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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

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

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    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

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

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

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    High Tech & Zen

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    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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