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October 2008

October 04, 2008

A Fence, a Hardware Store, and a Lexus SC

We're painting the white picket fence that borders part of the garden and we ran...

October 04, 2008

“Followers” Added

I'm curious who is reading this blog and thought that it might be interesting for...

October 04, 2008

Deep down I don’t see my ordinary mind as the way

So said one practitioner on the training blog.I felt happy when I read that -...

September 2008

September 27, 2008

On Becoming Buddha

Notes: the photo is a sculpture by James Hunoldt and this is a slightly modified...

September 26, 2008

Finding Your Question

I suppose this is a postscript to the previous post, something that I find to...

September 24, 2008

Inquiry, Patti Smith, and Deepening Zazen

In Omaha over the weekend, I worked with the group on how to do dharma...

September 22, 2008

Rely On the Teaching Not the Teacher

That's the first of the four reliances, along with these: rely on the spirit, not...

September 18, 2008

How to Continue Zazen?

This is a key issue for many practitioners, especially those who aren't in monastic settings...

September 18, 2008

Another Bridge to Nowhere

Just drove across the new 35W bridge, like all bridges, going nowhere - still it...

September 14, 2008

Wild Fox Zen Training Blog Added

I've added a training blog so that those involved in the Virtual and nonVirtual practice...

September 13, 2008

Relief for Aching Sitters

I practiced zazen for about six years with lots of pain before I dropped the...

September 12, 2008

Why Make a Name?

This is the first posting for the 100-day practice period study group on the Shobogenzo...

September 08, 2008

What My Upcoming Book is About

There are two main themes. The one that seems to stand out to most people...

September 08, 2008

How to Study the Dharma: Pitfalls and Possibilities

Saturday, September 20, 10am-noon, at the Nebraska Zen Center in OmahaThis is the temple where...

September 07, 2008

Bob Dylan: How to Avoid Over Interpretation

September 06, 2008

Virtual 100 Day Home Practice Period

Here’s an experiment that might help stabilize your practice. It is based on the 90...

September 06, 2008

White Monkeys, Black Monkeys

"I thought it was a white monkey but there is a black monkey too." This saying...

September 05, 2008

Jem – They

September 04, 2008

Republicans, Koans and Old Dogs

A couple different things are on my mind today. First, the Republican National Convention is...

September 01, 2008

Will We Leave Singing?

This is a transition day for me, usually bigger than New Year's. The summer ends...

August 2008

August 29, 2008

Heart Free as White Clouds

Shikantaza has a specific form. The legs, either in a full- or half-lotus position...

August 28, 2008

On Working for a Living

I'm back at work full time so its been a while since my last post.There are advantages...

August 22, 2008

Waking Up

How did you wake up in this morning? Like the baby in the picture or...

August 20, 2008

Expressing Buddha

A little while back, 8/5/08, I posted a zazen three-step: seeking, experiencing, and expressing.It seemed...

August 20, 2008

A Tree Blooms from Rock

I'm back from canoeing in the Boundary Waters and our sesshin ended yesterday. Today I'm...

August 07, 2008

I'll be up in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area with my kids through mid week...

August 05, 2008

Seeking, Experiencing, Expressing

At the study group last night, we discussed a way of looking at practice that...

August 04, 2008

Internet Video Practice Meeting Experiment

I’m beginning to offer video practice interviews because I find myself in a pickle.On the...

August 03, 2008

Hair on Fire

Another short post today. I'm preparing the video practice meeting post so I have limited...

August 02, 2008

Buddha’s Warriors

I watch it tonight and enjoyed, especially some of the interviews with monks. The focus...

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