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...
by SJZC Administrator | Jun 28, 2015
Sangha Member post: This is my shorthand reminder as I bump along through the day. Agenda represents ego me (or little self) that has opinions about the way ‘I’ want things to go. Rather than wait for the world to get a clue, I take a breath and mental...
by SJZC Administrator | May 23, 2015
Sangha Member Post: With Zen practice, sometimes I find myself just going through the motions; sometimes I feel a peaceful integration; and sometimes I get an enlightened glimpse of living. Yesterday while doing the evening dishes a question popped up…What would it...
