This article first appeared on the website of Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple where the author has spent time on retreat. As I wipe down the kitchen counters in the Buddha house after morning meditation I contemplate my inclination toward … Continue reading →
I am in the retreat hut. There is a slow and irregular pitter-patter of raindrops on the roof. Still half-asleep, I rub my eyes, remembering that after meditation last night I discovered that a large candle on the altar had … Continue reading →
This article comprises the opening chapters from a new book by Rev. Master Daishin, titled Delving. Night Walks Plenty of things scared me as a child, but I found I had an affinity for the dark. I was drawn to … Continue reading →
The following was written in 1985 and reflects the language style used at that time as well as the thinking and understanding of a relatively young monk of four years standing living at Shasta Abbey, California. It is published now … Continue reading →
These lyrics were written by Rev. Master Seikai in 2019 for the Wesak Festival held at Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple. They have been set to music by Rev. Helen of the Redding Buddhist Priory in Redding, California. Thus have I … Continue reading →
From Portobello Buddhist Priory Newsletter, September – December 2019. It has been recommended that when we sit in Zazen, we bring to mind the question: What is this? Not as a mantra to continually repeat or as a question to … Continue reading →
I have always enjoyed Mel Tormé’s version of the Cole Porter song, “What is This Thing Called Love.” In his version of the song, after a bit of ‘scat singing’, he and a handful of background vocalists ask in close … Continue reading →
This writing was adapted from a talk and discussion given at Shasta Abbey offered for lay residents and local sangha members. I’ve tried to retain the informal style of the original talk. I wish to talk about and discuss four … Continue reading →
A transcript of a talk given at the Segaki Retreat at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey in 2019. Don’t we all experience grief? For me there are times when grief is very powerfully felt, yet even then, I watch it coming … Continue reading →
It began on election night in the United States – my looking at joy – and with the words of a Philadelphia pastor, “When there’s so much hate and so much resistance to truth and justice, joy is itself an … Continue reading →
