by Rob Kanyo Sensei We have four little birds in the house. I think I may have mentioned them before; a sun conure (a kind of colorful small parrot), two parakeets, and a cockatiel. The parakeets don’t really seem to pay much attention – or fundamentally care – about what is going on in the…
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Who Am I: Who is the Self?
by Linda Sensei Last week we worked on Koan’s addressing non-attachment. The quote I used was “the strongest attachment of all is the attachment to one’s self”. In meditation, the following came up addressing this. Initially I called it “Ode to broken Bones” but it really addresses the question- “Who is the Self”. Aug 1st…
Six Senses
by William Toyo Sensei Most all my adult life I have relied on my senses as a chef, and working in the food industry, wine industry, and now the olive oil industry. My mother being a great cook and having a degree in food science made an impression on me at a young age. While…
Mind of Embracing All Things – Haya Akegarasu
Translated by Gyoko Saito and Joan Sweany Reading an early passage of the Kegon Sutra, I came across a poem by the Ho-E Bodhisattva which made me want to cry out, “How wonderful!” Here it is: Be free from subject and object, Get away from dirtiness and cleanness, Sometimes entangled and sometimes not, I forget all…
Hunting the Great Awakened Elephant
This is the post excerpt.
A Bright Dawn 