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    The Robe Chant

    Published July 3rd, 2008

    Several of you have asked about the words to the Robe Chant that we chant together at the end of the second period of zazen on weekday mornings. The words to the chant are not in the Brooklyn Zen Center chant book. The Robe Chant is chanted by Zen Buddhist practitioners before putting on their rakusus (symbolic […]

    Three Mini-meditations for a Busy Life

    Published June 4th, 2008

    The Huffington Post article here briefly lays out three meditation techniques that can be taken into a busy life that some might find helpful. The first, which the author, Kay Goldstein, calls Putting yourself “On Pause,” suggests that we “resist the urge to rush on to the next thing.” The second recommends a visualization technique. […]

    Shunryu Suzuki Roshi Gives Talk on the Sandokai

    Published May 28th, 2008

    Jae pointed out that YouTube had this rare footage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi near the end of his life, giving a talk on the Sandokai (Merging of Difference and Unity.) This video is from San Francisco Zen Center and has been on their website for sometime. But thanks to Jae, we can now embed it […]

    Mindfulness Therapy

    Published May 27th, 2008

    Ian emailed me a link to this interesting New York Times article on the use of Buddhist mindfulness practices as a psychotherapeutic technique. The “catch-and-release” method mentioned in the following quote might sound familiar:
    This exercise in focused awareness and mental catch-and-release of emotions has become perhaps the most popular new psychotherapy technique of the past […]

    Video of Sojiji Temple in Japan

    Published May 26th, 2008

    Along with Eiheiji, Sojiji is one of the two main temples in the Soto Zen tradition. Here is a simple, nice video of life at Sojiji. You may recognize some of the practices as our own at Brooklyn Zen Center.

    Robert Thurman on Becoming Buddhas

    Published May 21st, 2008

    The Neural Buddhists

    Published May 13th, 2008

    Ian Case sent me this interesting op-ed piece by David Brooks of the New York Times on the current “scientific revolution,” which supports many of the insights of Buddhist practice. Those who follow the dialog between cognitive science and Buddhism know that this kind of research has been developing for sometime now. Brooks proposes here […]

    Buddha’s Birthday

    Published May 12th, 2008

    Though Japan annually recognizes the Buddha’s birthday on April 8th with the celebration of Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival), the majority of East Asia traditionally honors the Tathagata’s birthday on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. That day falls on May 12th this year, which is today. The Theravada tradition […]

    Cultivating Mindfulness and the Land

    Published May 8th, 2008

    Environmental activist, organic agriculturalist, and dharma teacher, Wendy Johnson, has recently published her book, Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate. Wendy has worked in the organic fields of San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farms for thirty years. In this New York Times article published just yesterday, the writer notes that,
    Long before Michael Pollan and Barbara […]

    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 […]

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