Myong Hae Sunim’s Very Special Tea
September 18, 2020
A good friend in Lithuania sent me this tea. It just arrived at the Zen Center today. This tea is from flowers and herbs which were picked, sorted, and dried
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Gate Gate Pāragate [ video ]
July 7, 2020
The Heart Sutra closes with the mantra, Gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā, meaning “gone, gone, everyone gone to the other shore, awakening, svaha.” Well, maybe not everyone.
Reply to a Reader: Becoming a Monk
July 11, 2019
Question: Becoming a monk has always been something I felt I wanted to do since I started my Zen practice. But how does one know when they are ready to
