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Phuong Ertley discusses the functional and poetic purposes of the forms and structures in Zen […]
2016-07-06 – The Natural World
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Everything is in balance and harmony in the natural world, even though there are hardships and struggles […]
2016-06-29 – Distractions
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Les discusses distractions in practice, and how to balance having focus with having a broad view of things […]
2016-06-15 – Victor Legge
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Victor Legge discusses his experience with Shikantaza & enlightenment […]
2016-06-08 – Everything Changes
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What is Buddhism? Everything changes. Buddhism itself has also changed and will keep changing […]
Did you See the Gorilla?
Zen practice disdains the dramatic but rather brings us back to ourselves by treasuring the ordinary, down to earth, and immediate. Its primary emphasis is on allowing the mind to be open to whatever is happening in the moment, to always be prepared to observe whatever comes into […]
2016-06-01 – The Alien and the Banana
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How would we describe the nature of a banana to an alien? Les teaches us to look at things beyond appearances […]
2016-05-25 – Seeing Things Completely
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Les explains how seeing things from all angles relieves us from our quest for specialness, and from our suffering […]
2016-05-18 – Chris Becker
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Chris discusses what faith means in the context of Zen […]
2016-04-27 – Spiritual Viruses
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Les compares the spritual challenges we have with computer viruses, and reveals the one intervention we have to keep our mind free from corruption […]
