled sittings from the Arnold Park zendo. We’ve also added online Zoom sittings for members and friends, every Monday through Saturday morning from 7:00 to 8:00, Sunday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30, and Monday through Friday in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00. If…