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This is a sutra I first heard at Stone Creek; Sandokai, or “The Harmony of Difference and Sameness”, by Shitou Xiqian, an 8th century Chinese Zen teacher and author. Every time I read it, I’m struck by something new, so I thought I’d post this translation that I’m appreciating so much.
Harmony of Difference [...]
I’ve heard this legend a couple of times, but I don’t have a real source for it. Whether it’s real Native American legend or urban myth, I don’t know. But when it comes to stories, I know what I like, and I like this:
During times of drought, the tribes sometimes joined together to [...]
I really like this post, Five Lessons Harvested at Green Gulch Farm by Natascha Bruckner. It’s been about a year and a half since my own short stay at Green Gulch, and I think about it often. There’s a lot of overlap between that way of life and the way of [...]
A week ago tonight, Steve and I got to see Steely Dan in concert.
It’s true that the sound wasn’t that great for someone who didn’t know all the lyrics by heart (and since then, I’ve also been plagued with problems of every conceivable music-playing appliance…computer iTunes is shot, the iPod is crapped out, the kitchen [...]
Previously: Thursday: Last Day
As an unsophisticated writer, I make a lot of mistakes; the obvious mistake in writing about my stay at Green Gulch Farm is that a simple narrative…this happened, then this happened…doesn’t serve the experience well, and I haven’t been skillful about bringing some of the other elements into this story. (The [...]
I stayed at San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm for three days in July. Here’s the fourth installment, this one about my last day there.
I wake on the last morning of my stay and make it to the zendo on time, happy that I haven’t blown it by sleeping in during any morning. [...]
Previously: Tuesday: First Full Day
I stayed at San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm for three days. Here’s the third installment about my time there.
The first 40 minute meditation period today was silent except for the voice again, which gave a longer thought, starting with “Full awareness” then continued onto something about the breath [...]
Previously: Monday (and backstory): The Road to Green Gulch Farm
I stayed at San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm for three days. Here’s the second installment about my time there.
My watch alarm went off at 4:30 and I had a brief argument with myself about getting out of bed. I’d already decided to [...]
I stayed at San Francisco Zen Center’s Green Gulch Farm for three days. I’m doing a lot of writing about it because I want to retain as much of the experience as I can. Here’s the first installment, that includes probably too much background on my path to Green Gulch and to zen [...]
