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Rev. Kyoji
Sep 11, 20246 min read
How To Get Unstuck: Working With Our Habitual Tendencies
Habitual tendencies are behaviors that are deeply ingrained in the mind and can be triggered by external situations or happen on their own.
Rev. Kyoji
May 14, 20243 min read
Practicing With The Four Immeasurables: Love, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
The Four Immeasurables offer practices for cultivating compassion and wisdom in our lives.
Shinjin
Mar 19, 20244 min read
Right Concentration: The Stillness Within the Storm
The Noble Eightfold Path is a simplification of the Buddha’s teachings. We can remember these through the acronym VISA LEM C. Thich Nhat...
Shinjin
Mar 10, 20244 min read
Right Mindfulness: Savoring the Intimacy of the Present Moment
The Noble Eightfold Path is a simplification of the Buddha’s teachings. We can remember these through the acronym VISA LEM C. Unfolding:...
Rev. Kyoji
Feb 24, 20243 min read
What Is Zen Meditation: Zazen, Shikantaza, and Mindfulness
Zen meditation, often referred to as Zazen, is a practice deeply rooted in Chinese and Japanese Buddhist traditions. Within Zen, there...
Shinjin
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Right Effort: Cultivating Skillful Compassionate Ease
The Noble Eightfold Path guides us to live a life that leads to awakening and frees us from the dis-ease (suffering) we often feel. We...
Rev. Kyoji
Feb 17, 20245 min read
Life on The Path: Living With Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness or condition can be an incredibly challenging journey, marked by pain, uncertainty, and disruption to...
Shinjin
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Right Livelihood: Sustaining Compassionate Callings
“We are the custodians of the earth. Let’s take care of it like our own child.”- unknown The Noble Eightfold Path guides us to live a...
Shinjin
Jan 23, 20244 min read
Right Action: Dancing with Ethical Harmony
Fourth blog on the Eightfold Noble Path. This blog is on Right Action.
Rev. Kyoji
Jan 19, 20247 min read
Zen And The Power of Forgiveness
“Forgive and forget.” “You need to forgive and move on.” “Stop holding a grudge! Forgive them..” How many times have you been given...
Shinjin
Jan 16, 20244 min read
Right Speech: The Art of Verbal Alchemy
Having looked at Right View and Right Intention of the Noble Eightfold Path, the V and I of V.I.S.A L.E.M. C, we come to Right Speech....
Shinjin
Jan 8, 20245 min read
Navigating Life with 'Right' Intention
As we tend to our ‘Osomji of the mind’, embarking on the path of intentional living, the Buddhist way encourages us to cultivate wisdom...
Rev. Kyoji
Jan 5, 20244 min read
Finding Calm in the Storm: Life and The Practice of Equanimity
We live in a fast-paced, overly busy, and often chaotic world. Work, family, sports, caretaking, community-based and online groups,...
Shinjin
Jan 2, 20244 min read
Developing Intentional Living, The Buddhist Way; Right View
In last week's blog ‘New Year Omisoka And The Big Clean Osoji’, we looked at the fact that people tend to embark on a journey of...
Rev. Kyoji
Dec 18, 20233 min read
Embracing Wholehearted Zen Practice: A Journey Through Ango
Ango practice period, which began on August 13 at Obon, ended this past week on December 8th, Rohatsu, celebrating The Buddha’s...
Rev. Kyoji
Apr 25, 20234 min read
No-Self And Laying Down Ego
One of the main teachings of Zen Buddhism, and a teaching that many people tend to get stuck, is the teaching about no-self.
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