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Chanting

2026-05-21T12:12:21-07:00May 9th, 2026|Meditation For Healing|

There are innumerable types of chanting, and the practice is very strong and beneficial, whether we chant in Latin (Gregorian Chants), in Sanskrit, in Chinese, in Tibetan or in Japanese. Generally we chant in groups, [...]

Meditation & Concentration

2026-04-20T21:25:40-07:00April 15th, 2026|Spiritual Odyssey|

Concentration and meditation are two, but they are often linked together under the heading meditation. Concentration is intense focus on an object, often until one becomes the object and the mind is one-pointed. Zazen in [...]

Ultimate Truth

2026-04-20T21:27:34-07:00April 13th, 2026|Articles|

Teachers and students are constantly asking me to write a book on Ultimate Truth. If I did so, they would resent the very "truth" they asked for, as it would threaten the ground of their [...]

The Personal, Part 3

2026-04-20T21:25:59-07:00April 9th, 2026|20th Century Psalms|

Each time I go to Kyoto, I visit Honen-in to pay my respects to old Honen, the teacher of Shinran. Honen-in is a small Buddhist temple with beautiful grounds, located on the "Tetsugakusha na [...]

To Cling Or Not To Cling

2026-04-20T21:26:12-07:00April 3rd, 2026|Spiritual Odyssey|

"You’ve been on the spiritual path for 40 years. What have you learned?” “I’ve learned that there is nothing to be done.” “Ah, but if you hadn’t been on the path for 40 years, you [...]

Cosmic Rhythm

2026-03-10T05:11:17-07:00March 8th, 2026|Talks|

It is interesting to speculate about Cosmic Rhythm. Although Buddhism says all effects come from causes (there being no “first cause”), many events seem the result of cyclic, not causal, influences. The plum blossom pushes [...]

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