Dear Sangha,If I were to compile a list of “classic Buddhist movies,” I would put the 1993 movie Groundhog Day near the top of the list. Although the movie has absolutely nothing to do with monks or meditation, the film, perhaps unintentionally, conveys some truths we...
Dear Sangha, As we enter the month of December, I’m thinking about the number of times this year I’ve heard people wish for 2020 to be over. If you haven’t yet heard this wish expressed, just google “2020 over” to see the dozens of memes, articles, and even an entire...
Dear Sangha,Fall has arrived, and it’s cold, dark, and silent when I enter the hondo each morning. I pull aside the curtain and step into the space with a gassho. That first bow pulls my whole body into practice. In the past few days, that early morning bow has also...
Dear Sangha,The sequoia sempervirens at Big Basin Redwoods State Park are among the tallest and oldest trees on earth. At 1800 years old, the oldest trees in the park were alive at the same time as Saicho (the founder of Tendai Buddhism in Japan), even at the same...
Dear Sangha,I’ve been thinking a lot in the past several days about two seemingly unrelated events: the upcoming 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan and the recent death and celebration of life of Congressman John Lewis.On August 6, 1945, shortly...
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