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FeatureMaezumi’s 3 Admonitions

Maezumi’s 3 Admonitions

by Hazy Moon

Maezumi’s 3 Admonitions

Wisdom teachings are fascinating things. They may not appear to be special. They are never complicated. They can sound so ordinary that we don’t even hear them or grant them consideration. But like seeds, they burrow into us and one day surface in full bloom. Only then are we ready to appreciate them. Here are Maezumi’s Three Admonitions, which you’re not likely to find elsewhere…

FeatureStay

Stay

by Mary Jotai Rosendale

Stay

I once heard Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron talk about the instructions she gave to people who came to retreats while dealing with trauma. She gave them the mantra, “Stay.” Whatever is going on, stay with it. Thoughts might be crazy — let them fly but stay with the moment. Want to get up and run — don’t, just stay. Stay within the body; stay within your field of hearing. Just stay. After a while, the individual would invariably settle.

FeatureThe Top 10 Reasons I Appreciate the Zen Buddhist Training Program

The Top 10 Reasons I Appreciate the Zen Buddhist Training Program

by Michael Isshin Spiller

The Top 10 Reasons I Appreciate the Zen Buddhist Training Program

NUMBER 10: It’s so time-consuming. For a lot of people this is an obstacle to establishing a practice. We have so many conflicting commitments: partner, family, career, interests. I too used to have lots of people and ideas and projects competing for my attention – I was quite frenetic and scattered. But one day a big […]

FeatureAidan and the Mummy Girl Save the Universe

Aidan and the Mummy Girl Save the Universe

by Ralph Shikan Levinson

Aidan and the Mummy Girl Save the Universe

My first novel, Aidan and the Dragon Girl Save the World, was borne of my love of history and an interest in how dragons are viewed in the east—not as fire-breathing reptiles but as shape-shifting water spirits and protectors of the Dharma.

Now I’ve written a second Aidan novel, inspired by my interest in early Buddhism and the cosmology of ancient Egypt. It’s called Aidan and the Mummy Girl Save the Universe…

FeatureLosing My Misery

Losing My Misery

by Julie Honmei Snider

Losing My Misery

My name is Honmei and my practice is counting my breath. I’ve been practicing at Hazy Moon for 11 years.

When I started practicing, I did it because I felt like I should. Practice is good for you, like exercise, and I felt a connection to Buddhism…

CeremonyFeaturePracticeKinhin

Kinhin

by Hazy Moon

Kinhin

Kinhin is walking meditation. At the Hazy Moon, we perform kinhin in between periods of zazen, or seated meditation. Kinhin is a continuation of practice that also refreshes your legs after sitting and gives you an opportunity to exit and re-enter the zendo if needed. A period of kinhin lasts 10 minutes. It begins with […]

FeatureThe Courage of Humility

The Courage of Humility

by Lawrence Kyoden Bienemann

The Courage of Humility

I am a Hazy Moon student living on the east coast. Along with daily practice at home, I attend two extended training periods a year with our Los Angeles sangha. Traveling to the Hazy Moon, I’m on pilgrimage to a place far away from everything familiar—a place where I can try again and again to let go and simply sit…

CeremonyFeatureFusatsu (Atonement Ceremony)

Fusatsu (Atonement Ceremony)

by Nick Shindo Street

Fusatsu (Atonement Ceremony)

Fusatsu is the ceremony of atonement in the Zen tradition. In doing Fusatsu, we acknowledge the suffering caused by our own ignorant view of ourselves as separate from the world we inhabit. In this video, students at the Hazy Moon Zen Center share appreciation for Fusatsu and the role it plays in their practice.

FeatureHey Daddy, Relax

Hey Daddy, Relax

by Derek Hogen Dieter

Hey Daddy, Relax

Being a parent is something that has to be experienced to be understood, and the profundity of parenthood can’t possibly be conveyed in words. Nyogen Roshi told me before my daughter was born, “Your joys will be amplified and your pain will be amplified.” This has proven to be an accurate statement!

FeatureIf I Don’t Do It Now . . .

If I Don’t Do It Now . . .

by Lailah Dainin Shima

If I Don’t Do It Now . . .

Lailah Dainin Shima will sit as head trainee during Summer Ango 2019 at the Hazy Moon. In this video statement, Dainin talks about the life-and-death concerns behind her desire to sit as head trainee, as well as her growing appreciation for the Hazy Moon’s lineage of practice…

FeatureFlowers Fall

Flowers Fall

by Meghan Kogen Dieter

Flowers Fall

“The ambulance took the old man away because he wasn’t feeling good,” my daughter tells me excitedly as I walk through the door from work. I plaster myself against the window to see if this is true. She’s speaking about my neighbor, my friend, a man who has been so kind and attentive to my daughter since the day we brought her home from the hospital…

FeatureA Buddha Knows How to Talk

A Buddha Knows How to Talk

by Arlette Shinnyo Covarrubias

A Buddha Knows How to Talk

Nyogen Roshi tells us that when he used to resist giving talks, Maezumi Roshi would say: A buddha knows how to talk. My work as an assistant professor requires me to give many presentations on topics related to social development, which is a subject I feel very connected to. However, as long as I can remember, I have been terrified of speaking publicly—especially when I have to say something personal…

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