This article first appeared in the May-August 2023 issue of the Portobello Priory Newsletter. You must know the ideal; you must accept the actual. Only thus can you help others and yourself. ― Rōshi P.T.N.H. Jiyu-Kennett, The Wild, White … Continue reading →
I have been thinking about the idea of ‘guest’ and ‘host’ in Buddhism and how it plays out in our daily lives. This is a concept I come across occasionally, and it hasn’t always been clear to me what … Continue reading →
In honour of the memory of Rev. Master Jishō, and with gratitude for his life of teaching, we offer this article which is an edited transcript of a talk given at Shasta Abbey in 2007. I do have … Continue reading →
Offered in loving memory of Reverend Master Jishō and Reverend Master Saidō. There is that within each of us which sees what is here with openness and without doing anything with it, adding something to it, turning away … Continue reading →
This article was first published in the April–June 2023 Berkeley Buddhist Priory Newsletter. The whole purpose of Buddhism is to teach us how we can transform our lives. Buddhist training is actually a step by step process in … Continue reading →
A transcript of a talk which was given after the Renunciation Festival at Reading Priory in January 2022. One of the more powerful statements of the Renunciation is the begging bowl or alms bowl. It forms one of … Continue reading →
Introduction: Words said at the time of death can be significant and as precious jewels. Fortunately, just days before his passing, when he knew his days were short, we were able to record some of Reverend Master Saidō’s extemporaneous … Continue reading →
A personal tribute to Reverend Master Saidō Kennaway who entered Parinirvana on 3rd March 2023. The death of a monk, or of any person, is the unfolding of the Buddha’s Teaching. It is part of ‘existence, time, flow’. … Continue reading →
The Vancouver Island Zen Sangha is delighted to announce that Coming Home – Taking Refuge Within, the long-awaited new book of Rev. Master Meiten McGuire’s writings and reflections, is now available. The following piece is a previously unpublished chapter … Continue reading →
First published in the September—December 2022 edition of the Portobello Buddhist Priory Newsletter. A few days ago a friend and I were sitting on a park bench in a little park above the River Clyde near New Lanark. … Continue reading →
