Tag: zen
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I learned a lot on that job
I always liked the way he looked. He was the big boss on the job site. He only spoke to me once or twice. But I remember how he seemed so put together, and it surprised me because it was such heavy work and everyone was dusty and dirty. But his blue jeans fit him…
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My friend Richard
Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Camden, Maine I’ve been meaning to record a video teisho on this subject. It has been on my mind to record a video for our Dharma Study group for some time. But time keeps slipping away, and I am not getting to the video. So I will write this instead. My…
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The Dragon
I was standing by the kitchen counter talking on the phone. It was one of those old phones, you know, the kind that was attached to the wall. It was our kitchen phone. It had a long cord so you could walk around with it. I was talking on the phone to a man in…
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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 