février 2011

Retreat notes, II (Where we meet)

Par |2015-10-03T16:44:04+01:00février 15th, 2011|La pratique Zen|

Second day of our great adventure into the heart of life. Sometimes I forget about it, forget that this is a retreat, only realizing that I've forgotten when I remember. And then suddenly as I put the key in my door upon returning from a lunch date, the "world" is beyond imagination and yet right [...]

Retreat notes, I (Borders)

Par |2015-10-03T16:43:43+01:00février 14th, 2011|La pratique Zen|

So after sitting this morning and before sitting tonight, it's Monday, with it's usual routine of household tasks, meetings and appointments. And yet today, there's a difference: These activities are my contribution to the retreat that we are plunging into together. A fountain of gratitude gushed forth as I read all your words. With the [...]

Marvel of marvels, all together (now)

Par |2015-10-02T16:42:15+01:00février 7th, 2011|Textes|

"The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.'' I come across this quote from Thomas Merton, and it seems so very appropriate for so many things these days, within me and [...]

Sunday afternoon, nothing to know

Par |2017-04-04T06:58:18+01:00février 6th, 2011|Textes|

Sunday afternoon, clear and cold here. There's nothing in particular that I "must" do today. I go about a few tasks, discuss films with my son, hang out with the cat, make arrangements for a future trip, check the updates on the Internet, take a walk to the news stand for the Sunday paper. Following [...]

Joyce’s birthday as Cairo rages

Par |2015-10-02T16:42:53+01:00février 2nd, 2011|Textes|

James Joyce's birthday. A nod to Dublin's finest. May he rest in peace. And? No resting in peace in Cairo tonight as clashes are raging in Tahrir Square. So sad. What is so captivating, too, in this unfolding tale in Egypt (and elsewhere in the "Arab" world these days) is the desire to be free. [...]

Retreat in the Heart of Life

Par |2015-10-08T17:34:32+01:00février 2nd, 2011|Retraites au coeur de la vie|

A retreat in the heart of life Feb. 14-19 in Paris or wherever you are Where are you? Wherever you are, life is there! And Zen practice is nowhere else! Take a plunge into the heart of your life just as it is, with the Wild Flower Zen Sangha. Come join the sitting or sit [...]

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