(To view the February 2019 newsletter where this was first published click here.) In an early Journal of Shasta Abbey (before it was the Journal of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives) Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett published an article called “How to … Continue reading →
(To view the January 2019 newsletter where this was first published click here.) Around Christmas, I was listening to the radio and a story came on about a classical violist, Betty Hauck, who went through the experience of losing a … Continue reading →
(To view the December 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) These days, for those of us new to Buddhism, our approach to the Dharma is often through our mental activity: we read and think about the Dharma … Continue reading →
(To view the November 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) There is a story I read once about a man who lived during the time of the Buddha. This man wanted to become a monk so he … Continue reading →
(To view the October 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) Today, when I was at Home Depot, I came around a corner and looked up to see a smiling person bringing their hands together with a gesture … Continue reading →
(To view the August / September 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) At our July Family day we did a little baking and read a nice story (called A Path of Stars by Anne Sibley O’Brien and … Continue reading →
(To view the July 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) My teacher once gave the advice: “allow yourself to be different.” When I look at my own mind and life and try to pin down what or … Continue reading →
(To view the June 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) An illuminating question we could ask ourselves is what motivates us? There is the sort of motivation that comes from outside ourselves – the wish to have … Continue reading →
(To view the May 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) I have been thinking a fair bit about how we use the will in practice and keep coming up to two points. The first point, which I … Continue reading →
(To view the April 2018 newsletter where this was first published click here.) One of the last direct personal teachings my teacher gave to me was to let go of the mind of “If Only”. At the time, it was … Continue reading →
