by Zenju | Sep 26, 2016 | dharma-notes
Recently I posted on Facebook (FB) a short rant about not reposting videos of black people being murdered by police and asking for honoring of the dead. My post was motivated by a desire to see the lives of black people honored in their death, to settle their bones,...
by Zenju | Aug 24, 2016 | dharma-notes, The World We Live In
“We must acknowledge that there is diversity in the oneness promised to us in the pledge of allegiance.” Countries create symbols to express beliefs and values. These beliefs and values change over time. It is crucial to re-examine symbols and take...
by Zenju | Jun 16, 2016 | dharma-notes, Morning Reflections
Suffering is neither good nor bad. Suffering of all kinds is a human condition that is aligned with being alive. It is a natural process of nature and as formed life we are nature. This human condition exists for what needs to be born and what needs to die personally...
by Zenju | Jun 14, 2016 | dharma-notes, The World We Live In
Hatred is treason against all life. It is to turn toward a living target and shoot. Internalized hatred is treason against oneself. It is to hold the gun to your own head or to the heads of those who look or appear like you. When you consciously or unconsciously hate...
by Zenju | Mar 1, 2016 | Poetry & Prayers, The World We Live In
Contemplating a journey and a calling………. Who is not Haitian? Everywhere is Haiti. Our past, present and future of catastrophe, silenced screams of the poor dying beneath the rubble of hurricanes and earthquakes that are both weather conditions and...
by Zenju | Jan 18, 2016 | dharma-notes
Sharing a post from Tricycle Magazine: http://www.tricycle.com/blog/remembering-dr-martin-luther-king-jr
