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Thoughts From Our Abbot: Sensei Michael Elliston

Sensei Michael EllistonDharma 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.

Independence / Interdependence

Independence / Interdependence

April 30, 2024

What is all that noiseComing from the noosphere?It’s just the campaign! In the last episode […]

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Election Year Zen #3

March 31, 2024

Un-political We’re not playing here, messing with Mother Nature ‑ missing our last chance. In […]

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Election Year Zen #2

Election Year Zen #2

February 28, 2024

As promised, at the beginning of each month in 2024, we return to the topic […]

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Election Year Zen

Election Year Zen

January 29, 2024

After taking a holiday hiatus from my DharmaByte column and UnMind podcast, in collaboration with […]

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High Tech & Zen

High Tech & Zen

December 1, 2023

I am no expert on post-digital tech but qualify as an enthusiast of pre-digital technology. […]

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War & Karma

November 1, 2023

DHARMABYTE™ 2023 November I hesitate to add yet another voice to the cacophony of cries […]

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Right Balance

August 30, 2023

For Americans interested in pursuing a Zen practice, finding the right balance between the demands […]

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THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO

July 31, 2023

DB230800 In one of the recent segments of my UnMind podcast titled, “What if This […]

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What if this is hell?

July 1, 2023

The 1995 hit song released by Joan Osborne, “What if God was one of us?”, […]

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Politics & Zen

May 31, 2023

As guiding teacher and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order, I engage in regular and […]

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