by SJZC Administrator | Feb 12, 2015
(a derivative of the 4 great bodhisattva vows) Daily activities are numberless, I vow free them from my judgements, ambitions, fears, and expectations with awareness and a commitment to discovering and sharing compassion and loving kindness with all. Delusions are...
by SJZC Administrator | Aug 16, 2014
Sangha Member Post: I’ve been practicing Zen for a number of years now and lots of the little things in life have smoothed out…but NOW I have a BIG, HARD, HONKING, problem. I’m in a big disagreement with someone I’m very close to. I’ve tried all the normal...
by SJZC Administrator | Jul 31, 2014
Sangha Member Post: Yesterday I was meditating when the silence was suddenly broken by the distinctive drilling of a woodpecker against the metal grate on our chimney … D.d.d.d.d.d.d.d … listening … D.d.d.d.d.d.d … listening … silence.My...
by SJZC Administrator | Jul 15, 2014
Sangha Member Post: How interesting that if I sit here with Chubbs, my sweet old dog, and his failing health, the whole of all the sorrows of the past few years come crashing down around me. Do I have the courage to sit here with “just this”, with the tears and the...
by SJZC Administrator | Jun 30, 2014
Sangha Member Post: About a decade ago I took allergy shots. It turns out I was allergic to nature…go figure. The way allergy shots work is they mix up a special cocktail of the things you are allergic to and inject you with this allergen soup in increasingly...
