For those who have never done so, and wonder about traveling to Japan, I would […]
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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 early days of my practice, whenever someone would discover my involvement or interest […]
In Buddhism, giving, or generosity, is called dana, a Sanskrit term that probably has many […]
Last month’s Dharma Byte was titled “REALIZING Beginner’s Mind – Father’s Day June 21, 2015,” […]
This month’s one-day retreat (J. zazenkai) was held Saturday the 20th from 9 to 3 as usual; […]
In Zen we speak of “not-knowing” as the preferred alternative to knowing, and the “don’t-know […]
To close the trilogy on the three cardinal forms of sentient suffering listed in Buddhist […]
I wrote about aging in a prior Dharma Byte, as I can testify to knowing […]
The principle of causality in Zen is not simply that what goes around comes around. […]
No, it’s not about the 1984 movie staring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. When I […]
Atlanta Soto Zen Center Blog
March 2021 Gassho Newsletter
What Is a Zen Garden?
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Swords into Plowshares
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Memorial Day
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