Tag: koans
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Houston and the Authentic Voice
In the 70’s, Houston was a boomtown. That’s why my family moved there. We moved in the summer before my sixth grade. Maybe nobody cares about this. But I care about it. It’s a story that I remember. So, I’m just telling stories here. That’s what much of our thinking is, isn’t it? Our thoughts…
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Writing as meditation
Words are only words. And each word is constructed from letters. Fingers type letters into a keyboard. What is this? How amazing that this happens! I suppose there are people who read these posts. I wonder why. Do they read these posts and “like” them because they are hoping that I will see the “like”…
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Tilopa’s Song to Naropa, Part 3
Some years ago, while I was in seminary, I began sitting with a group led by Roshi Ruben Habito. There was a weekly practice, and several other more intensive practices. “Day of Zen” was an all day Saturday event. And “sesshin,” was a week long silent intensive training. These practices were offered in the Zen…
Ed Gabrielsen 