This is an edited version of a talk given after the Wesak Festival at Shasta Abbey in May 2022. Transcription by Willie Grieve. Well, good morning, and thank you all for coming. It’s gratifying to see so many people … Continue reading →
This article was originally published, in serialized form, in the Portland Buddhist Priory Newsletter. This is a continuation from the Summer 2022 issue of the Journal. Seeking Nothing: A Note on Finding and Having “They fix their minds on … Continue reading →
The “Yes” of the heart towards whatever is here for us right now, both in our inner life and in the outer circumstances of our life, even when it is imbued with suffering, is an aspect of the Heart/Mind … Continue reading →
Journal readers will no doubt have heard the news in 2021 about the catastrophic wildfire which destroyed the town of Lytton in British Columbia, where Lions Gate Buddhist Priory is located. Lay minister Michele is a long-time member of … Continue reading →
Adapted from a talk given at Throssel on Wesak day 2022. Thank you for coming to join us to celebrate the Festival of the Buddha’s Birth, it’s good to have you all with us. A joyful festival like this, or … Continue reading →
This article is one of the chapters from a new book called Birth and Death written by Rev. Master Leandra which was published recently. More information about the book follows the article. I find more and more often … Continue reading →
This article was originally published, in serialized form, in the Portland Buddhist Priory Newsletter.’ It will appear in the Journal in two parts, the second one will follow in the next issue. One of my favorite short pieces … Continue reading →
This is the transcription of a Dharma talk given at Shasta Abbey in February 2022. This is a Dharma talk about aspiration and deepening our practice, in short it’s a talk about stepping up. This is not meant … Continue reading →
I found myself standing once again amidst an overflow of cardboard moving boxes and possessions, when the lay Sangha blog Dew On The Grass’s new monthly theme caught my attention: ‘The Map To Where I Live’1. I was nearly … Continue reading →
This is a transcription of a talk given at Lions Gate Buddhist Priory in November 2021. Rev. Master Jiyu said, several times, some version of the following: “If you’re going to sit in front of a wall and practice … Continue reading →
