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  • A Mantra on the Way

    A Mantra on the Way

    After spending the last year translating Dao de Jing with my dear friend and good brother, Lu Wenlong, a new “mantra” or phrase has become a regular part of the day. Dào does; I should not do. In my not doing, Dào does. With Dào doing, I am done. Related articles Daodejing 1…

  • Just two small bricks

    Just two small bricks

    Wonderful talk by Ajahn Brahm. Highly recommend it. Watch, listen, contemplate. If you watch the whole talk, you will get why I decided on today’s title.

  • Zen Gateway Online

    Zen Gateway Online

    A brief guide to The Zen Gateway website – the online community for Chan/Zen Buddhism. via Zen Gateway Related articles Learning To Live In The Moment With ‘The Dude’ (wnyc.org) Hakuin: The sight of one hand clapping (japantimes.co.jp) Temple teaches meaning of Zen (toledoblade.com) existence and zen (zendictive.wordpress.com) inviting mindfulness…

  • The Socratic Sign

    There comes a time when you notice that a good swathe of your contemporaries are only worth engaging in order to sharpen your rhetorical weapons. To improve your mindful practice, you must turn to those much younger who recover within you the dynamics of faith and to those much older…