Generally, most Zen centers, temples and monasteries follow fairly strict rules, written or unwritten, about […]
DHARMA BYTES BLOG
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.
While dictating this Dharma Byte, I was uncertain how to appropriately name it, but the […]
This time of year, Easter or Passover brings to mind the life, death, and resurrection […]
Visiting our affiliate center in Savannah on Cinco de Mayo, I was asked to talk […]
This line—”Time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future”—from the Steve Miller Band’s hit […]
This line from Master Dogen’s Fukanzazengi follows after “You already have the good fortune to be born […]
Most year-end commentaries suffer from the predictability of commencement speeches, owing to the sheer number […]
Some have made the well-meaning mistake of referring to myself, as well as to others […]
Two recent editorials in the New York Times caught my attention, the first from July […]
Zen is simple, but not easy. As I have mentioned elsewhere, it would be difficult […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
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Memorial Day
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