Each year at this time we look back, sometimes with regret; and forward, sometimes with […]
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Thoughts From Our Abbot: Sensei Michael Elliston
Dharma Bytes blog posts are essays written by the Silent Thunder Order’s guiding teacher; Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston, Roshi. These posts are updated regularly and include a wide range of topics related to Zen Buddhism, politics, and society. For blog posts written by other Silent Thunder Order disciples and priests check out Dharma Bits: Community Blog.
Improvisation is a term that may apply to all, or at least most, activities in life; […]
“Be careful of that one little thing that you allow yourself… that is what will […]
With apologies to Master Huineng, or whomever actually published his biography, which we are studying […]
Last Saturday, we held the fourth annual conference of the network of Zen centers and […]
The following request was sent to me by one of our more senior members: Gassho […]
In the ancient Chinese poems that we are studying in the current trimester (May-Aug), the […]
As a young Zen monk named Seikan Hasegawa recounted in “The Cave of Poison Grass” […]
The faux debate between adherents of creationism and promulgators of evolution has given an unfortunate […]
Last month’s Dharma Byte addressed finding the balance in daily life that comes from Zen […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
What Is a Zen Garden?
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Swords into Plowshares
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash That Old...
Virtual Reality
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day Sneaks up on you with a bang! What to remember?...
