by Zenju | Nov 18, 2016 | dharma-notes
From Lion’s Roar When I woke up November 9, 2016 there was an email in my box from Lion’s Roar asking for quick responses to the election. I was still a bit dazed but the deadline was within hours. I sat down after talking with our sangha, Still Breathing...
by Zenju | Nov 18, 2016 | dharma-notes
My mother would tell me horror stories of her times where hatred was up close and chants were sung to terrorize. Fear would come over me because nothing had changed since then; we were still black. I lived my life with such awareness and yet I remember how the church...
by Zenju | Oct 8, 2016 | dharma-notes
(photo by omaryousief) “We are all one.” This is dry wisdom. It crackles and blows in the wind. It is often not moistened, seasoned or held down with compassion toward the relative experiences of those who are considered unacceptable in this world. Dry...
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...
