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...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Aug 21, 2022
Do not praise self or blame others is the precept that we explored during the dharma discussion this week. Praising self, blaming others is a source of tension and stress in this life. It’s also based on the view of a divided self. Self vs. other limits our view to a...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Aug 14, 2022
When all the experiences, words and phrases, opinions and activities, enthusiasms and hurts, conclusions and assumptions, sensations and emotions, triumphs and failures, after all the good and bad, thrashings and soothings, songs and chants, fears and bravery, after...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Aug 7, 2022
Last Saturday we were finally able to host an Open House along with a book sale. It was an occasion that we have looked forward to for so long. Meeting old friends and new, welcoming neighbors and community folks who have watched our long process of emergence into...
by Abby Mushin Terris | Jul 31, 2022
In one of Suzuki Roshi ‘s Dharma talks he said, “When our everyday life is based on wisdom, we call it precepts.” This summer we’re exploring the precepts. We’re using their penetrative inquiry to guide our study of the self and our everyday life. Wisdom? We might...
