(Follow this link to see the October 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) (Our full “Building A Meditation Hall” page can be viewed Here.) We have been working steadily on moving our building project forward and I thought … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the September 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) Rev. Master Aiden Hall – Turning Wheel Buddhist Temple, West Knighton, Leicester. UK (This article originally appeared in the Turning Wheel newsletter and can be … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the July 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) When I was a novice monk at Shasta Abbey, I was given the job of sacristan. The sacristan is the temple officer that is responsible … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the June 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) One time, when I had just become a transmitted monk (in other words, I was barely a senior), I had the opportunity to travel with … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the May 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was recently published.) – Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy Today’s bit of Dharma is an excerpt from the book Buddhism From Within by Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy. It came … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the April 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was originally published.) The fourth of the four practices, “Practicing the Dharma” is as follows (from the Red Pine translation): Fourth, practicing the Dharma. The Dharma is the … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the March 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was originally published.) The fourth of the four practices, “Practicing the Dharma” is as follows (from the Red Pine translation): Fourth, practicing the Dharma. The Dharma is the … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the February 2022 Priory Newsletter where this appeared recently.) – Rev. Master Margaret Clyde This is a transcript of a Dharma talk given at Shasta Abbey in June 2021; it was recently published in the … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the January 2022 Priory Newsletter where this was originally published.) There is a principle of practice expressed by Dogen in a chapter called Bendoho or “How to Train In Buddhism:” “The correct ordering of our … Continue reading →
(Follow this link to see the December 2021 Priory Newsletter where this was originally published.) (As I write this, I am sharply aware that what I say here will not do the subject justice. It is my hope that you … Continue reading →
