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...
by SJZC Administrator | Jun 28, 2014
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...
by SJZC Administrator | Apr 28, 2014
Sangha Member Post: As May rolls around each year, I often find myself thinking of my mother. Not only is Mother’s Day in May, but her birthday as well. This year, I’m reflecting on my relationship with my mother, the ways it’s changed over the years, and the ways...
by SJZC Administrator | Mar 27, 2014
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...
