February 17, 2019
Dharma Talk by Tom Kowal, “Dharma and Depression – Part 2”
Dharma Talk by Tom Kowal
News Stream
February 10, 2019
Dharma Talk by John Pulleyn: “Why Buddhism Is True”
Commentary on the book, Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright – a look at Buddhism from the standpoint of evolutionary psychology.
January 27, 2019
Secular Creeds as Substitutes for Religion
In his article “America’s New Religions,” Andrew Sullivan argues that all of us–conservatives, liberals, and even atheists–have our “religions”: belief systems, ideologies, or tribal affiliations that we “worship” beyond reason because they give meaning to our lives. The deities of secular faith may be scientism, progress, self-improvement, social justice ideology, or reason itself. Other gods…
January 23, 2019
Nansen Kills the Cat
A vintage koan commentary by the Center’s founder, the late Roshi Philip Kapleau. Mumonkan number 14: Nansen kills the cat The Case Once the monks of the Western and Eastern Halls were arguing about a cat. Nansen, holding up the cat, said, “You monks! If you can say a word of Zen, I will spare…
January 23, 2019
Distant Bodhisattvas
Searching for solidarity: when technology helps more than it hurts.
A gender-questioning member finds warm support in a private online group.
January 23, 2019
Painting Attention – Sit. See. Paint. Repeat.
“Both painting and sitting require a willingness to stay in one place for hours.” An interview with Dave Dorsey.
January 18, 2019
Not-Minestrone Soup
Ingredients 3 TBS olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 4 – 5 cloves crushed garlic 1 tsp salt 1 cup minced celery 1 cup cubed carrot 1 tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 tsp dried basil 1 cup chopped green peppers 1 cup cubed zucchini 3 ½ cup water or stock 2 cups…
January 18, 2019
Hot Rice Cereal
Into a rice cooker put: 1 cup brown rice ¼ cup slivered or chopped almonds 2 cups water ¼ tsp salt Plug in rice cooker and press the switch to begin cooking. Brown rice will take about 45 minutes. The cooker will automatically switch to “Warm” when the rice is finished. When the rice is…
January 12, 2019
January 2019 Sesshin, Day 7: Mumonkan #6, “The Buddha Holds Up a Flower”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede
January 11, 2019
January 2019 Sesshin, Day 6: Mumonkan #5, “Kyogen’s Man Up a Tree”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede