Don't ignore what your life actually is... Practice tattoos us. Life stains us. Your life…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 6
Water has its own integrity, like you. Every event is interconnected and empty, and yet,…
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Betrayal, Awakening, and Living in a Burning House
Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara talks about the Lotus Sutra and the parable of the burning…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 5: A Love Letter to Meditators
Can we express with language what is most true for us? Maybe all philosophy is…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 4
How do we use words to say something meaningful about our lives? This is what…
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Pranayama
Pranayama is a practice of settling your attention on your breath. As attention becomes balanced,…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 3
Michael continues discussing the teachings of Japanese Zen master Dōgen and his essay, Mountains and…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 2
Michael describes the way mountains and rivers influenced Dōgen and the way they can teach…
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Mountains & Rivers, Part 1
Who was Dōgen? What were his main teachings? Michael introduces the teachings of the 13th-century…
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Basics of Buddhism, Part 2
Michael gives commentary on Buddhism and the Four Noble Truths in a series on the…
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