This weeks’ topic for reflection is karma. Karma is similar to cause and effect yet different. Cause and effect follows the laws of...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is turning the page. As the new year is upon us it’s natural to reflect on last year and the expectation...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is what’s the hurry? Of coarse you have to first noice you’re rushing in a hurry. Maybe rushing is...

I love you too. This weeks’ topic for reflection is compassion. Compassion starts at home. Always make sure you also take...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is who am I? “I went up to Suzuki Roshi’s room not long before his death. He was in bed, extremely...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is mental clarity and peace. With zazen we cultivate mental clarity and peace comes with it. Sitting...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is Security-Insecurity. We’re all seeking security and stability, or safety. This need can lead to...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is Christs' expression “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.” How would our world be different if we...

This weeks' topic for reflection is to continue with last weeks' topic and blog, anxiety. This is one possible response to anxiety. After...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is anxiety. The dictionary in my computer defines anxiety as “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is communication. “I’m immovable, nothing will change.” What goes with this is the comment, “There’s no...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is Pause and Reflect. Simply pause for a moment. Allow this moment. Let go of the busyness and be still,...

Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, not engaging in hollow discussion.

This weeks’ topic for reflection is the seventh of Dogens’ Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, cultivating wisdom. To me cultivating wisdom...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is the sixth of Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, practicing meditation or samadhi. I look...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is the fifth of Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, not neglecting mindfulness. “Not neglecting”...

This weeks’ topic for reflection is the forth of Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great Beings, diligent effort. According to Vocabulary.com ,...

This week’s topic for reflection is the third of “The Eight Aspects of Great Beings’ Awakening,” enjoying serenity. Another way of saying...

This week’s topic for reflection is the second of the eight awakenings, knowing satisfaction. This closely follows the first awakening,...

This week’s topic for reflection is the first of Dogen’s Eight Awakenings of Great Beings. The eight awakenings are: Having little...