by SJZC Administrator | Jul 7, 2016
Reminding Me A vulture circles. Clouds play chase, then bumper cars. Bees hunting nectar, intensely. A hot sun dismissed by a wistful wind. Sparks dance while flames laugh, Reminding me – Who stopped time today. – Rich...
by SJZC Administrator | Dec 7, 2015
Sangha Member Post: Most of the time I live as though life is a problem…like there are issues I need to solve. Of course the alternative, and the focus of Zen, is that life is a gift…and being fully in the present allows us to experience the joy of that...
by SJZC Administrator | Sep 3, 2015
Sangha Member Post: Being present has seen many stages in my practice. There was the early awareness stage when I first became aware of all the mental noise. It was quite shocking. The next stage was dominated by a sense of being trapped in a thick layer of cotton. I...
by SJZC Administrator | Aug 24, 2015
Sangha Member Post: It was a little before sunrise in the Great Vow Zen Monastery forest. I was sitting on a bench that had become a usual haunt over the week of meditation. Shortly after sitting down 2 owls started calling in the forest. I couldn’t decide if they...
by SJZC Administrator | Jul 14, 2015
Sangha Member Post: This Sunday we talked about metta so I thought I would share my practice. If you are new to metta the idea is to “offer metta” first to yourself, then to a loved one, then to a neutral acquaintance, and then to that difficult person. I...
