Researched, created and narrated by Franklin Chen, Zen River Sangha member, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter Hiroshima, is a history account on the decision of dropping the atomic bomb to Japan and the aftermath. A lesson that all humanity needs to learn about. …
By Franklin Chen, Zen River Sangha member, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter There are two important days in our lives. The day we are born, and the day we know why we are born. —Mark Twain Back in 2008 when I was in …
By Jian Zhi Peter Tolly, ZRS Board Secretary, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter Rumination A sheer torrent my need for story: I can dredge for days but was dead in the flow from the start * * …
By Christian Peterson, Zen River Sangha member, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter “The world presents itself to us as real. It is, by accounts, a very convincing presentation.” How many forms of stimuli are there that present themselves to our consciousness, and how …
By Scott Wanless, Zen River Sangha member, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter An everyday experience in Zen practice For me, the best advice to quiet the normal chatter during a sit is to breathe and repeat the word “listen.” This advice also has …
By Taiso Hannya Byran Bartwo Roshi, ZRS Head Priest, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter In this article, I want to briefly explore the meaning of Sangha, with a perspective which departs a little from the usual. Ultimately, the place of practice is “no-where” …
By Liaoran Bo Re Tess Grey, ZRS Priest and Board President, excerpted from the October 2018 ZRS newsletter Sangha-wide meeting on ZRS financial future Saturday, November 3, 2018, following practice You are invited to bring a dish to share *** Dear sangha family and friends, …
By Jian Zhi Peter Tolly, excerpted from the March 2018 ZRS newsletter Wave-play The way the world warps on the slope of a breaker— the movement of moon through matter unstoppable by the mind’s graph paper: only the bob of faces on the surface …
Submitted by Liaoran Tess Grey, excerpted from the March 2018 ZRS newsletter We like our poems in Zen, so I’ll offer a piece by Wang Wei that I read the other day, perfect for this new season: Dear flat rock facing the stream Where …
Are you looking to clear out your attic, basement, or closets of gently used items that others could benefit from? We are looking for your donation of clothes, furniture, books, household items and knick knacks for our first annual rummage sale and fundraiser for the …