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.

  • breathe in – still alive, breathe out – let it go

    breathe in – still alive, breathe out – let it go

    Peter had sciatica nerve pain due to Herniated Discin in March 2020 when the COVID lockdown started. This was extremely painful for Peter.  He wanted…

  • Shujinko 主人公 : True Self

    In zen teaching, shujinko means “true self.” So how can we find our “true self”? 無想 Muso:  Don’t think anything, get rid of all thoughts 無念 Munen:…

  • Two Approaches to Happiness

    Two Approaches to Happiness

    Talk by Lakshmi There are, we could say, two basic approaches to manifesting a happier, more fulfilled life. The first and most familiar to us…

  • Be with the desire

    We had a discussion on desire led by Chris. Have you watched the groundhog day movie? You wake up and

  • Your mind and how you are with this world is the answer…

    Your mind and how you are with this world is the answer…

    Aaron shared a podcast by Questlove & Will Smith. Will Smith talked about why he wrote a book about his life. Here is the link…

  • What feeds you?

    What feeds you?

    What is feeding your soul and mind?

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