Meditation as a Tool for Awakening

Sangha Member Post: Buddhism is a practice to awaken us from the “ego trance” of our daily life. Before I started down the Zen path I had this concept I call “ME”.  It seemed obvious.  It included an unquestioned, almost romantic, view of my...

The 4 Noble Truths

Dharma Post: 1st Noble Truth –  There is suffering (anxiety, unsatisfactoriness in our daily life) 2nd Noble Truth – The cause of suffering is ignorance (experienced as craving or thirst) 3rd Noble Truth –  The cessation of suffering is possible 4th...

The New Season as a Reminder of Impermanence

Sangha Member Post: On a short walk around the neighborhood this past weekend, observing the buds sprouting on plants and the flowers freshly in bloom, I was reminded of the Buddhist concept of impermanence.                Just when it seemed to me as though our...

Greetings from Corvallis Zen Circle

Sangha Member Post: Our site is in its infancy.  If you stumbled into it please know that it is a work in progress.  Images are mostly placeholders.  The text is random or greeked.  When we go live this site will replace the current CorvallisZenCircle.com website...