In the closing paragraph of last month’s Dharma Byte, I promised that I would finish […]
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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.
Matsuoka Roshi would often declare Zen has no conflict with the findings of science, which […]
When I asked for suggestions for a topic for this month’s Dharma Byte, the publisher […]
The Real Revolution Begins at Home It has always seemed to me that what Buddha […]
Why Zen Does Not Teach Mental Techniques Matsuoka Roshi would often entwine his middle and […]
Homelessness in America is now the “lifestyle” of over half a million people; in Atlanta […]
First let’s challenge the idea that we are, actually, doing the same thing again and […]
“So, to dream of a bright future does not mean turning away from the dismal […]
“What Buddha was before his insight was the same as what he was afterward, of […]
For Founder’s month each year, we celebrate Matsuoka Roshi’s coming to America in 1939, which […]
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March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
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