Hakone Zendo

Shared by Anand Reference and Acknowledgement – The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, by Robin Sharma, Page 101, 102 “Study a baby. She has no limits. Her mind is a lush landscape of potential and possibility. Properly cultivated, it will lead her to greatness. Filled with negativity, it will lead her to mediocrity, at best.…

Shared by Nan I am grateful for having this time to share my meditation practice with our group. I have been experiencing the joy of in person sitting in California. Recently, I was fortunate to have a vacation in Japan, and I was able to do zazen while I visited Kencho-Ji Temple at Kamakura. My…

Shared by Kaz Grateful that we’re sitting together and sharing. Let me share a recent Zen saying I came across: “下山路是上山路” (asan no michiwa kore jozan no michi) translates to “The path down the mountain is the way up the mountain.” The lesson is all about “sharing what you’ve got” in a positive way. If…

Shared by Susan Good morning, everyone. I’m Susan and I am a teacher and my students are second graders. There are certainly rewarding experiences about teaching but there are also frustrations. Today I am sharing about frustrations. Sometimes my students have frustrations and sometimes I do. I have been thinking about how I sometimes think…

Shared by Linu I recently came across a story that resonated with my own battle against a personal problem – fear. I was afraid of conflicts, confrontation, and embarrassment, and it was messing with my self-esteem. I tried for years to get rid of this fear, but it just wouldn’t go away. The below story…

Shared by Reni ( William Ernest Henley) Invictus Out of the night that covers me,       Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be       For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance       I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance       My head is bloody,…