It is more than a little odd to quote one’s own comments, but please allow […]
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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.
In the midst of recent conflicts between people harboring starkly differing views on the conduct […]
This article is the second in a series of examinations of the Three Treasures of […]
This article will introduce a series of three examinations of the Three Treasures, or jewels, […]
WHO IS TO BLAME? The events that took place in Tucson last week are tragic, […]
(Personal, Potential, Intentional, Political) & FROGS) The Dharma talk given by Shokai Steven Hart this […]
Last month we discussed the topic of anger and zazen, a subject that comes […]
We Americans tend to associate the idea of independence with that of freedom. Freedom from […]
The subject of anger has been coming up a lot lately in discussions of the […]
Let me introduce you to, or reacquaint you with, the Six Perfections of Zen, called […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
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Memorial Day
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