What Are The Four Immeasurables?
The Four Immeasurables offer practices for cultivating compassion and wisdom in our lives.
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Shinjin
- Apr 17
- 4 min
What is a ‘Bodhisattva’?
A quick overview of what a Bodhisattva is in the Mahāyāna ‘school’ of Buddhism.
Rev. Kyoji
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Finding Peace in Turmoil: Practicing Zen In Difficult Times
what happens when we are faced with difficult or triggered emotions that seem overwhelming? How can we find peace during the turmoil of dif
Shinjin
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Right Concentration: The Stillness Within the Storm
The Noble Eightfold Path is a simplification of the Buddha’s teachings. We can remember these through the acronym VISA LEM C. Thich Nhat...
Rev. Kyoji
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Rising Lotus Sangha Celebrates Higan-e 2024
Higan (彼岸, meaning "distant shore") is a Japanese Buddhist holiday exclusively celebrated for seven days; three days before and three...
Rev. Kyoji
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Entering the Digital Zendo: A Guide to Online Meditation Etiquette
In this post, online meditation group best practices will be outlined to help ensure a meaningful experience for all participants.
Shinjin
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Right Mindfulness: Savoring the Intimacy of the Present Moment
The Noble Eightfold Path is a simplification of the Buddha’s teachings. We can remember these through the acronym VISA LEM C. Unfolding:...
Rev. Kyoji
- Feb 29
- 5 min
Great Teacher Sundari Nanda
Picture generated with AI by Ishy Comar When Sundari Nanda was born to King Suddodhana and Mahapajapati, there must have been...
Rev. Kyoji
- Feb 24
- 3 min
What Is Zen Meditation: Zazen, Shikantaza, and Mindfulness
Zen meditation, often referred to as Zazen, is a practice deeply rooted in Chinese and Japanese Buddhist traditions. Within Zen, there...
Shinjin
- Feb 20
- 5 min
Right Effort: Cultivating Skillful Compassionate Ease
The Noble Eightfold Path guides us to live a life that leads to awakening and frees us from the dis-ease (suffering) we often feel. We...
Rev. Kyoji
- Feb 17
- 5 min
Life on The Path: Living With Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness or condition can be an incredibly challenging journey, marked by pain, uncertainty, and disruption to...
Shinjin
- Feb 13
- 5 min
Right Livelihood: Sustaining Compassionate Callings
“We are the custodians of the earth. Let’s take care of it like our own child.”- unknown The Noble Eightfold Path guides us to live a...
Rev. Kyoji
- Feb 2
- 5 min
How To Start a Mindful Tea Ritual
Picture of a blue and white plaid tablecloth spread on the ground with blue teaware and flowers Our lives are so fast-paced and busy that...
Shinjin
- Jan 31
- 6 min
Great Teacher Ekyū -ni : first Japanese woman to receive full Sōtō transmission.
It is hard to track down any known facts about this woman before she came to serve under Master Keizan. What I can trace comes from...
Rev. Kyoji
- Jan 26
- 4 min
Riding The Dragon: The Gifts Of Zazen
2024 - The Year Of The Wood Dragon Up until now, dragons haven’t come into my purview. I wasn’t interested in mythology or stories about...
Shinjin
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Right Action: Dancing with Ethical Harmony
Fourth blog on the Eightfold Noble Path. This blog is on Right Action.
Rev. Kyoji
- Jan 19
- 7 min
Zen And The Power of Forgiveness
“Forgive and forget.” “You need to forgive and move on.” “Stop holding a grudge! Forgive them..” How many times have you been given...
Shinjin
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Right Speech: The Art of Verbal Alchemy
Having looked at Right View and Right Intention of the Noble Eightfold Path, the V and I of V.I.S.A L.E.M. C, we come to Right Speech....
Shinjin
- Jan 8
- 5 min
Navigating Life with 'Right' Intention
As we tend to our ‘Osomji of the mind’, embarking on the path of intentional living, the Buddhist way encourages us to cultivate wisdom...
Rev. Kyoji
- Jan 5
- 4 min
Finding Calm in the Storm: Life and The Practice of Equanimity
We live in a fast-paced, overly busy, and often chaotic world. Work, family, sports, caretaking, community-based and online groups,...
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