Tag: Koans
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Fox Sleep by W.S. Merwin.
It has come to our attention that you are simply NOT reading enough poetry. So now you have homework…. Find a quiet time. Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee. Perhaps some cake. Relax. Slowly read through this poem by WS Merwin. It is long…..but stay with it. You have not read stuff like […]
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Podcast: Koan Practice.
In this podcast Zen teacher, author, and poet Henry Shukman talks with host Michael Taft about koan practice, the role of psychotherapy in spiritual practice, and the power of working in the “old way,” the path of working with Zen koans as the journey of a lifetime. Koans are something very interesting to me. And […]
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Off-grid for next 7 days.
I am just about to head off to sesshin for the next week and will be totally off-grid for the duration. This will be my third consecutive year of attending a sesshin retreat.I will, as they say, see you on the other side….. “To preserve the silence within–amid all the noise. To remain open and […]
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