SPECIAL MEMORIAL We want to pay due respect to the passing of Rev. C. T. […]
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.
I have written about freedom before, as envisioned in the founding papers by the Founding Fathers, as witnessed from my position of white male privilege, and as conceived in the teachings of Zen. The three do not match up.
In the face of the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus…we have all discovered that there is very little we can truly rely upon, especially the due diligence and judgment of our political leaders.
Usually, “viral Zen” would suggest the process of the pursuit and propagation of Zen practice […]
THE TRUTH IS ALREADY TRUE — PART ONE Currently we are witnessing a presidential impeachment […]
MORE ON ZEN’S NESTING SPHERES — INTERNAL Continuing our exploration of the four spheres model […]
MORE ON ZEN’S NESTING SPHERES — EXTERNAL Please examine my conceptual model illustrating four concentric […]
December is the month that we focus on the life and teachings of that original […]
In two of my prior Dharma Bytes, I explored the intersection of Science and Zen, […]
We have themed our Spring and Fall retreats at Watershed simply as a “Return to […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
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Memorial Day
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