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The focus of this list is Zen Buddhist Practice. Zen practice in not just zazen, but is also how we manifest our understanding in our daily life. Dogen Zenji's "Practice/Enlightenment" is an emphasis, but practice related discussion is not limited to it.
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Revamped: BuddhaRocks.org
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Greetings Glad to announce we have accomplished most of the intended revamping of * BuddhaRocks.org* ([link]) in order to serve the Buddhist community better. In a nutshell, BuddhaRocks.org provides *Buddhist & Spiritual News, Blogs, Tweets, Video updated on 24/7/365 *basis, as well as other media including... more »
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Member interest
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Hi Mary, We are very informal here. Primarly focused on practical/applied things. So please feel welcomed to post your thoughts and maybe folks will chime in. Your Host,
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H.D. Thoreau
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Here is a quote that feels very much like the W.H. Murray/Goethe quote I have shared here before: "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in... more »
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Zen Traditions
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Through time Zen evolved from Chinese Ch'an Buddhism into the Rinzai,
Soto, and Sambo Kyodan schools. All claim to guard the original
teaching of the Buddha, much like Theravada and Tibetan Buddhism do.
As far as Zen goes (which differs greatly from Theravada Buddhism, and
shares Mahayana texts with Tibetan Buddhism), what are your feelings... more »
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Gary Snyder wins poetry prize
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Just wanted to come back to this poem, which explains why I think the old way of learning is so important: working next to a master, silently (it is a resource that has been rendered negligible to our children and grandchildren): There I begin to shape the old handle With the hatchet, and the phrase... more »
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Gary Snyder wins poetry prize
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Gary Snyder, who spent his formative years in the Seattle area, has won the 2008 Ruth Lilly Prize for his body of work. The Lilly Prize, with a stipend of $100,000, is one of the most lucrative prizes in American letters. Snyder is considered a Northwest poet because of his nature-centered verse, even though he has long... more »
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*E-Zendo* Being Time
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I heard it put once: The present is standing between two thieves. ----- Original Message ---- ...To: e-zendo <E-Zendo@googlegroups.com>; uze...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 8:32:55 AM ..."The real present is not exactly what you believe the present to be. In everyday life we constantly create some idea of what the human... more »
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Being Time
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"The real present is not exactly what you believe the present to be. In everyday life we constantly create some idea of what the human world is because we are always thinking of how things were in the past or how things will be in the future. When you are thinking about the past and future, the contents of the present are just imaginary... more »
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Fwd: Seeds of Compassion
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A friend just sent this me and asked to pass it on to my Claycraft group, but I thought Zen friends might be interested too. ------------------------------ ------------------------- Right now, Seattle is hosting an event called "Seeds of Compassion," events, workshops, lectures, etc. centered around the Dalai Lama's... more »
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