In addition to articles written by monastic and lay sangha, we are delighted to share news of the translation of a Biography of Keido Chisan Koho Zenji, former abbot of Sojiji and Teacher of our Founder, Rev. Master Jiyu. We also offer an In Memoriam for Rev. Master Myfanwy, one of the most senior monks of our Order, on the sad news of her death in July this year.
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Transcription of a talk given at Shasta Abbey in 2018. I saw a ‘flash bomb’ performance of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy … It starts with a blind cellist standing out in front of a European Cathedral and a young girl, … Continue reading →
Right now we are in the midst of a new scary situation, a worldwide pandemic. It is frightening to think of the possible serious illness that we and all our family and friends and the whole world are facing. Another … Continue reading →
This writing was adapted from a Dharma talk offered at Shasta Abbey on 1 September 2019, available at https://shastaabbey.org/audio/rmoswinASoftAndFlexibleMind.mp3 I want to talk this morning about ‘a soft & flexible mind’. This phrase is said to have been coined by … Continue reading →
In putting together something for the journal, it occurred to me that it might be helpful to put these two short essays from Eugene Buddhist Priory’s blog, “Walking the Buddha Way,” side-by-side. Although written a year or so apart, they … Continue reading →
I’m semi-retired and have the good fortune to be able to spend two months each winter in a little hamlet in Mexico. I’ve been doing that for about a dozen years now. One day in my first winter there, I … Continue reading →
