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.

  • Flowing Water Never Rots: Rediscovering the Beginner’s Mind

    Flowing Water Never Rots: Rediscovering the Beginner’s Mind

    By Kaz “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.” This famous saying by Suzuki Roshi of the…

  • From “Begin to Sit and Breathe” to ‘Try Something New’

    From “Begin to Sit and Breathe” to ‘Try Something New’

    By Dongmin It’s hard to believe, but it’s been an entire year since I started coming here to meditate every Sunday morning. Today I would…

  • Paying It Forward – An Act of Kindness

    Paying It Forward – An Act of Kindness

    By Cathy Fred and I started meditating here pretty recently. I have appreciated and learned from the sharing by many of you. Some of the…

  • A Reflection on the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo

    A Reflection on the Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo

    By Ewa Good morning everyone.I’d like to share a few words about the chant we recite at the beginning of our Zazen practice. When I…

  • Cherish All Beings

    Cherish All Beings

    By Bob In the Book club Ann organized We are learning about practicing right action from the book “The eightfold path” by Jikyo Cheryl Wolfer,…

  • Wage Peace by Judyth Hill

    Wage Peace by Judyth Hill

    By Aaron Wage peace with your breath.Breathe in firemen and rubble,breathe out whole buildingsand flocks of redwing blackbirds. Breathe in terrorists and breathe out sleeping…

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