Turning towards Buddha
This article is based on an online Dharma talk to the German congregation at the end of 2020. At the end of the year, this is my wish for us: may we – in the midst of all that we … Continue reading →
Buddhist doctrines
The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: An Appreciation (Part One)
The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana: An Appreciation (Part One) Rev. Master Berwyn Watson —Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, UK— The Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana is one of those works that has had a profound effect on Mahayana … Continue reading →
No Hard Facts
No Hard Facts Rev. Caitlin Clark —Great Ocean Dharma Refuge, Pembrokeshire, Wales–UK— This article is based on a Dharma talk given at a meditation morning at Great Ocean in July 2019. I would like to say a few words about … Continue reading →
Choosing to Train
Choosing to Train Rev. Master Rokuzan Kroenke —Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory, Columbia, SC–USA— From Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory Newsletter, December 2005, Number 10. In our training, we have the choice to see our suffering as an opportunity to train … Continue reading →
The Difference between Peace and Happiness: A Buddhist’s Perspective
The Difference between Peace and Happiness: A Buddhist’s Perspective Karen Richards —Telford, Shropshire–UK— From a talk given by Karen Richards to a conference of The National Women’s Register. The conference’s theme was ‘Faith in the Future’ and contributions were invited … Continue reading →
Understanding the Source of our Delusion
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 →
Finding our Fearless Heart
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 →
A Soft and Flexible Mind
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 →
What Is It that We Are Doing with Our Minds?
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 →
Poetry and Zen Practice
This is a revised version of a talk given in February 2020 on a Retreat at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, which included an exploration of poetry and contemplative writing. The American poet and Zen practitioner Jane Hirshfield has described poetry … Continue reading →