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Zen Practice Quartet 4

Oct 1, 2020

Owing to the Silent Thunder Annual Retreat and Conference, Elliston Roshi is not posting a...

More on Zen’s Nesting Spheres – Internal

More on Zen’s Nesting Spheres – Internal

Feb 1, 2020

MORE ON ZEN’S NESTING SPHERES — INTERNAL Continuing our exploration of the four spheres model...

ZEN ≠ ZAZEN ≠ MEDITATION

ZEN ≠ ZAZEN ≠ MEDITATION

Dec 1, 2019

Sangha at Atlanta Soto Zen Center December is the month that we focus on the...

ZEN — THE QUIET REVOLUTION

ZEN — THE QUIET REVOLUTION

May 1, 2019

Picture by Karolina Grabowski from Pexels The Real Revolution Begins at Home It has always...

BODY-AND-MIND ARE NOT-TWO

BODY-AND-MIND ARE NOT-TWO

Apr 4, 2019

Picture by Karolina Grabowski from Pexels Why Zen Does Not Teach Mental Techniques Matsuoka Roshi...

Zen in the Age of Uncertainty

Zen in the Age of Uncertainty

Oct 1, 2018

Picture by Kaique Rocha from Pexels In my manuscript for “The Original Frontier” I am...

Zen Does Not Work

Zen Does Not Work

Apr 1, 2018

Picture by Kaushal Moradiya from Pexels Last things first. I’ve said it before, and at the...

Natural Zen

Natural Zen

Mar 1, 2018

Picture by James Wheeler from Pexels Zen is experiential in nature. Zen also includes re-experiencing Nature....

Interpretation

Interpretation

Aug 4, 2017

Picture by Pixaby from Pexels In Zen circles, we often hear the teaching that we...

Quoting Matsuoka Roshi

Quoting Matsuoka Roshi

May 4, 2017

Dharma ByteQUOTING MATSUOKA-ROSHIBy Taiun Michael Elliston-roshi Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) and in our affiliate...

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