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  • Dr. Anthony C C Lok

Family and Meaning: Serenity of the Path’s Depth

Posted on March 24, 2023March 28, 2023by Teahouse

Part Two in a six-piece series of reflections by Dr. Anthony C C Lok, Chinese Buddhist layman

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  • Dogo

online sangha

Posted on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023by Teahouse

Zen poetry and prose from dogo

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  • Oleg Yuzefpolsky

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Posted on September 26, 2022October 3, 2022by Teahouse

A gallery of spiritual poetry and resonant imagery from Oleg Yuzefpolsky

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  • Dogo

two families

Posted on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022by Teahouse

A poem from Buddhist writer Dogo

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  • Nina Muller

Right Speech, Part Two

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

Right speech is a difficult thing to put into practice, which means that every day presents me with opportunities to hone this skill in my day job. I am regularly advocating on behalf of elderly individuals in nursing homes, and I have learned many lessons about Right Speech firsthand… Be Discerning The most useful lesson […]

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  • Nina Muller

Right Speech, Part One

Posted on December 9, 2021December 20, 2021by Teahouse

Ever since I came across Buddhism in my early twenties, I have been fascinated with the concept of right speech. As part of my exploration into the subject, I have studied multiple sutras that focus on this aspect of the noble eightfold path—I have also taken contemporary communication courses that are founded in Buddhist concepts, […]

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  • George Cassidy Payne

Born Again

Posted on October 15, 2021October 15, 2021by Teahouse

Work out everyday. No excuses. Do it. Morning or evening. Doesn’t matter. Just do it. Stop making excuses. Write. At least an hour a day. Just do it. Stop being sorry for yourself. Just write. Meditate. Every day. Find the time. Breathing or whatever. Just meditate. Stop telling yourself you don’t have time. That’s a lie. You […]

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  • George Cassidy Payne

The Wall (For Roger Waters)

Posted on October 4, 2021October 4, 2021by Teahouse

I loved you, the way jewels are left unclaimed on the ocean floor. I loved you forevermore, and I knew all along that such a place does not exist. I loved you, the way a pike devours a frog when it is not watching, you know how fast they can get out of the way. […]

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  • George Cassidy Payne

Sri Yantra

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

Just as water will flow througha well-worn riverbed, even beyond and after death,I go to that place of memory between our legs, holdingthe sacred vessel with my lips, a holy mass we recite by rubbing,by binding, by applying our Tantric perfumesto the wound and by eating the unfolding body baked with sago,the astral body weaving […]

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  • George Cassidy Payne

At First Sight

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

The hour I walked through your temple door,I came and knelt before your table. Thirsty and tired after a long journey,you asked me what I needed and poured water.I had no answer for your beauty. So I loved you without explanation. George Cassidy Payne is a poet from Rochester, NY. His work has been included […]

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