(Follow this link to see the August 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) Rev. Master Meiten McGuire – Victoria, B.C. Canada – From Reflections on the Path: Zen Training in Everyday Life, the first book of Rev. Master … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the July 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) The altar pictured in the first image of this newsletter sits in our library upstairs where we hold our classes and broadcast our Zoom meetings. … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the June 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) – Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett (This article was originally given as a lecture on April 5, 1982; it appeared in written form in The Journal of … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the May 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) Some of you may have already heard that on Thursday, April 27th, a tractor trailer truck tried to make the turn from the northbound lane … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the April 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) There is a story I heard once about how the Buddha, hearing reports that a local king was preparing to go to war with a … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the March 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) There is a word in Zen Buddhism that is useful and important to understand if we are to understand what is being pointed at or … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the February 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) When I was just learning to practice the Dharma and meditate, I worked as a line cook for a time. The restaurant was pretty busy … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the January 2023 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) This idea of listening, really listening form a place of stillness within us, keeps coming to mind as a practice I want to continue … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the December 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) The other day, I was listening to a recent interview with the Dalai Lama and he was asked whether he had any regrets at this … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the November 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) Lately I have been reflecting on the profound value of training and living in community and also the fragility of our community connections. In Buddhism … Continue reading →
