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    Actual Action Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 22 Feb 2011
    Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, from the week 3 teaching of her Tricycle Retreat, "Widening the Circle." More »
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    Watch: Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi on Not Stopping Halfway Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 21 Dec 2010
    In Week 3 of his Tricycle Retreat, Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi teaches us about "Not Stopping Halfway" in our practice.  See a preview of the video here:     To watch the entire video—and to discuss the retreat with Shishin—join the Tricycle Community as a Supporting or Sustaining Member. More »
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    Three Good Reasons to Study Koans Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 13 Dec 2010
    What are three good reasons for studying koans? First of all, koan study is an efficient and effective means to bring students to realization of their true self. Second, koans attract type A personalities and goal-oriented people to meditation. Third, they give you something to think about while meditating.  What are three really bad reasons? See answer to question one. -Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi, from his 2005 Tricycle interview "Give and Take: On Studying Koans" Koan practice is the subject of Week 2 of Shishin's Tricycle Retreat.  To hear Shishin discuss the practice further, click here. More »
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    Non-Judgmental Awareness Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 10 Dec 2010
    In his Tricycle Retreat, Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi, has been introducing us to his teachings on "The Great Heart Way," which is a deep exploration of the contents of our consciousness and the habitual patterns that dominate our thinking.  In his week 1 talk, he tells us a story from his own life that illustrates both the origins of these teachings as well their profound reach into mental habits and conditioning. In the practice of the Great Heart Way, we use our non-judgmental awareness to get in touch with our feelings and what's going on in our bodies without adding our narratives or dramas to it. We just see what comes up.  More »
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    Zen Is Right Here Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 19 Oct 2010
    I recently came across the book Zen Is Right Here on one of our bookshelves.  It is a collection of short stories and anecdotes about Zen master Shunryu Suzuki.  The pieces are rarely longer than a paragraph each. Some are quite profound while others are just plain funny.  I started carrying it with me and sneaking quick reads here and there. Here are a few examples, A student asked in dokusan, "If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?" Suzuki Roshi answered, "It doesn't matter." *** More »
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    Top Seven Challenges of Western Socially Engaged Buddhism Paid Member

    Posted by Steve Kanji Ruhl on 11 Aug 2010
    The following seven challenges were expressed by participants at the first major Symposium for Western Socially Engaged Buddhism taking place August 9-14, 2010.  The event is hosted by the Zen Peacemakers and you could check out detailed coverage of the Symposium at the Bearing Witness Blog. More »