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    Brooklyn Zen Center Summer Sesshin w/ Teah Strozer

    Published June 28th, 2008

    Here are a couple of photos taken after the 2008 Brooklyn Zen Center summer sesshin for those who would like copies.
    Thank you again to all of those who took part in the sesshin and helped to make this event happen. The sincerity of your practice was inspiring. I am very much looking forward to continuing […]

    Awareness Test

    Published May 16th, 2008

    A sangha member showed this to us. We thought you might find it a fun way to play with awareness.

    Jill Bolte Taylor Discusses Her Stroke

    Published May 13th, 2008

    Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor talks about the insights she gained around the nature of self while experiencing her own stroke. Text from source:
    Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions […]

    How to Cook Your Life

    Published May 5th, 2008

    The documentary, How to Cook Your Life, with Zen Buddhist chef, Edward Espe Brown, is released on DVD tomorrow, May 6th. The following description is from the web site:
    Filmmaker Doris Dörrie turns her attention to Buddhism and that age-old saying, you are what you eat. In How To Cook Your Life, Dörrie enlists the help […]