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At the Altar

Posted on December 22, 2021December 20, 2021by Teahouse

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Medicine and Sickness, Heaven and Hell

Posted on November 22, 2021November 22, 2021by Teahouse

“Medicine and sickness heal each other. The whole world is medicine.” —Blue Cliff Record, Case 87 In this week’s Dharma talk, I mentioned a parable that’s been on my mind lately. I don’t know its origin — I’ve heard different versions, some attributing it to the Zen or Taoist traditions, but I haven’t been able […]

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where

Posted on November 1, 2021November 1, 2021by Teahouse

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Halloween Rising

Posted on October 13, 2021October 12, 2021by Teahouse

Halloween rising,and I’m riding shotgunwith an incandescent raver girlat the wheeland a junkie on the back seatwhen the bars are closingand the desert a mirrorof the moon — Phoenix, Arizona, 2007

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Robes: An Invitation to Connect

Posted on September 28, 2021September 28, 2021by Teahouse

Most Zen monks in the west only wear their robes for ceremonial purposes. But I’ve found that when I’m on my way to or from the zendo and wearing my robes, strangers in the street will approach me, wanting to talk. It’s not usually that they’re interested in Buddhism, it’s that they’re lonely and feel […]

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Journey

Posted on September 7, 2021September 6, 2021by Teahouse

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Posted on August 21, 2021August 23, 2021by Teahouse

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Takuhatsu in Glasgow

Posted on August 2, 2021August 18, 2021by Teahouse

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A Prayer for All Who Are Sick

Posted on June 16, 2021June 15, 2021by Teahouse

Yakushi the Medicine Buddha by Enku, 17th Century My friend Sister Petra is a Christian nun who also practices Zen Buddhism with our sangha. A few months ago she told me, “During the pandemic, I’ve been praying for everybody who’s sick, in body, mind, or spirit.” I was moved by this, and it has continued […]

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KARMA

Posted on June 15, 2021June 15, 2021by Teahouse

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