As a young Zen monk named Seikan Hasegawa recounted in “The Cave of Poison Grass” […]
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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.
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 […]
For Americans interested in pursuing a Zen practice, finding the right balance between the demands […]
Fall retreats at the Atlantic Soto Zen Center in Halifax and our inaugural retreat at […]
This has been a busy month, what with a week-long retreat in Halifax followed by […]
When you get sick, you just get sick; when you die, you just die. — […]
AGING – “What a drag it is getting old” – The Rolling Stones Aging is […]
It is an old cliché that the best way to break an old habit is […]
During a recent interview conducted at ASZC for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, to air this Fall, […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
What Is a Zen Garden?
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Swords into Plowshares
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Virtual Reality
Virtually real —We see it just as it is,Sitting with fixed...
Memorial Day
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