by Abby Mushin Terris | Sep 25, 2022
We are entering the season of wandering ghosts, tormented by insatiable hunger, celebrated as Sejiki in the Buddhist tradition. Our greatly westernized version of this is Halloween. In Buddhist lore these ghosts, called gaki, have escaped the gates of hell and are...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Sep 18, 2022
Some of us live alone, some of us live with others, in various states of harmony and disharmony. Sangha practice encourages us to attend to our relational awareness as it conditions our life condition. How closely we pay attention to the quality of our heart energies...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Sep 11, 2022
When we vow to not defame the Three Treasures, the tenth of the Grave Precepts, we are celebrating the facets of the Jewel that we inherit in this tradition. Respect the Buddha. Upholding this, we accept all the details of our life, no matter what they are, with an...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Sep 4, 2022
We may begin practice with a wish for bliss, a wish for peace. We do taste these in practice at times, but we may also discover a deep well of grief, shame or fear as we establish a deeper practice. Feelings and mind states that have never been acknowledged or...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Aug 28, 2022
One of the hardest things for a young child to learn, or even for you or me, is to share. It’s a foundation for the Bodhisattva Way. Do not be stingy with the dharma assets. This refers to far more than material possessions or money, though these are included when...
