Zen

After the blues, the good times.

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Even zen monks get the blues sometimes.

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What is beautiful to zen practitioners?

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Jundo announces a new beginning for the future of zen in the universe.

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We use technology frequently, but we need to handle it wisely and respect it, with balance and moderation, and, occasionally, honor it.

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Zen doesn’t often talk about love: romantic love, love for family, love for country, or just a simple love of tea.

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We don’t always have to agree with everyone. Sometimes we have to dissent.

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Zazen is good for nothing, according to Kodo Sawaki. If so, then why do we sit? Also, ice cream sundaes and Möbius strips.

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A key phrase of Dogen’s teaching is “dropping body and mind,” a description of his enlightenment. Jundo and Kirk discuss what this means, and how you can drop body and mind when sitting zazen.

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It’s a new year, and everything is always new, except when it’s not. “The past is today that was yesterday. And the future is yesterday that will be tomorrow.”

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