Student Sharing Blog

Each Sunday after the 8:00 sitting, a volunteer speaker shares their thoughts with the sangha. Here are their sharings, posted for anyone who couldn’t attend.

  • I vow to care for them all

    I vow to care for them all

    Shared by Ann Ann highlights the vow, “Beings are numberless, I vow to care for them all,” and argues that it applies to everyone, regardless…

  • The Han: A Reminder to Be Present

    The Han: A Reminder to Be Present

    Shared by Ann Photo of our han with rev Ito in 2019 Have you ever noticed the han (hanging wood board) that is suspended near…

  • What is Zen?

    What is Zen?

    Shared by Linu It has been more than a decade since I first encountered the word Zen. Over the years, I have heard this term…

  • Three Good Things

    Three Good Things

    (Photo by Reni) Shared by Anand These are excerpts from the Book: The Best Team Wins, by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton (Page 233) Three…

  • Might As Well…

    Might As Well…

    Shared by Kaz How do you motivate yourself to overcome challenges? Any special tactics? Personally, I train for triathlons every year, and the January training…

  • Zen and Excitement

    Zen and Excitement

    Shared by Aaron on 1/28/24 From Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki “Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday…

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