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.

  • “November 3rd” by Kenji Miyazawa

    “November 3rd” by Kenji Miyazawa

      Nick shared a poem called “November 3rd” by Miyazawa Kenji. Neither yielding to rainnor yielding to windyielding neither tosnow nor to summer heatwith a…

  • The Four Noble Truths

    The Four Noble Truths

    Shared by Ann. Buddism is philosophy, psychology & religion. Philosophy: Some people see Buddhism as finding a way to lead your life differently. Psychology: finding…

  • Dream Yoga

    Dream Yoga

    Luke shared his recent reading and learning of Tibetan dream yoga. He read the book ” The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep” by Tenzin…

  • Ikebana and haiku by the student, Raphael Whitten

    Ikebana and haiku by the student, Raphael Whitten

    Whispers of farewellGracefully plunging to earthA leaf finds solace -Raphael Whitten 10/6/2022

  • Nan’s experience with the tea ceremony

    Nan’s experience with the tea ceremony

    Shared by Nan During a winter Sesshin in Dallas last year in December,   I was partaking in a tea ceremony with my group. This was…

  • How students should prepare for zazen  坐禅心得 ( zazen kokoroe)

    How students should prepare for zazen 坐禅心得 ( zazen kokoroe)

    How students should prepare for zazen Shared by Kaz In 2012, Rev Ito shared with students how students should be prepared to come to our zendo…

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