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.

  • Reflections on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

    Reflections on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

    By Chloe Recently I’ve been reading the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (六祖坛经), a foundational text in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. It shares the life…

  • The Mystery of My Blurry Vision

    The Mystery of My Blurry Vision

    By Chris Has anybody ever left here, driving home, and noticed that your vision was a little blurry, or you couldn’t focus quite as well?…

  • I’m Learning to Be a Shambhala Warrior

    I’m Learning to Be a Shambhala Warrior

    By Rona Lately in my practice, I’ve been feeling a deep pain—sorrow, anger, the heaviness of division in our world. It stirred despair in me,…

  • Catharsis and Reality

    Catharsis and Reality

    By Michael Good morning, everybody. I’m going to be sharing something very personal today that impacts some stuff that we’ve been studying in the book…

  • You are perfect as you are…..and you have more work to do 

    You are perfect as you are…..and you have more work to do 

    By Ann Having just experienced my familiar difficulty with technology, I am wondering about the accuracy of what I want to talk about with you…

  • Hakone History

    Hakone History

    By Aaron Hakone is such a special place. I wanted to share a bit about the history that I learned from the Hakone website.  This…

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