Bow How do we bow? Our hands are in anjali mudra. Anjali is a Sanskrit…
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Beginner’s Mind 5: How to Sit is How to Act
Just Die Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind is a collection of talks given by Shunryu Suzuki…
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Beginner’s Mind 4: Grateful for the Weeds
Below the belt is uddiyana bandha. Above the belt is pizza. When you sit you’ll…
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Beginner’s Mind 3: Appreciation
Isn’t that a wonderful and simple thing? Brown rice practice. Simple. Nothing added. Are we…
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Beginner’s Mind 2: Spare Time (Hahahaha)
Zen can be quite a performance sometimes. Especially when the teacher is letting one fireball…
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Beginner’s Mind 1: Taking Care of Each Other
Prologue to Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Shunryu Suzuki In the beginner’s mind there are…
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Ethics 11: Zen Precepts
The precepts are all one thing: they are buddha’s mind. They show the ways that…
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Heart Sutra 4: Give Yourself a Break
Notes from a talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity on July 15, 2012,…
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Notes on Dying 1: What Stops You?
Notes on a talk by Michael Stone at Centre of Gravity, Toronto, June 19, 2012.…
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