This week I would like to share a post from Abbot Tenzin David Zimmerman of the San Francisco Zen Center. I tried so hard to speak on this month’s theme…
One of the five basic Buddhist precepts is to refrain from harsh or untruthful speech. Thich Nhat Hanh offers a Mindfulness Training on this topic that includes both speaking and…
Today I would like to offer a guided meditation based on the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing. It is a gentle practice that moves smoothly from attention on…
Do you remember Aesop’s Fables, those children’s stories that always had a moral at the end? I remember the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf as “Don’t tell lies.” What…
Beginning Anew is not to ask for forgiveness. Beginning Anew is to change your mind and heart, to transform the ignorance within and to help cultivate the mind of love. …
Our theme this month is interdependence. Wonderful! Savoring a warm beverage is a lovely way to experience interdependence. I am excited to offer a Tea Ceremony with guided meditation to…
This talk is supposed to be about transformation. In Buddhism, transformation usually refers to the movement from suffering to the relief of suffering. Or possibly from the confused state of…
How do we find Right Action in the face of what we perceive as evil? Perhaps more importantly, how do we find Right Intention in that space? Where does Equity…
Kindness, compassion, shared joy and inclusiveness. According to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, these four qualities are the four basic elements of True Love. These are qualities we can understand.…
I’ve been thinking about Mystery, and what kind of mysteries I might find inside Buddhism. I decided that Enlightenment, also known as Awakening, is a pretty mysterious subject. What is…