Archive for the Resources Category
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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